Vancouver Canucks at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Picks and Tips 3/3/2019

Sunday, March 3, 2019

T-Mobile Arena

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The Vancouver Canucks head to T-Mobile Arena to take on the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday, March 3, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Canucks at +170 and the Golden Knights at -205.

Vancouver has a record of 27-29-9 this year. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 177 goals and surrendered 199 goals for a point differential of -22. For the year they have an ATS mark of 27-38-0 and an over/under record of 28-33-0. Vegas has a record of 35-26-5 this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They have scored 195 goals and given up 185 for a goal differential of +10. Their record against the spread is 35-31-0 while their over/under mark is 30-32-0.

Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 27-38-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 28-33-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 35-31-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 30-32-0 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
02/05/19 LW Sven Baertschi Illness IR (02/05)

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

11/07/18 LW Erik Haula Knee is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Brock Boeser has scored 43 total points this year for the Canucks. He has 21 goals this season with 159 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 22 assists on the year and averages 19.3 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 12% by tallying 23 goals on 188 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 1,548 shots against him and he's surrendered 134 goals. He's made 1,414 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

William Karlsson has 40 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 19 goals this year with 137 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 21 assists on the year and averages 19.2 minutes played per contest. Jon Marchessault averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 20 goals on 238 attempts. He has 25 assists, giving him a total of 45 points on the year. Marc-Andre Fleury has 31 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Golden Knights. He has 1,548 shots against him and he's given up 140 goals. He's made 1,408 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks have 63 total points this year, which is 25th in the NHL. They've scored 177 goals while giving up 199 scores, which has them ranked 24th and 16th respectively. They have had 207 power play chances and scored 31 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That is 27th in the league. The Canucks have given up 210 power play opportunities and surrendered 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 18th when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.18% 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 Golden Knights are 14th in the league with a total of 75 points this season. They have 34 power play goals on 193 chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 23rd in the NHL. They've given up 192 power play opportunities and surrendered 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 6th overall. As a team, the Golden Knights are 15th with a total of 195 goals scored while they've given up 185 goals this season, ranking 20th in goals against. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.62%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 15th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.6%, as they've attempted 3,568 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,777 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.8% as they have 2,681 attempts while they have given up 2,813 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 22nd in the league. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 48.9% of the time, which is 23rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.1% for the season. That is 9th overall in the NHL. They have 1,900 face-off wins compared to 1,982 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.9%. That ranks them 22nd in the league. On defense Vancouver has 1,403 hits and they have blocked 964 shots from the opposition, putting them 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Golden Knights are 3rd 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 29th in the NHL. They have 1,998 face-off wins compared to 1,986 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That is 15th in the league. On defense Vegas has 1,860 hits and they have blocked 911 shots from the opposition, which is 19th in the league. Vegas is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.5% as they've attempted 4,234 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,533 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.3% ranks 3rd as they have 3,114 attempts while they have given up 2,622 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Vegas -205

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