Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche Expert NHL Picks Against the Spread 2/27/2019

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Pepsi Center

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The Vancouver Canucks travel to Pepsi Center to play the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday, February 27, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Canucks at +155 and the Avalanche at -205.

Vancouver has a record of 27-28-8 this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 173 goals and given up 192 goals for a point differential of -19. For the season they have an ATS record of 26-36-0 and an over/under record of 27-31-0. Colorado is 27-24-12 this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They have scored 209 goals and surrendered 199 for a goal differential of +10. Their record against the spread is 27-35-0 while their over/under record is 33-28-0.

Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 26-36-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 27-31-0 against the over/under this season

Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 27-35-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 33-28-0 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 Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/11/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Shoulder is out indefinitely
02/25/19 LW Matt Nieto Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/23/19 C Colin Wilson Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/23/19 D Ian Cole Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

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

Player Spotlight

Nathan MacKinnon has scored 80 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 32 goals this season with 276 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 48 assists on the season and averages 21.8 minutes played per game. Mikko Rantanen averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 26 goals on 158 shots. He has 54 assists, giving him a total of 80 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 17 wins and 15 losses this year in goal for the Avalanche. He has 1,278 shots against him and he's surrendered 114 goals. He's made 1,164 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks have 62 total points this season, which ranks them 24th in the NHL. They are 25th in the league in goals scored with 173 while they've given up 192 goals, ranking them 15th overall. They have had 199 power play opportunities and have scored 31 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 26th in the NHL. The Canucks have allowed 203 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, putting them 18th in the league when short-handed. They average 29 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.31% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 18th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche are 19th in the NHL with a total of 66 points this year. They have 51 power play goals on 230 opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That ranks them 8th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 226 power play opportunities and have given up 52 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. That is 27th in the NHL. As a team, the Avalanche are 8th in the league with 209 goals scored while they've given up 199 goals, which is 10th overall. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.14%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 21st 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 24th 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 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche are 3rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.6% for the season, which is 29th in the NHL. They have 1,824 face-off wins compared to 1,949 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.3%. That is 26th in the league. On defense Colorado has 1,279 hits and they have blocked 983 shots from the opposition, which is 3rd in the league. Colorado is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.9% as they've attempted 3,676 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,692 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.3% ranks 15th as they have 2,737 attempts while they have given up 2,709 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Colorado -205

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