Vancouver Canucks at Arizona Coyotes Hockey Betting Tips and Predictions 2/28/2019

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Gila River Arena

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The Vancouver Canucks head to Gila River Arena to take on the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday, February 28, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Canucks at +110 and the Coyotes at -135.

Vancouver has a record of 27-28-8 this year. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 173 goals and surrendered 192 goals for a point differential of -19. For the year they have an ATS mark of 27-36-0 and an over/under record of 27-32-0. Arizona has a record of 30-28-5 this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 164 goals and given up 179 for a goal differential of -15. Their record against the spread is 29-33-0 while their over/under mark is 26-33-0.

Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 27-36-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 27-32-0 against the over/under this season

Important Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 29-33-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 26-33-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

02/21/19 D Christopher Tanev Lower Body IR (02/21)
02/21/19 RW Jake Virtanen Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/15/19 C Brandon Sutter Undisclosed is out indefinitely
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)

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

12/06/18 GO Antti Raanta Lower Body IR (12/06)
12/03/18 RW Michael Grabner Eye is out indefinitely
11/17/18 D Jason Demers Lower Body is out for season
10/03/18 C Christian Dvorak Lower Body IR (10/03)
01/03/19 C Nick Schmaltz Upper Body IR (01/03); is out for season

Player Spotlight

Brock Boeser has scored 42 total points this year for the Canucks. He has 21 goals this season with 151 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 21 assists on the year and averages 19.4 minutes played per contest. Bo Horvat averages 21 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 23 goals on 182 attempts. He has 25 assists, giving him a total of 48 points on the year. Jacob Markstrom has 23 wins and 18 losses this season in goal for the Canucks. He has 1,503 shots against him and he's surrendered 132 goals. He's made 1,371 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has 31 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 8 goals this year with 139 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 23 assists on the year and averages 23.7 minutes played per contest. Clayton Keller averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 12 goals on 150 attempts. He has 28 assists, giving him a total of 40 points on the year. Darcy Kuemper has 18 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has 1,145 shots against him and he's given up 96 goals. He's made 1,049 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks have 62 total points this year, which is 24th in the NHL. They've scored 173 goals while giving up 192 scores, which has them ranked 26th and 16th respectively. They have had 199 power play chances and scored 31 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 27th in the league. The Canucks have given up 203 power play opportunities and surrendered 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 17th when short-handed. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.31% for the year. They allow 31 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 Coyotes are 22nd in the league with a total of 65 points this season. They have 35 power play goals on 200 chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 22nd in the NHL. They've given up 182 power play opportunities and surrendered 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%, ranking 2nd overall. As a team, the Coyotes are 28th with a total of 164 goals scored while they've given up 179 goals this season, ranking 22nd in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.43%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 10th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.4%, as they've attempted 3,429 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,657 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.7% as they have 2,579 attempts while they have given up 2,721 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 22nd in the league. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 48.8% of the time, which is 23rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.2% for the season. That is 9th overall in the NHL. They have 1,847 face-off wins compared to 1,921 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49%. That ranks them 22nd in the league. On defense Vancouver has 1,356 hits and they have blocked 936 shots from the opposition, putting them 10th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Coyotes are 15th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.6% for the season, which is 18th in the NHL. They have 1,750 face-off wins compared to 1,987 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.8%. That is 30th in the league. On defense Arizona has 1,498 hits and they have blocked 989 shots from the opposition, which is 3rd in the league. Arizona is 17th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.8% as they've attempted 3,680 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,713 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.1% ranks 16th as they have 2,735 attempts while they have given up 2,724 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vancouver +110

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