Vancouver Canucks at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Picks & Predictions 3/20/2018

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

T-Mobile Arena

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The Vancouver Canucks head to T-Mobile Arena to take on the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Canucks at +126 and the Golden Knights at -139.

Vancouver has a record of 25-38-9 this year and away from home they have a record of 13-20-3-2. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 186 goals and surrendered 236 goals for a point differential of -50. For the year they have an ATS mark of 25-47-0 and an over/under record of 41-31-0. Vegas has a record of 46-21-5 including 25-9-2-1 on home ice this year. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 244 goals and have given up 199 for a goal differential of +45. Their record against the spread is 46-26-0 while their over/under mark is 38-32-0.

Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 25-47-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 41-31-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 46-26-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 38-32-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

03/17/18 D Ben Hutton Foot is "?" Tuesday vs Vegas
03/17/18 LW Loui Eriksson Ribs is "?" Tuesday vs Vegas
03/17/18 LW Sven Baertschi Shoulder is out indefinitely
03/15/18 D Erik Gudbranson Shoulder is out for season
03/08/18 RW Brock Boeser Back is out indefinitely
02/09/18 C Brendan Gaunce Foot IR (02/07)
02/09/18 C Markus Granlund Ankle IR (02/07)

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

10/06/17 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal IR (10/02)
03/18/18 RW Reilly Smith Upper Body is "?" Tuesday vs Vancouver
03/09/18 C Oscar Lindberg Concussion is out indefinitely
03/02/18 D Luca Sbisa Undisclosed is out indefinitely
02/10/18 LW William Carrier Upper Body IR (02/04)

Player Spotlight

Brock Boeser has scored 55 total points this year for the Canucks. He has 29 goals this season with 179 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 26 assists on the year and averages 17.5 minutes played per contest. Daniel Sedin averages 15.1 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 21 goals on 154 attempts. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 48 points on the year. Jacob Markstrom has 18 wins and 25 losses this season in goal for the Canucks. He has 1,527 shots against him and he's surrendered 138 goals. He's made 1,389 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

William Karlsson has 65 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 39 goals this year with 164 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 24%. He has a total of 26 assists on the year and averages 18.6 minutes played per contest. Jon Marchessault averages 17.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 22 goals on 237 attempts. He has 44 assists, giving him a total of 66 points on the year. Marc-Andre Fleury has 26 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Golden Knights. He has 1,229 shots against him and he's given up 87 goals. He's made 1,142 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks have 59 total points this year, which is 29th in the NHL. They've scored 186 goals while giving up 236 scores, which has them ranked 27th and 3rd respectively. They have had 224 power play chances and scored 49 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 8th in the league. The Canucks have given up 248 power play opportunities and surrendered 56 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking them 25th when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.58% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 29th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights are 4th in the league with a total of 97 points this season. They have 48 power play goals on 219 chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 7th in the NHL. They've given up 206 power play opportunities and surrendered 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 13th overall. As a team, the Golden Knights are 2nd with a total of 244 goals scored while they've given up 199 goals this season, ranking 24th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.29%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 14th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver is 25th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.3%, as they've attempted 3,928 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,210 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.9% as they have 2,952 attempts while they have given up 3,215 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 27th in the league. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 49.8% of the time, which is 19th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.2% for the season. That is 14th overall in the NHL. They have 2,138 face-off wins compared to 2,195 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.3%. That ranks them 24th in the league. On defense Vancouver has 1,520 hits and they have blocked 995 shots from the opposition, putting them 25th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Golden Knights are 8th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.1% for the season, which is 28th in the NHL. They have 2,172 face-off wins compared to 2,246 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.2%. That is 25th in the league. On defense Vegas has 1,483 hits and they have blocked 1,023 shots from the opposition, which is 20th in the league. Vegas is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.8% as they've attempted 4,406 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,102 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.6% ranks 9th as they have 3,285 attempts while they have given up 3,079 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vancouver +126

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