Blackhawks vs Canucks Pick – NHL Predictions & Odds 3/26/23

The Vancouver Canucks and Chicago Blackhawks meet Sunday in NHL action at the United Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Vancouver Canucks are averaging 3.3 goals per game and are scoring on 22.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Andrei Kuzmenko leads Vancouver with 35 goals, Quinn Hughes has 63 assists and Elias Pettersson has 224 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vancouver Canucks are allowing 3.7 goals per game and are killing 69.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Thatcher Demko has given up 80 goals on 772 shots faced, and Spencer Martin has allowed 107 goals on 830 shots.

The Chicago Blackhawks are averaging 2.5 goals per game and are scoring on 16.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Taylor Raddysh leads Chicago with 20 goals, Seth Jones has 21 assists and Andreas Athanasiou has 134 shots on goal. Defensively, the Chicago Blackhawks are allowing 3.5 goals per game and are killing 76.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Petr Mrazek has given up 113 goals on 1,080 shots faced, and Alex Stalock has allowed 53 goals on 626 shots.

The Canucks are 4-1 in their last 5 road games and 8-2 in their last 10 overall. The Blackhawks are 5-2 in their last 7 home games and 20-45 in their last 65 overall. The over is 32-15-4 in Canucks last 51 road games. The over is 9-2 in Blackhawks last 11 Sunday games. The Canucks are 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Chicago and 5-1 in the last 6 meetings. The underdog is 10-4 in the last 14 meetings.

I’m not running to the window to back either of these teams that have nothing to ply for at this stage. With that said, the Vancouver Canucks are playing some of their best hockey of the season and look to finish things off on a high note. The Chicago Blackhawks have been in tank mode for a while now, and it will take a lot of plus money for me to give them a serious look. The Canucks are playing better hockey. It’s the juice or pass for me.