Philadelphia Flyers at Vancouver Canucks NHL Picks & Predictions 12/15/2018

Saturday, December 15, 2018

Rogers Arena

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The Philadelphia Flyers head to Rogers Arena to take on the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday, December 15, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Flyers at -105 and the Canucks at -124.

Philadelphia has a record of 12-13-4 this year. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 91 goals and surrendered 107 goals for a point differential of -16. For the year they have an ATS mark of 12-17-0 and an over/under record of 19-10-0. Vancouver has a record of 14-16-4 this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 101 goals and given up 115 for a goal differential of -14. Their record against the spread is 14-19-0 while their over/under mark is 17-16-0.

Valuable Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 12-17-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 19-10-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 14-19-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 17-16-0 against the over/under this season

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

12/14/18 GO Michal Neuvirth Personal is out Friday vs Edmonton
11/16/18 GO Brian Elliott Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/30/18 C Corban Knight Upper Body IR (10/28)
10/03/18 D Samuel Morin Knee IR (10/03)

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/13/18 D Erik Gudbranson Upper Body is questionable Saturday vs Philadelphia
10/25/18 LW Sven Baertschi Upper Body IR (10/25)

Player Spotlight

Claude Giroux has scored 38 total points this year for the Flyers. He has 11 goals this season with 88 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 27 assists on the year and averages 20.6 minutes played per contest. Jakub Voracek averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by tallying 8 goals on 72 attempts. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 24 points on the year. Anthony Stolarz has 2 wins and 2 losses this season in goal for the Flyers. He has 217 shots against him and he's surrendered 24 goals. He's made 193 stops for a save percentage of 89%.

Player Spotlight

Elias Pettersson has 33 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 16 goals this year with 60 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 27%. He has a total of 17 assists on the year and averages 18.4 minutes played per contest. Bo Horvat averages 21 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 15 goals on 87 attempts. He has 14 assists, giving him a total of 29 points on the year. Jacob Markstrom has 11 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has 736 shots against him and he's given up 73 goals. He's made 663 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers have 28 total points this year, which is 26th in the NHL. They've scored 91 goals while giving up 107 scores, which has them ranked 21st and 6th respectively. They have had 84 power play chances and scored 12 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 14%. That is 27th in the league. The Flyers have given up 98 power play opportunities and surrendered 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 72%, ranking them 31st when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.97% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 88%, which is 31st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks are 21st in the league with a total of 32 points this season. They have 19 power play goals on 108 chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 21st in the NHL. They've given up 119 power play opportunities and surrendered 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, ranking 25th overall. As a team, the Canucks are 13th with a total of 101 goals scored while they've given up 115 goals this season, ranking 3rd in goals against. They average 28 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.55%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 25th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Philadelphia is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.5%, as they've attempted 1,709 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,609 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.7% as they have 1,279 attempts while they have given up 1,193 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 8th in the league. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 49.2% of the time, which is 18th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.8% for the season. That is 14th overall in the NHL. They have 915 face-off wins compared to 748 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 55%. That ranks them 1st in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 675 hits and they have blocked 416 shots from the opposition, putting them 24th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canucks are 26th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.9% for the season, which is 6th in the NHL. They have 984 face-off wins compared to 1,062 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.1%. That is 25th in the league. On defense Vancouver has 726 hits and they have blocked 500 shots from the opposition, which is 3rd in the league. Vancouver is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.4% as they've attempted 1,730 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,996 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 46.6% ranks 26th as they have 1,308 attempts while they have given up 1,496 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Flyers/Canucks NHL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Philadelphia -105

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