Winnipeg Jets vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction, Preview and Odds - 03/09/2024

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Saturday, March 9, 2024

Venue:  Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Jets +115, Canucks -135; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Jets +115, Canucks -135; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Jets +115, Canucks -135; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Winnipeg Jets:  39-17-5 (2nd place, Central Division)

Vancouver Canucks:  41-17-7 (1st place, Pacific Division)

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Winnipeg Jets:  7-3-0 last 10

Vancouver Canucks:  4-5-1 last 10

The Jets are entering this game with 83 points, a 39-17-5 record overall, and they are 18-9-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Seattle Kraken in their last game, losing that one at home 4-3, but this is also the 2nd game of a back-to-back for them with their game against the Seattle Kraken still to be played on Friday night. In their 1st game against the Kraken, Adam Lowry, Kyle Connor, and Nino Niederreiter each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Mason Appleton led the team in assists with 2 while Adam Lowry, Nino Niederreiter, Sean Monahan, Josh Morrissey, and Cole Perfetti each led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Connor Hellebuyck was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 24 shots with 20 saves and a .833 save percentage. Their offense has scored 190 goals this season averaging 3.1 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 148 goals against them allowing 2.4 goals per game.

The Canucks are entering this game with 89 points, a 41-17-7 record overall, and they are 20-6-3 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Vegas Golden Knights in their last game, winning that one on the road 3-1. Phillip Di Giuseppe, Conor Garland, and Quinn Hughes each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Brock Boeser, Nils Höglander, Noah Juulsen, Elias Lindholm, and Elias Pettersson each led the team in assists with 1 while Brock Boeser and Quinn Hughes each led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Thatcher Demko was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 28 shots with 27 saves and a .964 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 229 goals this season averaging 3.5 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 178 goals against them allowing 2.7 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Jets listed as a slight underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Jets have looked great in their games this season with their 39-17-5 record overall which has them in 2nd place of their division in the West right now and in a playoff spot. They have looked good in their road games this year with their 18-9-3 road record too. Meanwhile, the Canucks have also looked really good in their games this season with their 41-17-7 record overall which leads their division in the West with one of the best records in the entire NHL. They have also looked great on their home ice this year with their 20-6-3 home record. They are coming off a nice win against the Golden Knights in their last one but they really haven't been at their best lately. The Canucks are only 4-5-1 in their last 10 games and they haven't been playing with much urgency either since the 2nd place team in their division is 11 points behind. The Jets have been the much hotter team coming into this one with their 7-3-0 record in their last 10 games. They are in a tougher situation here since they are playing this game on a back-to-back, but they are going to have the motivation since they are still fighting to take the lead of their division and keep their current playoff spot. The Jets have been the hotter team coming into this one and they have also been a lot better on defense all season which will carry them far in a game like this between two of the stronger teams in the West. The best way to place a bet here is on the Jets to win this game. 

Jets Canucks Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Saturday, March 9, 2024 (10:00 pm ET start time) is Jets 3 Canucks 2.

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Winnipeg Jets: 15-18 (-9.1 units) on the moneyline off a road win by 2 goals or more. 23-25 (-9.6 units) on the moneyline after allowing 1 goal or less in their previous game. 20-11 UNDER after 1 or more consecutive unders. 10-4 UNDER after scoring 3 goals or more in 4 straight games.

Vancouver Canucks: 41-24 (+10.6 units) on the moneyline in all games. 14-2 (+11.2 units) on the moneyline after playing 3 consecutive road games. 10-5 UNDER after a division game. 6-3 UNDER off a win against a division rival. 

Winnipeg Jets:  G. Vilardi (RW) Out Fri - Upper Body. C. Hellebuyck (G) Ques Fri - Illness. N. Schmidt (D) Ques Fri - Illness.

Vancouver Canucks:  T. Myers (D) Out indefinitely - Lower Body. D. Joshua (C) Out indefinitely - Upper Body. T. Poolman (D) out for season - Migraine.

“That’s a frustrating loss. It certainly wasn’t our best.” - Rick Bowness after his team’s loss against the Kraken in their game on Tuesday.

“Unreal save. That’s a highlight one that will probably be on tonight and the rest of the month. It kind of woke our bench up. We gave up a couple of odd-man rushes and he gave us life.” - Rick Tocchet after his team’s win against the LA Kings in their game on Tuesday.

LW Connor, Kyle

C Scheifele, Mark

RW Namestnikov, Vladislav

LD Morrissey, Joshua

RD DeMelo, Dylan

G Hellebuyck, Connor

LW Höglander, Nils

C Pettersson, Elias

RW Suter, Pius

LD Hughes, Quinn

RD Hronek, Filip

G Demko, Thatcher

Points: M. Scheifele (55)

Goals: K. Connor (26)

Assists: J. Morrissey (43)

GAA: L. Brossoit (2.24)

Points: J. Miller (84)

Goals: B. Boeser (35)

Assists: Q. Hughes (61)

GAA: T. Demko (2.49)

Coaches:

Winnipeg Jets: Rick Bowness (2nd season)

Vancouver Canucks: Rick Tocchet (2nd season)