Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche Hockey Betting Tips and Predictions 2/2/2019

Saturday, February 2, 2019

Pepsi Center

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The Vancouver Canucks head to Pepsi Center to take on the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday, February 2, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Canucks at +133 and the Avalanche at -177.

Vancouver has a record of 23-22-6 this year. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 147 goals and surrendered 161 goals for a point differential of -14. For the year they have an ATS mark of 23-28-0 and an over/under record of 23-24-0. Colorado has a record of 22-20-8 this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They have scored 169 goals and given up 162 for a goal differential of +7. Their record against the spread is 22-28-0 while their over/under mark is 27-22-0.

Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 23-28-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 23-24-0 against the over/under this season

Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 22-28-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 27-22-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/11/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Shoulder is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely
01/21/19 D Erik Johnson Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Bo Horvat has scored 41 total points this year for the Canucks. He has 18 goals this season with 149 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 23 assists on the year and averages 20.8 minutes played per contest. Brock Boeser averages 18.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 16 goals on 114 attempts. He has 18 assists, giving him a total of 34 points on the year. Jacob Markstrom has 19 wins and 13 losses this season in goal for the Canucks. He has 1,150 shots against him and he's surrendered 106 goals. He's made 1,044 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Nathan MacKinnon has 71 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 27 goals this year with 217 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 44 assists on the year and averages 22 minutes played per contest. Mikko Rantanen averages 21.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 23 goals on 129 attempts. He has 51 assists, giving him a total of 74 points on the year. Semyon Varlamov has 13 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 911 shots against him and he's given up 84 goals. He's made 827 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks have 52 total points this year, which is 19th in the NHL. They've scored 147 goals while giving up 161 scores, which has them ranked 19th and 12th respectively. They have had 161 power play chances and scored 27 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That is 22nd in the league. The Canucks have given up 168 power play opportunities and surrendered 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking them 20th when short-handed. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.00% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 19th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche are 18th in the league with a total of 52 points this season. They have 47 power play goals on 187 chances for a percentage of 25%. That is 5th in the NHL. They've given up 176 power play opportunities and surrendered 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking 26th overall. As a team, the Avalanche are 8th with a total of 169 goals scored while they've given up 162 goals this season, ranking 11th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.45%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 23rd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.4%, as they've attempted 2,670 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,964 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.9% as they have 2,021 attempts while they have given up 2,196 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 25th in the league. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 48.5% of the time, which is 22nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the season. That is 10th overall in the NHL. They have 1,499 face-off wins compared to 1,571 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.8%. That ranks them 21st in the league. On defense Vancouver has 1,115 hits and they have blocked 768 shots from the opposition, putting them 8th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche are 5th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.4% for the season, which is 27th in the NHL. They have 1,457 face-off wins compared to 1,554 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.4%. That is 25th in the league. On defense Colorado has 977 hits and they have blocked 774 shots from the opposition, which is 6th in the league. Colorado is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3% as they've attempted 2,921 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,890 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.6% ranks 13th as they have 2,171 attempts while they have given up 2,116 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vancouver +133

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