Vancouver Canucks at Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Picks & Predictions 1/6/2018

Saturday, January 6, 2018

Air Canada Centre

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The Vancouver Canucks head to Air Canada Centre to take on the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, January 6, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Canucks at +205 and the Maple Leafs at -230.

Vancouver has a record of 16-19-5 this year and away from home they have a record of 9-7-2-1. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 106 goals and surrendered 132 goals for a point differential of -26. For the year they have an ATS mark of 16-24-0 and an over/under record of 23-17-0. Toronto has a record of 24-16-2 including 12-6-0-0 on home ice this year. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 138 goals and have given up 122 for a goal differential of +16. Their record against the spread is 24-18-0 while their over/under mark is 21-18-0.

Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 16-24-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 23-17-0 against the over/under this season

Important Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 24-18-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 21-18-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/14/17 LW Sven Baertschi Jaw IR (12/09)
12/07/17 C Bo Horvat Ankle IR (12/05)
11/27/17 C Brandon Sutter Upper Body IR (11/25)

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

12/18/17 RW Nikita Soshnikov Lower Body IR (12/11)
12/17/17 D Nikita Zaitsev Lower Body IR (12/16)
11/06/17 LW Joffrey Lupul Hernia IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Thomas Vanek has scored 28 total points this year for the Canucks. He has 12 goals this season with 80 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 16 assists on the year and averages 14 minutes played per contest. Brock Boeser averages 16.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by tallying 21 goals on 103 attempts. He has 17 assists, giving him a total of 38 points on the year. Jacob Markstrom has 10 wins and 13 losses this season in goal for the Canucks. He has 827 shots against him and he's surrendered 78 goals. He's made 749 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Auston Matthews has 32 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 18 goals this year with 102 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 14 assists on the year and averages 18.5 minutes played per contest. Nazem Kadri averages 16.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 14 goals on 100 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 24 points on the year. Frederik Andersen has 21 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has 1,160 shots against him and he's given up 91 goals. He's made 1,069 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks have 37 total points this year, which is 28th in the NHL. They've scored 106 goals while giving up 132 scores, which has them ranked 26th and 6th respectively. They have had 136 power play chances and scored 28 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 10th in the league. The Canucks have given up 141 power play opportunities and surrendered 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking them 27th when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.98% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 28th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Maple Leafs are 10th in the league with a total of 50 points this season. They have 26 power play goals on 119 chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 6th in the NHL. They've given up 135 power play opportunities and surrendered 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking 7th overall. As a team, the Maple Leafs are 3rd with a total of 138 goals scored while they've given up 122 goals this season, ranking 11th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.73%. As a unit they give up 34 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 10th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.3%, as they've attempted 2,116 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,264 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.6% as they have 1,588 attempts while they have given up 1,749 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 28th in the league. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 50.8% of the time, which is 17th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.2% for the season. That is 19th overall in the NHL. They have 1,181 face-off wins compared to 1,264 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.3%. That ranks them 28th in the league. On defense Vancouver has 732 hits and they have blocked 515 shots from the opposition, putting them 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Maple Leafs are 27th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.9% for the season, which is 8th in the NHL. They have 1,349 face-off wins compared to 1,298 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51%. That is 13th in the league. On defense Toronto has 862 hits and they have blocked 586 shots from the opposition, which is 20th in the league. Toronto is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.2% as they've attempted 2,481 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,565 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48% ranks 27th as they have 1,827 attempts while they have given up 1,979 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Vancouver +205

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