Vancouver Canucks at Florida Panthers NHL Picks & Predictions 10/13/2018

Saturday, October 13, 2018

BB&T Center

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The Vancouver Canucks travel to BB&T Center to play the Florida Panthers on Saturday, October 13, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Canucks at +140 and the Panthers at -200.

Vancouver has a record of 2-2-0 this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 16 goals and given up 15 goals for a point differential of +1. For the season they have an ATS record of 2-2-0 and an over/under record of 3-1-0. Florida has a record of 0-1-1 this year. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 5 goals and surrendered 7 for a goal differential of -2. Their record against the spread is 0-2-0 while their over/under record is 1-1-0.

Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 2-2-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 3-1-0 against the over/under this season

Important Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 0-2-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 1-1-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

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

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

10/11/18 D Bogdan Kiselevich Jaw is questionable Saturday vs Vancouver
10/11/18 C Derek MacKenzie Upper Body is questionable Saturday vs Vancouver
10/08/18 GO Roberto Luongo Lower Body IR (10/08)

Player Spotlight

Jacob Markstrom has 1 win and 2 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has 103 shots against him and he's given up 12 goals. He's made 91 saves for a save percentage of 88%. Bo Horvat has accumulated 3 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 2 goals this year with 9 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 22%. He has a total of 1 assist on the season and averages 17.3 minutes played per game. Elias Pettersson averages 15.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 40% by scoring 4 goals on 10 shots. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 7 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Evgeni Dadonov has scored 3 total points this year for the Panthers. He has 1 goal this season with 8 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. James Reimer has 48 shots against him and he's surrendered 6 goals. He's made 42 saves for a save percentage of 88%. Aleksander Barkov averages 22 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 1 goal on 8 shots. He has 1 assist, giving him a total of 2 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks have allowed 20 power play opportunities and have given up 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85% this year. That is 11th in the NHL. They average 24 shots per game and as a team shoot 16.67% for the season. They allow 35 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is ranked 17th in the league. The Canucks have 4 total points this season, ranking 20th in the NHL in offense. They are 7th in the league with 16 goals while they've given up 15 goals, which is 10th overall. They have had 15 power play opportunities and scored 4 goals on those chances for a percentage of 27%. That is 9th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Panthers are 28th with 5 goals scored while they are 24th in the NHL with 7 goals allowed this year. They average 42 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 5.95%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 16th place in the league. The Panthers have allowed 6 power play opportunities and have given up 2 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 67%, which is 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 38.6%, as they've attempted 177 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 281 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 39.9% as they have 134 attempts while they have given up 202 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 29th in the league. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 43.6% of the time, which is 26th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 56.4% for the season. That is 6th overall in the NHL. They have 119 face-off wins compared to 128 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.2%. That ranks them 23rd in the league. On defense Vancouver has 73 hits and they have blocked 79 shots from the opposition, putting them 2nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Panthers are 11th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.4% for the season, which is 21st in the NHL. They have 69 face-off wins compared to 54 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 56.1%. That is 1st in the league. On defense Florida has 40 hits and they have blocked 27 shots from the opposition, which is 29th in the league. Florida is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.7% as they've attempted 125 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 112 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 56.6% ranks 6th as they have 111 attempts while they have given up 85 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Florida -200

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