Vancouver Canucks at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Picks & Predictions 12/11/2018

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Nationwide Arena

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The Vancouver Canucks travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Canucks at +162 and the Blue Jackets at -180.

Vancouver has a record of 13-16-3 this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 95 goals and given up 109 goals for a point differential of -14. For the season they have an ATS record of 12-19-0 and an over/under record of 16-15-0. Columbus has a record of 16-11-2 this year. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 100 goals and surrendered 99 for a goal differential of +1. Their record against the spread is 16-13-0 while their over/under record is 12-14-0.

Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 12-19-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 16-15-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 16-13-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 12-14-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

10/25/18 LW Sven Baertschi Upper Body IR (10/25)

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Jacob Markstrom has 10 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has 700 shots against him and he's given up 71 goals. He's made 629 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Elias Pettersson has accumulated 30 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 15 goals this year with 56 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 27%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 18.3 minutes played per game. Bo Horvat averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 14 goals on 80 shots. He has 14 assists, giving him a total of 28 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Artemi Panarin has scored 31 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 7 goals this season with 73 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 19.5 minutes played per game. Sergei Bobrovsky has 11 wins and 10 losses this year in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 607 shots against him and he's surrendered 62 goals. He's made 545 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Cam Atkinson averages 18.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 19 goals on 104 shots. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 31 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks have allowed 114 power play opportunities and have given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75% this year. That is 27th in the NHL. They average 28 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.44% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is ranked 26th in the league. The Canucks have 29 total points this season, ranking 24th in the NHL in offense. They are 14th in the league with 95 goals while they've given up 109 goals, which is 3rd overall. They have had 102 power play opportunities and scored 18 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 21st in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Blue Jackets are 8th with 100 goals scored while they are 8th in the NHL with 99 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.68%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them in 27th place in the league. The Blue Jackets have a total of 34 points this year, which is 15th in the NHL. They have 15 power play goals on 96 opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That ranks their power play unit 25th. They've allowed 88 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, which is 20th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.7%, as they've attempted 1,645 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,879 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.1% as they have 1,251 attempts while they have given up 1,406 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 26th in the league. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 48.7% of the time, which is 23rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the season. That is 10th overall in the NHL. They have 922 face-off wins compared to 998 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48%. That ranks them 25th in the league. On defense Vancouver has 695 hits and they have blocked 473 shots from the opposition, putting them 4th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 13th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.4% for the season, which is 19th in the NHL. They have 865 face-off wins compared to 911 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.7%. That is 22nd in the league. On defense Columbus has 541 hits and they have blocked 403 shots from the opposition, which is 21st in the league. Columbus is 17th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.1% as they've attempted 1,640 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,635 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.3% ranks 11th as they have 1,298 attempts while they have given up 1,232 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Vancouver +162

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