Canucks vs Blackhawks Pick – NHL Predictions & Odds 4/6/23

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

The Chicago Blackhawks are averaging 2.4 goals per game and are scoring on 16.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Taylor Raddysh leads Chicago with 20 goals, Seth Jones has 23 assists and Andreas Athanasiou has 152 shots on goal. Defensively, the Chicago Blackhawks are allowing 3.6 goals per game and are killing 76.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Petr Mrazek has given up 123 goals on 1,177 shots faced, and Alex Stalock has allowed 64 goals on 719 shots.

The Vancouver Canucks are averaging 3.4 goals per game and are scoring on 22.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Andrei Kuzmenko leads Vancouver with 37 goals, Quinn Hughes has 66 assists and Elias Pettersson has 243 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vancouver Canucks are allowing 3.7 goals per game and are killing 70.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Thatcher Demko has given up 95 goals on 894 shots faced, and Spencer Martin has allowed 107 goals on 830 shots.

The Blackhawks are 15-37 in their last 52 road games and 21-49 in their last 70 overall. The Canucks are 1-4 in their last 5 home games and 0-4 in their last 4 overall. The over is 3-0-1 in Blackhawks last 4 overall. The over is 3-1-1 in Canucks last 5 overall. The Blackhawks are 1-6 in the last 7 meetings in Vancouver and 1-6 in the last 7 meetings. The road team is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.

The Vancouver Canucks are the better team and playing at home should help, but the bottom line is these are two below average teams that have nothing to play for at this stage. Yes, the Canucks are the better side, but laying -200 juice is nuts given their situation. If backing either side, I need plus money attached. So, I’ll take a shot in the dark with the Chicago Blackhawks if forced to pick.