Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild NHL Parlay 1/14/2018

Sunday, January 14, 2018

Xcel Energy Center

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The Vancouver Canucks head to Xcel Energy Center to take on the Minnesota Wild on Sunday, January 14, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Canucks at +104 and the Wild at -115.

Vancouver has a record of 17-21-6 this year and away from home they have a record of 10-9-3-2. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 116 goals and surrendered 145 goals for a point differential of -29. For the year they have an ATS mark of 17-27-0 and an over/under record of 25-19-0. Minnesota has a record of 23-17-4, including 14-4-3-0 on home ice this year. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 127 goals and have given up 127 for a goal differential of 0. Their record against the spread is 23-21-0 while their over/under mark is 23-19-0.

Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 17-27-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 25-19-0 against the over/under this season

Important Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 23-21-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 23-19-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/07/17 C Bo Horvat Ankle IR (12/05)
11/27/17 C Brandon Sutter Upper Body IR (11/25)

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

01/09/18 RW Nino Niederreiter Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Jacob Markstrom has 11 wins and 14 losses this season in goal for the Canucks. He has 928 shots against him and he's surrendered 85 goals. He's made 843 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Thomas Vanek has scored 31 total points this year for the Canucks. He has 12 goals this season with 90 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 19 assists on the year and averages 14.1 minutes played per contest. Brock Boeser averages 16.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by tallying 22 goals on 115 attempts. He has 18 assists, giving him a total of 40 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Jason Zucker has 31 total points this season for the Wild. He has 15 goals this year with 107 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 16 assists on the year and averages 17.3 minutes played per contest. Devan Dubnyk has 16 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 866 shots against him and he's given up 71 goals. He's made 795 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Eric Staal averages 18.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 19 goals on 125 attempts. He has 18 assists, giving him a total of 37 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks have given up 152 power play opportunities and surrendered 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78% this season. That is 27th in the league. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.79% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 24th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Canucks are 28th overall with 40 total points this year. They are 26th in the league with 116 goals and 6th in goals allowed with 145. They've had 148 power play chances and scored 32 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 6th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Wild are 16th with a total of 127 goals scored while they are 14th with 127 goals surrendered this season. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.77%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 16th in the league. The Wild have a total of 50 points this season, which is 15th in the NHL. They have had 25 power play goals on 136 chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 18th overall. They've given up 170 power play opportunities and surrendered 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking 7th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.3%, as they've attempted 2,367 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,538 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.7% as they have 1,781 attempts while they have given up 1,949 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 28th in the league. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 50.2% of the time, which is 19th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.8% for the season. That is 12th overall in the NHL. They have 1,302 face-off wins compared to 1,397 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.2%. That ranks them 27th in the league. On defense Vancouver has 845 hits and they have blocked 589 shots from the opposition, putting them 29th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild are 27th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52% for the season, which is 6th in the NHL. They have 1,330 face-off wins compared to 1,316 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.3%. That is 18th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 762 hits and they have blocked 702 shots from the opposition, which is 3rd in the league. Minnesota is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45.9% as they've attempted 2,272 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,679 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.1% ranks 29th as they have 1,760 attempts while they have given up 1,977 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Vancouver +104 and over 5.5 total goals

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