Vancouver Canucks at Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Picks & Predictions 1/5/2019

Saturday, January 5, 2019

Scotiabank Arena

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The Vancouver Canucks head to Scotiabank Arena to take on the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, January 5, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Canucks at +200 and the Maple Leafs at -245.

Vancouver has a record of 20-20-4 this year. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 128 goals and surrendered 138 goals for a point differential of -10. For the year they have an ATS mark of 20-23-0 and an over/under record of 20-20-0. Toronto has a record of 26-12-2 this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 147 goals and given up 113 for a goal differential of +34. Their record against the spread is 26-13-0 while their over/under mark is 19-17-0.

Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 20-23-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 20-20-0 against the over/under this season

Important Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 26-13-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 19-17-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/20/18 D Troy Stecher Concussion is out indefinitely
10/25/18 LW Sven Baertschi Upper Body IR (10/25)
01/03/19 LW Josh Leivo Upper Body IR (01/03)
01/03/19 C Elias Pettersson Knee is downgraded to out Saturday vs Toronto

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

12/23/18 LW Tyler Ennis Ankle is out indefinitely
12/21/18 C Zach Hyman Ankle is out indefinitely
01/03/19 GO Frederik Andersen Groin is questionable Saturday vs Vancouver
01/03/19 GO Garret Sparks Head is questionable Saturday vs Vancouver
01/03/19 D Igor Ozhiganov Illness is questionable Saturday vs Vancouver

Player Spotlight

Brock Boeser has scored 28 total points this year for the Canucks. He has 14 goals this season with 97 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 14 assists on the year and averages 18.8 minutes played per contest. Bo Horvat averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 17 goals on 122 attempts. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 36 points on the year. Jacob Markstrom has 17 wins and 11 losses this season in goal for the Canucks. He has 969 shots against him and he's surrendered 87 goals. He's made 882 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Mitch Marner has 55 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 15 goals this year with 117 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 40 assists on the year and averages 19.6 minutes played per contest. Morgan Rielly averages 22.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 13 goals on 107 attempts. He has 31 assists, giving him a total of 44 points on the year. Garret Sparks has 6 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has 295 shots against him and he's given up 28 goals. He's made 267 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks have 44 total points this year, which is 18th in the NHL. They've scored 128 goals while giving up 138 scores, which has them ranked 13th and 6th respectively. They have had 145 power play chances and scored 26 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That is 20th in the league. The Canucks have given up 150 power play opportunities and surrendered 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking them 20th when short-handed. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.09% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 22nd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Maple Leafs are 2nd in the league with a total of 54 points this season. They have 25 power play goals on 109 chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 9th in the NHL. They've given up 104 power play opportunities and surrendered 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 16th overall. As a team, the Maple Leafs are 3rd with a total of 147 goals scored while they've given up 113 goals this season, ranking 24th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.52%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 6th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.4%, as they've attempted 2,298 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,551 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.9% as they have 1,739 attempts while they have given up 1,891 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 23rd in the league. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 48.1% of the time, which is 25th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.9% for the season. That is 8th overall in the NHL. They have 1,262 face-off wins compared to 1,364 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.1%. That ranks them 28th in the league. On defense Vancouver has 958 hits and they have blocked 660 shots from the opposition, putting them 2nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Maple Leafs are 15th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.2% for the season, which is 17th in the NHL. They have 1,296 face-off wins compared to 1,174 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.5%. That is 3rd in the league. On defense Toronto has 667 hits and they have blocked 545 shots from the opposition, which is 23rd in the league. Toronto is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.1% as they've attempted 2,546 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,432 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.1% ranks 17th as they have 1,892 attempts while they have given up 1,887 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Toronto -245

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