Coyotes vs Canucks Pick – NHL Predictions & Odds 3/16/23

The Vancouver Canucks and Arizona Coyotes meet Thursday in NHL action at the Mullett Arena. 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 22.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Andrei Kuzmenko leads Vancouver with 33 goals, Quinn Hughes has 56 assists and Elias Pettersson has 209 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vancouver Canucks are allowing 3.8 goals per game and are killing 68.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Thatcher Demko has given up 69 goals on 659 shots faced, and Spencer Martin has allowed 107 goals on 830 shots.

The Arizona Coyotes are averaging 2.8 goals per game and are scoring on 19.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Clayton Keller leads Arizona with 31 goals, Matias Maccell has 31 assists and Barrett Hayton has 147 shots on goal. Defensively, the Arizona Coyotes are allowing 3.5 goals per game and are killing 75.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Karel Vejmelka has given up 145 goals on 1,499 shots faced, and Connor Ingram has allowed 82 goals on 897 shots.

The Canucks are 4-11 in their last 15 road games and 5-0 in their last 5 overall. The Coyotes are 4-0 in their last 4 home games and 55-112 in their last 167 overall. The over is 18-7-5 in Canucks last 30 overall. The over is 5-2-1 in Coyotes last 8 overall. The Canucks are 2-5 in the last 7 meetings in Arizona and 4-0 in the last 4 meetings. The favorite is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings. The home team is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.

Two teams going nowhere this season but are coming off strong weeks. The difference here is we’re getting the Coyotes at home with plus money. While the Canucks are coming off possibly their best week of the season, they still have issues on the road. Despite all the losses, the Coyotes are still a top-8 most profitable team because they can steal wins as underdogs. Give me the plus money.