Vancouver Canucks vs Nashville Predators Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/28/2024

Game Time: 5:00 pm ET, Sunday, April 28, 2024

Venue:  Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN 

Where to Watch:  TBS, MAX

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Canucks +105, Predators -125; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Canucks +105, Predators -125; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Canucks +100, Predators -120; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

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

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

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Vancouver Canucks:  6-3-1 last 10

Nashville Predators:  5-4-1 last 10

The Canucks are entering this game with 109 points, a 50-23-9 record overall, and they were 23-14-4 in their road 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 on the road 2-1. J. T. Miller and Brock Boeser each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Quinn Hughes led the team in assists with 2 while J. T. Miller led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Casey DeSmith was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 30 shots with 29 saves and a .967 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 Predators are entering this game with 99 points, a 47-30-5 record overall, and they were 23-16-2 in their home 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 at home 2-1. Luke Evangelista scored 1 goal for them in that game. Alexandre Carrier and Jason Zucker each led the team in assists with 1 while Luke Evangelista, Filip Forsberg, and Ryan O'Reilly each led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Juuse Saros was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 12 shots with 10 saves and a .833 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 current betting odds have the Predators listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 4 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 2-1 series lead after winning game 3 of this series on the road. The Canucks have been a good road team this season with their 23-14-4 road record, but the Predators have also looked good on home ice this year with their 23-16-2 home record. The Predators lost game 3 of this series on home ice which flipped the home advantage in this series back in favor of the Canucks, but the Predators didn't play badly in game 3 even though they lost. They lost the game 2-1 and the story of this game was how bad their goaltending was as Saros gave up 2 goals on only 12 shots. The Predators played great defense on their home ice to really mitigate the scoring chances for the Canucks and it definitely worked, their goalie just had a bad night. Saros will be looking to bounce back with a better performance on home ice though and as long as he has a better game here, the Predators are in a great position to even up this series with a win. The best way to place a bet here is on the Predators to win this game. 

Canucks Predators Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Sunday, April 28, 2024 (5:00 pm ET start time) is Predators 3 Canucks 1.

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Vancouver Canucks: 64-63 (-7.6 units) on the moneyline off a win or tie in their previous game. 11-11 (-4.2 units) on the moneyline after allowing 1 goal or less in their previous game. 22-15 OVER after 1 or more consecutive unders. 26-18 OVER after allowing 1 goal or less in their previous game. 

Nashville Predators: 29-21 (+12.1 units) on the moneyline revenging a home loss versus opponent. 62-53 (+12 units) on the moneyline after 1 or more consecutive losses. 27-15 OVER after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game. 28-18 OVER after allowing 2 goals or less in 2 straight games.

Vancouver Canucks:  T. Demko (G) Out indefinitely - Knee. T. Poolman (D) out for season - Migraine.

Nashville Predators:  S. Stastney (D) Ques Sun - Upper Body.

“It couldn’t come at a better time. I was really disappointed with how I played the other night. I thought the team played great the other night and didn’t get the result they deserved. And tonight I thought we really brought it. We earned that one. So it means a lot.” - Casey DeSmith after their win against the Predators in game 3 of this series on Friday.

“Like I said, the whole series is going to be muddy. It’s going to be hard. And we still got to do a better job getting inside.” - Andrew Brunette after his team’s loss against the Canucks in game 3 of this series on Friday.

LW Suter, Pius

C Miller, J.T.

RW Boeser, Brock

LD Hughes, Quinn

RD Hronek, Filip

G DeSmith, Casey

LW Forsberg, Filip

C O'Reilly, Ryan

RW Nyquist, Gustav

LD McDonagh, Ryan

RD Josi, Roman

G Saros, Juuse

Points: J. Miller (103)

Goals: B. Boeser (40)

Assists: Q. Hughes (75)

GAA: T. Demko (2.45)

Points: F. Forsberg (94)

Goals: F. Forsberg (48)

Assists: R. Josi (62)

GAA: K. Lankinen (2.82)

Coaches:

Vancouver Canucks: Rick Tocchet (2nd season)

Nashville Predators: Andrew Brunette (1st season)