Vancouver Canucks vs Detroit Red Wings 3/17/22 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Detroit Red Wings and Vancouver Canucks meet Thursday in NHL action at the Rogers Arena. The Detroit Red Wings look to snap a six-game losing streak. The Vancouver Canucks look for a win after winning 10 of their last 15 games.

The Detroit Red Wings are averaging 2.8 goals per game and are scoring on 17.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Dylan Larkin leads Detroit with 27 goals, Moritz Seider has 37 assists and Lucas Raymond has 136 shots on goal. Defensively, the Detroit Red Wings are allowing 3.7 goals per game and are killing 72.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Alex Nedeljkovic has given up 128 goals on 1,283 shots faced, and Thomas Greiss has allowed 71 goals on 628 shots.

The Vancouver Canucks are averaging 2.8 goals per game and are scoring on 21.5 percent of their power play opportunities. JT Miller leads Vancouver with 24 goals, Quinn Hughes has 44 assists and Bo Horvat has 154 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vancouver Canucks are allowing 2.9 goals per game and are killing 70.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Thatcher Demko has given up 126 goals on 1,502 shots faced and Jaroslav Halak has allowed 33 goals on 282 shots.

The Red Wings are 18-70 in their last 88 road games and 57-126 in their last 183 overall. The Canucks are 4-0 in their last 4 Thursday games and 7-3 in their last 10 overall. The over is 4-1 in Red Wings last 5 overall. The over is 14-2 in Canucks last 16 overall. The home team is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.

The Detroit Red Wings have not only lost six straight games, but their defense has been getting killed during this stretch, and they’ve had zero success the last couple of years on the road. The Vancouver Canucks can light it up offensively here and there with the amount of shots thy get off, and they should be licking their chops on their home ice. Give me the Canucks and the PL for max betting value.