Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks Hockey Betting Tips and Predictions 2/9/2019

Saturday, February 9, 2019

Rogers Arena

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The Calgary Flames head to Rogers Arena to take on the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday, February 9, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Flames at -135 and the Canucks at +110.

Calgary has a record of 34-15-5 this year. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 199 goals and surrendered 157 goals for a point differential of +42. For the year they have an ATS mark of 34-19-0 and an over/under record of 30-22-0. Vancouver has a record of 24-24-7 this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 158 goals and given up 171 for a goal differential of -13. Their record against the spread is 24-30-0 while their over/under mark is 23-27-0.

Valuable Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 34-19-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 30-22-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 24-30-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 23-27-0 against the over/under this season

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

11/28/18 D Juuso Valimaki Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/07/19 D Travis Hamonic Upper Body is questionable Saturday vs Vancouver

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

02/07/19 GO Thatcher Demko Knee is out indefinitely
02/07/19 D Alexander Edler Concussion is out indefinitely
02/05/19 LW Sven Baertschi Illness IR (02/05)

Player Spotlight

Johnny Gaudreau has scored 74 total points this year for the Flames. He has 29 goals this season with 171 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 45 assists on the year and averages 20.3 minutes played per contest. Sean Monahan averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by tallying 27 goals on 165 attempts. He has 35 assists, giving him a total of 62 points on the year. David Rittich has 20 wins and 4 losses this season in goal for the Flames. He has 871 shots against him and he's surrendered 73 goals. He's made 798 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Bo Horvat has 42 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 18 goals this year with 162 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 24 assists on the year and averages 20.9 minutes played per contest. Brock Boeser averages 19 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 18 goals on 129 attempts. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 37 points on the year. Jacob Markstrom has 20 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has 1,281 shots against him and he's given up 116 goals. He's made 1,165 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames have 73 total points this year, which is 2nd in the NHL. They've scored 199 goals while giving up 157 scores, which has them ranked 2nd and 22nd respectively. They have had 192 power play chances and scored 44 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That is 8th in the league. The Flames have given up 173 power play opportunities and surrendered 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking them 19th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.55% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 18th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks are 20th in the league with a total of 55 points this season. They have 29 power play goals on 173 chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 21st in the NHL. They've given up 180 power play opportunities and surrendered 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking 22nd overall. As a team, the Canucks are 18th with a total of 158 goals scored while they've given up 171 goals this season, ranking 13th in goals against. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.80%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 19th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Calgary is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.7%, as they've attempted 3,191 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,868 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.2% as they have 2,381 attempts while they have given up 2,182 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 7th in the league. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 53.6% of the time, which is 7th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.4% for the season. That is 25th overall in the NHL. They have 1,687 face-off wins compared to 1,519 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.6%. That ranks them 3rd in the league. On defense Calgary has 784 hits and they have blocked 686 shots from the opposition, putting them 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canucks are 23rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.6% for the season, which is 9th in the NHL. They have 1,614 face-off wins compared to 1,687 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.9%. That is 22nd in the league. On defense Vancouver has 1,191 hits and they have blocked 826 shots from the opposition, which is 7th in the league. Vancouver is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.7% as they've attempted 2,924 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,201 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.2% ranks 23rd as they have 2,211 attempts while they have given up 2,375 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Calgary -135

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