Vegas Golden Knights vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/16/2025

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Venue:  Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC 

Where to Watch:  TNT, MAX, truTV

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Knights -110, Canucks -110; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Knights -110, Canucks -110; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Knights -110, Canucks -110; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Vegas Golden Knights:  49-22-9 (1st place, Pacific Division)

Vancouver Canucks:  38-29-14 (5th place, Pacific Division)

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Vegas Golden Knights:  7-2-1 last 10

Vancouver Canucks:  5-3-2 last 10

The Golden Knights are entering this game with 107 points, a 49-22-9 record overall, and they are 20-13-6 in their road games this 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 5-3, but this is also the 2nd game of a back-to-back for them with their game against the Calgary Flames still to be played on Tuesday night. In their game against the Predators, Brett Howden, Nicolas Roy, Ivan Barbashev, Noah Hanifin, and Alexander Holtz each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Reilly Smith led the team in assists with 2 while Pavel Dorofeyev and Tomáš Hertl each led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Adin Hill was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 17 shots with 14 saves and a .824 save percentage. Their offense has scored 267 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 213 goals against them allowing 2.7 goals per game.

The Canucks are entering this game with 90 points, a 38-29-14 record overall, and they are 17-15-8 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the San Jose Sharks in their last game, winning that one at home 2-1 in overtime. Jake DeBrusk and Linus Karlsson each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Teddy Blueger, Brock Boeser, Quinn Hughes, and Drew O'Connor each led the team in assists with 1 while Pius Suter led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Nikita Tolopilo was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 16 shots with 15 saves and a .938 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 235 goals this season averaging 2.9 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 249 goals against them allowing 3.1 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Canucks listed as a pick 'em in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Canucks haven't looked great in their games this season with their 38-29-14 record overall which has them in 5th place of their division in the West and eliminated from playoff contention. They haven't looked that good on home ice either with their 17-15-8 home record this season. Meanwhile, the Golden Knights have looked really good in their games this season with their 49-22-9 record overall which has them right at the top of their division in the West with one of the best records in the entire NHL. They have also been a good road team this year with their 20-13-6 road record. They have been really hot coming into this one with 2 wins in a row now and they are also 7-2-1 in their last 10 games, but they don't really have anything to play for here with this being their last game of the regular season. They have already secured the number 1 seed in their division and they aren't in a great situation here either. They are playing this game on a back-to-back so they aren't going to have rest on their side, and they have a tough game on Tuesday against the Flames who are still fighting for a playoff spot. The Canucks haven't looked great lately as they are 5-3-2 in their last 10 games and have already been eliminated from playoff contention, but they are coming off a win over the Sharks in their last one and this is also their last game of the regular season so they will want to give their fans one last game to cheer about before their season is over. The Canucks can take advantage of the Golden Knights in a bad situation here in a game they don't need to win. The best way to place a bet here is on the Canucks to win this game. 

Golden Knights Canucks Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Wednesday, April 16, 2025 (10:00 pm ET start time) is Canucks 3 Knights 2.

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Vegas Golden Knights: 164-109 (+19.6 units) on the moneyline in all games. 18-7 (+11.1 units) on the moneyline in a road game where the total is 5.5. 43-24 (+9.2 units) on the moneyline when playing against a marginal losing team (Win Pct. 40% to 49%). 132-83 (+21.6 units) on the moneyline against poor power play killing teams - opp score on over 17.5% of chances. 

Vancouver Canucks: 23-25 (-12.3 units) on the moneyline as a home favorite of -200 or less. 6-17 (-13.6 units) on the moneyline off a home win against a division rival. 19-35 (-10.2 units) on the moneyline when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 60% to 75%). 22-42 (-11.9 units) on the moneyline versus very good teams - outscoring their opponents by 0.5+ goals/game.

Vegas Golden Knights:  J. Eichel (C) Day To Day - Upper Body. I. Samsonov (G) Day To Day - Upper-body. A. Pietrangelo (D) Out - Undisclosed.

Vancouver Canucks:  M. Sasson (C) Day To Day - Undisclosed. T. Myers (D) Day To Day - Undisclosed. T. Demko (G) Out - Illness. N. Aman (C) Out For Season - Undisclosed. E. Pettersson (D) Out - Upper-body. F. Chytil (C) Out - Concussion. N. Juulsen (D) Out For Season - Groin.

“This is just the beginning. But it's good when you have high expectations and standards. That is a good thing. Pressure, people talked about that before, all pressure's on. So, we'll welcome the pressure. That probably means you're doing well in something, right? It means you're playing in high-stakes games. That's what's there for us around the corner. The way we approach things. We want to be held to a standard and have a reasonable chance to meet it, and we did.” - Bruce Cassidy after his team’s win against the Predators in their game on Saturday.

“It's been a weird year with that. Obviously, we have to dive into why. I thought we managed the puck well. Obviously, (Quinn) Hughes had the puck most of the time. That helps. So, maybe that's the strategy, just give him the puck and we all watch him. But no, we’ve got to look into it for sure.” - Rick Tocchet after his team’s win against the Sharks in their game on Monday.

LW Ivan Barbashev

C Brett Howden

RW Mark Stone

LD Brayden McNabb

RD Shea Theodore

G Adin Hill

LW Nils Hoglander

C Pius Suter

RW Conor Garland

LD Quinn Hughes

RD Elias Pettersson

G Kevin Lankinen

Points: J. Eichel (93)

Goals: P. Dorofeyev (33)

Assists: J. Eichel (66)

GAA: A. Schmid (1.35)

Points: Q. Hughes (76)

Goals: J. DeBrusk (28)

Assists: Q. Hughes (60)

GAA: N. Tolopilo (0.94)

Coaches:

Vegas Golden Knights: Bruce Cassidy (3rd season)

Vancouver Canucks: Rick Tocchet (3rd season)