Florida Panthers at Vancouver Canucks NHL Picks & Predictions 1/13/2019

Sunday, January 13, 2019

Rogers Arena

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The Florida Panthers travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday, January 13, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Panthers at +105 and the Canucks at -125.

Florida has a record of 17-18-8 this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 137 goals and given up 155 goals for a point differential of -18. For the season they have an ATS record of 17-25-0 and an over/under record of 24-15-0. Vancouver is 20-21-5 this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 131 goals and surrendered 147 for a goal differential of -16. Their record against the spread is 20-26-0 while their over/under record is 21-22-0.

Valuable Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 17-25-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 24-15-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 20-26-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 21-22-0 against the over/under this season

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

12/13/18 C Vincent Trocheck Ankle is out indefinitely
10/23/18 C Derek MacKenzie Shoulder is out indefinitely

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

01/08/19 C Elias Pettersson Knee IR (01/08)
01/03/19 LW Josh Leivo Upper Body IR (01/03)

Player Spotlight

Evgeni Dadonov has accumulated 37 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 18 goals this year with 122 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Aleksander Barkov averages 23.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 17 goals on 109 shots. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 44 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 8 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has 589 shots against him and he's given up 64 goals. He's made 525 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Player Spotlight

Bo Horvat has scored 36 total points this year for the Canucks. He has 17 goals this season with 130 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 20.9 minutes played per game. Brock Boeser averages 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 14 goals on 103 shots. He has 14 assists, giving him a total of 28 points on the season. Jacob Markstrom has 17 wins and 12 losses this year in goal for the Canucks. He has 1,025 shots against him and he's surrendered 96 goals. He's made 929 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers have 42 total points this season, which ranks them 22nd in the NHL. They are 13th in the league in goals scored with 137 while they've given up 155 goals, ranking them 5th overall. They have had 152 power play opportunities and have scored 41 goals on those chances for a percentage of 27%. That is 4th in the NHL. The Panthers have allowed 127 power play opportunities and have given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, putting them 17th in the league when short-handed. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.39% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%. That puts them 30th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks are 21st in the NHL with a total of 45 points this year. They have 26 power play goals on 150 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks them 21st in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 152 power play opportunities and have given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. That is 22nd in the NHL. As a team, the Canucks are 16th in the league with 131 goals scored while they've given up 147 goals, which is 7th overall. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.83%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 24th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Florida is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.6%, as they've attempted 2,543 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,385 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.9% as they have 1,946 attempts while they have given up 1,804 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 8th in the league. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 51.7% of the time, which is 12th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.3% for the season. That is 20th overall in the NHL. They have 1,325 face-off wins compared to 1,389 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.8%. That ranks them 20th in the league. On defense Florida has 937 hits and they have blocked 581 shots from the opposition, putting them 27th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canucks are 24th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the season, which is 8th in the NHL. They have 1,321 face-off wins compared to 1,423 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.1%. That is 26th in the league. On defense Vancouver has 1,007 hits and they have blocked 690 shots from the opposition, which is 3rd in the league. Vancouver is 25th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.6% as they've attempted 2,421 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,661 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.1% ranks 23rd as they have 1,828 attempts while they have given up 1,971 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Vancouver -125

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