Vancouver Canucks vs Calgary Flames NHL Parlay 10/5/2019

Saturday, October 5, 2019

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Vancouver Canucks head to Scotiabank Saddledome to take on the Calgary Flames on Saturday, October 5, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Canucks at +162 and the Flames at -180.

Vancouver had a record of 35-36-11 last year and away from home they had a record of 15-20-6-4. They were 5th in the Pacific Division. They tallied 219 goals and surrendered 248 goals for a point differential of -29. For the year they had an ATS mark of 29-46 and an over/under record of 30-47-5. Calgary finished with a record of 50-25-7 including 16-11-2-1 on home ice last year. They were 1st in the Pacific Division. They scored 289 goals and gave up 223 for a goal differential of +66. Their record against the spread was 50-31 while their over/under mark was 41-37-4.

Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks were 29-46 straight up last year

The Vancouver Canucks were 30-47-5 against the over/under last season

Important Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames were 50-31 straight up last year

The Calgary Flames were 41-37-4 against the over/under last season

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

10/02/19 C Tyler Motte Upper Body is OUT 2 weeks

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

10/01/19 C Derek Ryan Illness is questionable Thursday vs Colorado
10/01/19 C Mikael Backlund Lower Body is upgraded to probable Thursday vs Colorado

Player Spotlight

Jacob Markstrom had 28 wins and 23 losses last season in goal for the Canucks. He had 1,896 shots against him and he surrendered 166 goals. He made 1,730 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Bo Horvat scored 61 total points last year for the Canucks. He had 27 goals last season with 227 shots on net giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He had a total of 34 assists on the year and averaged 20.8 minutes played per contest. Elias Pettersson averaged 18.2 minutes of ice time per game last season. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 19% by tallying 28 goals on 144 attempts. He had 38 assists giving him a total of 66 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Elias Lindholm had 78 total points last season for the Flames. He had 27 goals last year with 182 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He had a total of 51 assists on the year and averaged 20 minutes played per contest. David Rittich had 27 wins and 9 losses last season in net for the Flames. He had 1,228 shots against him and he gave up 109 goals. He made 1,119 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Mark Giordano averaged 24.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 17 goals on 221 attempts. He had 57 assists giving him a total of 74 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks gave up 254 power play opportunities and surrendered 48 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81% last season. That was 11th in the league. They averaged 30 shots per contest and as a team shot 9.00% for the year. They allowed 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and had a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 16th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Canucks were 23rd overall with 81 total points last year. They were 26th in the league with 219 goals and 15th in goals allowed with 248. They had 251 power play chances and scored 43 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That was 22nd in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Flames were 3rd with a total of 289 goals scored while they were 23rd with 223 goals surrendered last season. They averaged 32 shots per game and had a team shooting percentage of 10.88%. As a unit they gave up 28 shots per contest and had a save percentage of 90%, putting them 21st in the league. The Flames had a total of 107 points last season, which was 3rd in the NHL. They had 53 power play goals on 275 chances for a percentage of 19%. That was 18th overall. They gave up 246 power play opportunities and surrendered 50 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 21st when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.4%, as they've attempted 4,523 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,817 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.6% as they have 3,391 attempts while they have given up 3,584 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 22nd in the league. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 48.7% of the time, which is 23rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the season. That is 9th overall in the NHL. They have 2,404 face-off wins compared to 2,453 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.5%. That ranks them 20th in the league. On defense Vancouver has 1,799 hits and they have blocked 1,233 shots from the opposition, putting them 8th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flames are 4th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46% for the season, which is 28th in the NHL. They have 2,490 face-off wins compared to 2,265 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.4%. That is 3rd in the league. On defense Calgary has 1,233 hits and they have blocked 1,033 shots from the opposition, which is 30th in the league. Calgary is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.6% as they've attempted 4,935 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,273 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 53.2% ranks 4th as they have 3,689 attempts while they have given up 3,240 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Vancouver +162 and over 6 total goals

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