Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild NHL Picks & Predictions 11/15/2018

Thursday, November 15, 2018

Xcel Energy Center

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The Vancouver Canucks head to Xcel Energy Center to take on the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, November 15, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Canucks at +184 and the Wild at -205.

Vancouver has a record of 10-8-2 this year. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 63 goals and surrendered 69 goals for a point differential of -6. For the year they have an ATS mark of 10-10-0 and an over/under record of 10-10-0. Minnesota has a record of 11-5-2 this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They have scored 56 goals and given up 49 for a goal differential of +7. Their record against the spread is 11-7-0 while their over/under mark is 9-8-0.

Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 10-10-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 10-10-0 against the over/under this season

Important Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 11-7-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 9-8-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

11/10/18 RW Brock Boeser Groin is out indefinitely
10/25/18 D Alexander Edler Lower Body IR (10/25)
10/25/18 LW Sven Baertschi Upper Body IR (10/25)
10/15/18 C Jay Beagle Forearm is out indefinitely
10/14/18 RW Derek Dorsett Neck is out for season
10/02/18 LW Antoine Roussel None IR (10/02)

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

10/18/18 C Joel Eriksson Ek Upper Body IR (10/11)
10/04/18 C Luke Kunin Knee is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Bo Horvat has scored 17 total points this year for the Canucks. He has 9 goals this season with 51 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 8 assists on the year and averages 20.4 minutes played per contest. Elias Pettersson averages 18.1 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 26% by tallying 10 goals on 38 attempts. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 17 points on the year. Jacob Markstrom has 7 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Canucks. He has 454 shots against him and he's surrendered 47 goals. He's made 407 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Zach Parise has 16 total points this season for the Wild. He has 7 goals this year with 53 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 9 assists on the year and averages 18.6 minutes played per contest. Jason Zucker averages 17.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 5 goals on 60 attempts. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 13 points on the year. Devan Dubnyk has 8 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 449 shots against him and he's given up 33 goals. He's made 416 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks have 22 total points this year, which is 9th in the NHL. They've scored 63 goals while giving up 69 scores, which has them ranked 3rd and 2nd respectively. They have had 65 power play chances and scored 12 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That is 15th in the league. The Canucks have given up 76 power play opportunities and surrendered 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 19th when short-handed. They average 28 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.09% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 21st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild are 4th in the league with a total of 24 points this season. They have 11 power play goals on 61 chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 17th in the NHL. They've given up 63 power play opportunities and surrendered 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%, ranking 4th overall. As a team, the Wild are 12th with a total of 56 goals scored while they've given up 49 goals this season, ranking 24th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.11%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 7th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45.5%, as they've attempted 1,009 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,207 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 46.2% as they have 783 attempts while they have given up 910 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 27th in the league. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 47.9% of the time, which is 25th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.1% for the season. That is 9th overall in the NHL. They have 591 face-off wins compared to 634 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.2%. That ranks them 26th in the league. On defense Vancouver has 433 hits and they have blocked 297 shots from the opposition, putting them 3rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild are 20th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.7% for the season, which is 12th in the NHL. They have 576 face-off wins compared to 547 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.3%. That is 11th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 355 hits and they have blocked 280 shots from the opposition, which is 5th in the league. Minnesota is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48% as they've attempted 1,000 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,085 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.4% ranks 22nd as they have 754 attempts while they have given up 805 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota -205

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