Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames NHL Picks & Predictions 10/6/2018

Saturday, October 6, 2018

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Vancouver Canucks travel to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Calgary Flames on Saturday, October 6, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Canucks at +180 and the Flames at -240.

Vancouver had a record of 31-40-11 last season and on the road they had a record of 15-22-4-3. They finished 7th in the Pacific Division. They scored 218 goals and gave up 264 goals for a point differential of -46. For the season they had an ATS record of 31-51-0 and an over/under record of 45-37-0. Calgary finished with a record of 37-35-10 including 12-14-3-2 at home last season. They were 5th in the Pacific Division. They scored 218 goals and surrendered 248 for a goal differential of -30. Their record against the spread was 37-45-0 while their over/under record was 39-41-0.

Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks were 31-51-0 straight up last year

The Vancouver Canucks were 45-37-0 against the over/under last season

Important Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames were 37-45-0 straight up last year

The Calgary Flames were 39-41-0 against the over/under last season

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

10/02/18 LW Antoine Roussel None IR (10/02)

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

10/05/18 D Travis Hamonic Undisclosed is questionable Saturday vs Vancouver

Player Spotlight

Daniel Sedin accumulated 55 total points last season for the Canucks. He had 23 goals last year with 189 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He had a total of 32 assists on the season and averaged 15.3 minutes played per game. Brock Boeser averaged 17.5 minutes of ice time per game last year. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 29 goals on 179 shots. He had 26 assists giving him a total of 55 points on the season. Jacob Markstrom had 23 wins and 26 losses last season in net for the Canucks. He had 1,745 shots against him and he gave up 154 goals. He made 1,591 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Johnny Gaudreau scored 84 total points last year for the Flames. He had 24 goals last season with 227 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He had a total of 60 assists on the season and averaged 19.4 minutes played per game. Sean Monahan averaged 18.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 31 goals on 202 shots. He had 33 assists giving him a total of 64 points on the season. Mike Smith had 25 wins and 22 losses last year in goal for the Flames. He had 1,686 shots against him and he surrendered 141 goals. He made 1,545 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks had 73 total points last season, which ranked them 27th in the NHL. They were 27th in the league in goals scored with 218 while they gave up 264 goals, ranking them 6th overall. They had 247 power play opportunities and scored 53 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That was 9th in the NHL. The Canucks allowed 276 power play opportunities and gave up 60 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, putting them 21st in the league when short-handed. They averaged 30 shots per game and as a team shot 8.85% for the season. They allowed 32 shots to their opposition per contest and had a team save percentage of 90%. That put them 26th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames were 20th in the NHL with a total of 84 points last year. They had 43 power play goals on 269 opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That ranked them 29th in the league as a power play unit. They allowed 269 power play opportunities and gave up 49 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. That was 8th in the NHL. As a team, the Flames were 26th in the league with 218 goals scored while they gave up 248 goals, which was 13th overall. They averaged 34 shots per contest and had a team shooting percentage of 7.90%. As a team they gave up 31 shots per game and had a save percentage of 91%. That was 20th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver was 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage last year with 48.2%, as they attempted 4,470 shots on net at full strength while they gave up 4,799 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage was 48% as they had 3,368 attempts while they gave up 3,647 shots on the defensive end. That ranked them 24th in the league. The Canucks started possessions in the offensive zone 49.1% of the time, which was 21st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage was at 50.9% for the season. That was 11th overall in the NHL. They had 2,427 face-off wins compared to 2,474 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 49.5%. That ranked them 18th in the league. On defense Vancouver had 1,745 hits and they blocked 1,152 shots from the opposition, putting them 25th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Calgary was 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage last year with 52.6%, as they attempted 5,222 shots on net at full strength while they gave up 4,703 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage was 52.5% as they had 3,989 attempts while they gave up 3,603 shots on the defensive end. That ranked them 4th in the league. The Flames started possessions in the offensive zone 52.7% of the time, which was 8th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage was at 47.3% for the season. That was 24th overall in the NHL. They had 2,496 face-off wins compared to 2,560 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 49.4%. That ranked them 19th in the league. On defense Calgary had 1,639 hits and they blocked 1,100 shots from the opposition, putting them 28th overall.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Calgary -240

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