Nashville Predators vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/23/2024

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Venue:  Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC

Where to Watch:  ESPN2

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Predators +136, Canucks -162; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Predators +130, Canucks -155; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Predators +130, Canucks -155; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Nashville Predators:  47-30-5 (4th place, Central Division)

Vancouver Canucks:  50-23-9 (1st place, Pacific Division)

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Nashville Predators:  4-5-1 last 10

Vancouver Canucks:  6-3-1 last 10

The Predators are entering this game with 99 points, a 47-30-5 record overall, and they were 24-14-3 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Vancouver Canucks in their last game, losing that one on the road 4-2. Ryan O'Reilly and Jason Zucker each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Filip Forsberg, Mark Jankowski, Roman Josi, and Gustav Nyquist each led the team in assists with 1 while Luke Evangelista led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Juuse Saros was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 20 shots with 17 saves and a .850 save percentage. Their offense has scored 269 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 248 goals against them allowing 3 goals per game.

The Canucks are entering this game with 109 points, a 50-23-9 record overall, and they were 27-9-5 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Nashville Predators in their last game, winning that one at home 4-2. Dakota Joshua led the team in goals scored with 2 while Quinn Hughes and Elias Lindholm each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Dakota Joshua, Theodor Blueger, Brock Boeser, Conor Garland, Filip Hronek, J. T. Miller, and Nikita Zadorov each led the team in assists with 1 while Quinn Hughes, Nikita Zadorov, and Pius Suter each led the team in shots on net in that game with 3. Thatcher Demko was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 21 shots with 19 saves and a .905 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 279 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 223 goals against them allowing 2.7 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Canucks listed as a favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 2 of a 7 game series between the 1st seeded Canucks from the Pacific Division and the 1st seeded Wild Card, the Predators, for Round 1 of the NHL Western Conference playoffs. The Canucks have a 1-0 series lead after winning game 1 of this series on their home ice. The Canucks have looked great in their games this season with their 50-23-9 record overall, leading their division in the West with one of the best records in the NHL for most of the season. They have also looked great on home ice this year with their 27-9-5 home record. Meanwhile, the Predators have been a good road team this year with their 24-14-3 road record, but they also got into the playoffs in the Wild Card. The Predators weren't having a great season either but they started to surge up the standings late in the year as they were getting hot. They managed to work themselves into a playoff spot and didn't have anything to play for over the last week of the regular season. They also ended the regular season long before a lot of other teams which gave them a big layoff between their last game of the season and their 1st game of the playoffs. It didn't seem to affect them at first since they took a lead in game 1, but eventually the Canucks came back in the 3rd period to win the game. The Predators did a good job to make the playoffs but they haven't really been a playoff team over the last few years while the Canucks have been building to this with their young team and finally showed some results with their performance during the regular season. The Predators aren't going to be much of a threat to the Canucks in this series and they aren't going to steal a game from them on the road. The best way to place a bet here is on the Canucks to cover the spread in this game.

Predators Canucks Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Tuesday, April 23, 2024 (10:00 pm ET start time) is Canucks 4 Predators 1.

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Nashville Predators: 47-36 (+9.5 units) on the moneyline in all games. 15-6 (+9.1 units) on the moneyline revenging a same season loss vs opponent. 40-32 (+11.6 units) on the moneyline after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game. 12-5 OVER after 2 straight losses by 2 goals or more. 16-8 OVER playing with triple revenge - 3 straight losses vs. opponent. 

Vancouver Canucks: 64-62 (-6.4 units) on the moneyline off a win or tie in their previous game. 36-39 (-9 units) on the moneyline after a win by 2 goals or more. 12-15 (-7.3 units) on the moneyline off a home win. 39-24 OVER off a home win. 25-25 OVER off a home win by 2 goals or more.

Nashville Predators:  None.

Vancouver Canucks:  T. Poolman (D) out for season - Migraine.

“I thought we were starting to take over the game and we fall asleep on a shift in the offensive zone, lose assignments, don’t block a shot and it’s 2-2. And I thought we had a lot of momentum going there, so that’s hockey. We've got to learn from it and move on — Etch A Sketch memory, short term — and move straight ahead.” - Andrew Brunette after his team’s loss against the Canucks in game 1 of this series on Sunday.

“We’ve been talking about being in one-goal games the whole season for these moments, and I love that there was zero panic today, hardly any at all. We just stayed with it.” - J.T. Miller after their win against the Predators in game 1 of this series on Sunday.

LW Forsberg, Filip

C O'Reilly, Ryan

RW Nyquist, Gustav

LD McDonagh, Ryan

RD Josi, Roman

G Saros, Juuse

LW Suter, Pius

C Miller, J.T.

RW Boeser, Brock

LD Hughes, Quinn

RD Hronek, Filip

G Demko, Thatcher

Points: F. Forsberg (94)

Goals: F. Forsberg (48)

Assists: R. Josi (62)

GAA: K. Lankinen (2.82)

Points: J. Miller (103)

Goals: B. Boeser (40)

Assists: Q. Hughes (75)

GAA: T. Demko (2.45)

Coaches:

Nashville Predators: Andrew Brunette (1st season)

Vancouver Canucks: Rick Tocchet (2nd season)