Vegas Golden Knights at Vancouver Canucks NHL Picks & Predictions 4/3/2018

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Rogers Arena

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The Vegas Golden Knights head to Rogers Arena to take on the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Golden Knights at -175 and the Canucks at +158.

Vegas has a record of 50-22-7 this year and away from home they have a record of 21-12-5-2. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 263 goals and surrendered 213 goals for a point differential of +50. For the year they have an ATS mark of 50-29-0 and an over/under record of 39-38-0. Vancouver has a record of 30-40-9 including 15-18-6-1 on home ice this year. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 208 goals and have given up 253 for a goal differential of -45. Their record against the spread is 30-49-0 while their over/under mark is 43-36-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 50-29-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 39-38-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 30-49-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 43-36-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

10/06/17 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal IR (10/02)
03/31/18 LW David Perron Undisclosed is "?" Tuesday vs Vancouver
03/27/18 RW Reilly Smith Shoulder is out indefinitely
03/02/18 D Luca Sbisa Hand is out indefinitely
02/10/18 LW William Carrier Shoulder IR (02/04)

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

03/31/18 GO Anders Nilsson Illness is "?" Tuesday vs Vegas
03/31/18 LW Brendan Leipsic Upper Body is "?" Tuesday vs Vegas
03/29/18 D Christopher Tanev Knee is out for season
03/20/18 D Ben Hutton Foot is out indefinitely
03/17/18 LW Loui Eriksson Ribs is out indefinitely
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)

Player Spotlight

Jon Marchessault has scored 75 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 27 goals this season with 265 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 48 assists on the year and averages 17.5 minutes played per contest. William Karlsson averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 23% by tallying 42 goals on 180 attempts. He has 33 assists, giving him a total of 75 points on the year. Marc-Andre Fleury has 29 wins and 12 losses this season in goal for the Golden Knights. He has 1,358 shots against him and he's surrendered 94 goals. He's made 1,264 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Daniel Sedin has 52 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 21 goals this year with 172 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 31 assists on the year and averages 15.1 minutes played per contest. Brock Boeser averages 17.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 29 goals on 179 attempts. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 55 points on the year. Jacob Markstrom has 22 wins and 26 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has 1,687 shots against him and he's given up 147 goals. He's made 1,540 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have 107 total points this year, which is 4th in the NHL. They've scored 263 goals while giving up 213 scores, which has them ranked 4th and 25th respectively. They have had 239 power play chances and scored 52 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 8th in the league. The Golden Knights have given up 227 power play opportunities and surrendered 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 9th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.17% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 8th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks are 27th in the league with a total of 69 points this season. They have 51 power play goals on 238 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 10th in the NHL. They've given up 268 power play opportunities and surrendered 58 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 22nd overall. As a team, the Canucks are 27th with a total of 208 goals scored while they've given up 253 goals this season, ranking 6th in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.81%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 26th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas has a Corsi percentage of 51.5% as they've tried 4,813 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,526 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 7th in Corsi percentage. They are 9th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 51.5% as they have 3,589 shots while they've given up 3,384 attempts on defense. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 53% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47% for the year. That puts them 9th and 28th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,360 face-off wins as opposed to 2,450 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.1%. That is 25th overall in the NHL. On defense Vegas has 1,718 hits and they've blocked 1,142 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 20th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 49% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the year. That ranks them 26th and 11th respectively in the NHL. They have 2,323 face-off wins as opposed to 2,392 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.3%. That is 24th in the league. On defense Vancouver has 1,690 hits and they've blocked 1,103 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 24th in blocked shots. Vancouver is ranked 26th in Corsi percentage with 48.1% as they've tried 4,278 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,621 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 27th in the NHL at 47.9%, as they have 3,229 shots while they've given up 3,518 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vegas -175

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