Vancouver Canucks vs Boston Bruins Prediction, Preview and Odds - 02/08/2024

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Thursday, February 8, 2024

Venue:  TD Garden, Boston, MA 

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Canucks +114, Bruins -135; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Canucks +114, Bruins -135; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Canucks +114, Bruins -135; Over/Under:  6 goals

Vancouver Canucks:  34-11-5 (1st place, Pacific Division)

Boston Bruins:  31-10-9 (1st place, Atlantic Division)

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Vancouver Canucks:  8-0-2 last 10

Boston Bruins:  7-2-1 last 10

The Canucks are entering this game with 73 points, a 34-11-5 record overall, and they are 16-7-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Carolina Hurricanes in their last game, winning that one on the road 3-2. Elias Lindholm led the team in goals scored with 2 while J. T. Miller scored 1 goal for them in that game. Brock Boeser and Quinn Hughes each led the team in assists with 2 while J. T. Miller 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 24 shots with 22 saves and a .917 save percentage. Their offense has scored 189 goals this season averaging 3.8 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 129 goals against them allowing 2.6 goals per game.

The Bruins are entering this game with 71 points, a 31-10-9 record overall, and they are 16-5-3 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Calgary Flames in their last game, losing that one at home 4-1. Pavel Zacha scored 1 goal for them in that game. Charlie Coyle and David Pastrňák each led the team in assists with 1 while David Pastrňák, Pavel Zacha, Matt Grzelcyk, and Charlie McAvoy each led the team in shots on net in that game with 3. Jeremy Swayman was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 29 shots with 25 saves and a .862 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 174 goals this season averaging 3.5 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 132 goals against them allowing 2.6 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Bruins listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Bruins have looked great in their games this season with their 31-10-9 record overall which has them leading their division in the East and is also one of the best records in the entire NHL. They have also looked great on home ice this season with their 16-5-3 home record. Meanwhile, the Canucks have also looked great in their games this season with their 34-11-5 record overall which has them leading their division in the West and is also one of the best records in the entire NHL too. The Canucks have also looked good in their road games with their 16-7-3 road record and they just beat the Hurricanes on the road in their last game. The Bruins are coming off a home loss in their last game though and they will be looking to bounce back here. Both of these teams were really hot going into the All-Star break and the Canucks have come out of the break as the hotter team with that win in their last game, but the Bruins are still one of the best home teams in the NHL going back to last season too and they are going to be motivated to bounce back on home ice. The best way to place a bet here is on the Bruins to win this game. 

Canucks Bruins Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Thursday, February 8, 2024 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Bruins 3 Canucks 2.

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Vancouver Canucks: 39-47 (-11.2 units) on the moneyline in non-conference games. 49-55 (-8.8 units) on the moneyline after playing a road game. 30-18 OVER in all games. 17-7 OVER in a road game where the total is 6 or more. 13-4 OVER after 1 or more consecutive unders.

Boston Bruins: 152-75 (+32.4 units) on the moneyline in all games. 22-9 (+9.2 units) on the moneyline off a home loss. 50-22 (+16.1 units) on the moneyline after 1 or more consecutive losses. 9-4 OVER off a home loss by 2 goals or more. 4-1 OVER after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game. 13-6 OVER when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days.

Vancouver Canucks:  P. Di Giuseppe (LW) Mid Feb - Lower Body. C. Soucy (D) Mid March - Hand. G. Brisebois (D) Out indefinitely - Upper Body. T. Poolman (D) out for season - Migraine.

Boston Bruins:  M. Poitras (C) Ques Thurs - Shoulder. M. Lucic (LW) Out indefinitely - Ankle.

“When you go through the tape, you’ll see hockey IQ plays.” - Rick Tocchet after his team’s win against the Hurricanes in their game on Tuesday.

“Physical. Mental. Both. We just weren’t good enough tonight. Obviously practice didn’t translate and they outplayed us." - Charlie McAvoy after their loss against the Flames in their game on Tuesday.

LW Mikheyev, Ilya

C Pettersson, Elias

RW Lindholm, Elias

LD Hughes, Quinn

RD Hronek, Filip

G Demko, Thatcher

LW Marchand, Brad

C Coyle, Charlie

RW DeBrusk, Jake

LD Grzelcyk, Matt

RD McAvoy, Charlie

G Swayman, Jeremy

Points: J. Miller (68)

Goals: B. Boeser (30)

Assists: Q. Hughes (52)

GAA: T. Demko (2.43)

Points: D. Pastrnak (73)

Goals: D. Pastrnak (33)

Assists: D. Pastrnak (40)

GAA: J. Swayman (2.36)

Coaches:

Vancouver Canucks: Rick Tocchet (2nd season)

Boston Bruins: Jim Montgomery (2nd season)