The Vegas Golden Knights and Vancouver Canucks meet Sunday in NHL action at the Rogers Arena. Here’s a Canucks vs. Golden Knights Prediction. This article will include a Canucks vs. Golden Knights Prediction Pick.
Vegas Golden Knights Betting Preview
The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Blackhawks, lost to the Ducks, and they play the Kraken next. The Golden Knights have won 8 of their last 10 regular season games.
The Vegas Golden Knights are averaging 4 goals per game and are scoring on 33.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Shea Theodore leads Vegas with 1 goal, Jack Eichel has 4 assists, and Tomas Hertl has 9 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vegas Golden Knights are allowing 3 goals per game and are killing 100 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Carter Hart has given up 6 goals on 46 shots faced.
Vancouver Canucks Betting Preview
The Vancouver Canucks lost to the Oilers, beat the Flames, and play the Hurricanes next. The Canucks have won 5 of their last 7 games.
The Vancouver Canucks are averaging 5.67 goals per game and are scoring 20 percent of their power-play opportunities. Paul Cotter leads Vancouver with 3 goals, Filip Hronek has 4 assists, and Marco Rossi has 5 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vancouver Canucks are allowing 5 goals per game and are killing 63.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Leevi Merilainen has given up 2 goals on 35 shots faced, while Kevin Lankinen has allowed 13 goals on 57 shots.
Why the Vancouver Canucks will win
- The Golden Knights have lost five of their last six games as an away favorite when playing with a rest advantage.
- The Canucks have won four of their last six games as underdogs.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Golden Knights’ last 10 games at Rogers Arena.
- The Golden Knights have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last seven games as an away favorite when playing with a rest advantage.
- The Golden Knights have lost the second period in each of their last seven games as road favorites when trailing after the first period.
Why the Vegas Golden Knights will win
- The Canucks have lost each of their last 14 games following a home win.
- The Golden Knights have won each of their last seven games against the Canucks.
- The Golden Knights have covered the puck line in each of their last six road games against Western Conference opponents.
- The Canucks have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight games when playing with a rest disadvantage against the Golden Knights.
- The Golden Knights have won the third period in each of their last seven games against the Canucks.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Canucks’ last six night games at Rogers Arena following a win have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Five of the Golden Knights’ last six road openers have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Four of the last five games between teams from the same division have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Golden Knights’ last 15 games against Western Conference opponents.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Canucks’ last nine games as home underdogs.
Vancouver Canucks Player Prop Facts
- Filip Hronek has recorded at least one assist in five of the Canucks’ last six games as underdogs.
Vegas Golden Knights Player Prop Facts
- Brett Howden has scored a goal in each of the Golden Knights’ last four road games against Pacific Division opponents.
- Jack Eichel has recorded at least one assist in eight of the Golden Knights’ last nine games as favorites.
- Mark Stone was one of only six players in the league to score a goal in six consecutive appearances last season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Vancouver Canucks ranked 32nd in the league for goals against per game last season (3.83).
- The Vancouver Canucks ranked 32nd in the league in penalty kill percentage last season (71.49%).
- The Vegas Golden Knights ranked 6th in the league in power play percentage last season (24.58%).
- The Vegas Golden Knights ranked 7th in the league in penalty kill percentage last season (81.37%).
Canucks vs Golden Knights Injury Report
The Canucks will be without Jake DeBrusk, Jack Thompson, Akil Thomas, Mackenzie MacEachern, Thatcher Demko, and Filip Chytil.
The Golden Knights will be without Raphael Lavoie and Lukas Cormier.
Canucks vs Golden Knights Prediction
Thick line for a home team, and the Canucks have held their own through three games. The Golden Knights have also been hit or miss lately on the road. However, the Canucks have been so dreadful defensively that they’re hard to get behind against even decent competition. Until the Canucks tighten things up on the defensive side, I’m going to blindly fade them. Give me the Golden Knights and the PL for max betting value.