Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators Hockey Betting Tips and Predictions 4/4/2019

Thursday, April 4, 2019

Bridgestone Arena

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The Vancouver Canucks head to Bridgestone Arena to take on the Nashville Predators on Thursday, April 4, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Canucks at +201 and the Predators at -225.

Vancouver has a record of 35-35-10 this year. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 215 goals and surrendered 243 goals for a point differential of -28. For the year they have an ATS mark of 35-45-0 and an over/under record of 31-45-0. Nashville has a record of 45-29-6 this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They have scored 228 goals and given up 208 for a goal differential of +20. Their record against the spread is 45-35-0 while their over/under mark is 32-45-0.

Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 35-45-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 31-45-0 against the over/under this season

Important Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 45-35-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 32-45-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

04/02/19 RW Jake Virtanen Lower Body is questionable Thursday vs Nashville
03/26/19 C Tyler Motte Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/14/19 LW Antoine Roussel Knee is out for season
02/21/19 D Christopher Tanev Lower Body IR (02/21)
02/15/19 C Brandon Sutter Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

01/18/19 LW Zac Rinaldo Lower Body IR (01/18)
01/07/19 RW Miikka Salomaki Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Bo Horvat has scored 61 total points this year for the Canucks. He has 27 goals this season with 222 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 34 assists on the year and averages 20.9 minutes played per contest. Brock Boeser averages 19.1 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 26 goals on 200 attempts. He has 29 assists, giving him a total of 55 points on the year. Jacob Markstrom has 28 wins and 22 losses this season in goal for the Canucks. He has 1,863 shots against him and he's surrendered 163 goals. He's made 1,700 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Mattias Ekholm has 44 total points this season for the Predators. He has 8 goals this year with 141 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 36 assists on the year and averages 23.4 minutes played per contest. Roman Josi averages 25.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 15 goals on 270 attempts. He has 41 assists, giving him a total of 56 points on the year. Pekka Rinne has 28 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has 1,516 shots against him and he's given up 126 goals. He's made 1,390 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks have 80 total points this year, which is 23rd in the NHL. They've scored 215 goals while giving up 243 scores, which has them ranked 23rd and 14th respectively. They have had 246 power play chances and scored 39 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 27th in the league. The Canucks have given up 249 power play opportunities and surrendered 47 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 10th when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.05% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 17th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators are 9th in the league with a total of 96 points this season. They have 32 power play goals on 250 chances for a percentage of 13%. That is 30th in the NHL. They've given up 247 power play opportunities and surrendered 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking 5th overall. As a team, the Predators are 19th with a total of 228 goals scored while they've given up 208 goals this season, ranking 28th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.79%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 6th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.5%, as they've attempted 4,420 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,693 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.7% as they have 3,314 attempts while they have given up 3,494 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 20th in the league. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 48.8% of the time, which is 22nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.2% for the season. That is 11th overall in the NHL. They have 2,353 face-off wins compared to 2,390 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.6%. That ranks them 18th in the league. On defense Vancouver has 1,778 hits and they have blocked 1,199 shots from the opposition, putting them 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Predators are 12th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48% for the season, which is 20th in the NHL. They have 2,483 face-off wins compared to 2,333 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That is 5th in the league. On defense Nashville has 1,468 hits and they have blocked 1,053 shots from the opposition, which is 26th in the league. Nashville is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.1% as they've attempted 4,752 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,375 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.9% ranks 8th as they have 3,588 attempts while they have given up 3,322 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vancouver +201

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