The Nashville Predators (11-20-7) travel to face off against the Vancouver Canucks (18-11-8) on Friday, January 3rd. This game will be played at Rogers Arena in Vancouver and televised on ESPN+. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Puck drop is set for 10:00 ET.

Predators vs Canucks

The Nashville Predators Are Coming Off A Win

The Predators improved to 11-20-7 with a 5-2 win over the Avalanche. Nashville covered the puck line as -1.5 goal favorites, and the total of 7 goals went over the pre-game line of 6.5 goals.

All five of Nashville’s goals came from different players, and they trailed 1-0 before Steven Stamkos tied it up at 11:29 in the second period. The Predators added two empty-net goals to seal the victory.

The Vancouver Canucks Are Coming Off A Win

Vancouver improved to 18-11-8 with a 3-2 win over the Sharks. The Canucks were favored on the puck line, but failed to cover. The total was set at 6.5 goals, and the combined score of 5 fell short of that mark.

After falling behind 1-0 in the second period, Vancouver tied it up with a goal from Pius Suter at 5:19. Jake DeBrusk gave the Canucks a 2-1 lead in the third, but the Sharks evened the score again. Suter scored his second goal of the game with just 26 seconds left to secure the win for Vancouver.

Nashville Offense Breakdown

Nashville’s offense found the net five times in their 5-2 win over Colorado, with two of those goals coming on empty nets. The Predators went scoreless in the first period but picked up two goals in the second, including Steven Stamkos’ second of the season and Colton Sissons’ first. Roman Josi added his first goal of the year on a power play in the third period.

Filip Forsberg scored his seventh goal on an empty net, while Gustav Nyquist added his fourth, also on an empty net. Nashville recorded 25 shots on goal and had 15 giveaways. The Predators also tallied two power-play goals in the game.

Canucks Offense Breakdown

Pius Suter led the Canucks’ offense with two goals, including his 4th of the season, which came with just 26 seconds left to secure a 3-2 win. He also scored earlier in the second period, now with 3 goals on the year. Jake DeBrusk added his first goal of the season in the third period.

Vancouver fired 27 shots on goal but had 25 giveaways and didn’t score in the first period. They followed up with a goal in the second and two more in the third.

Nashville Team Defense

Juuse Saros made 29 saves with a 93.5% save percentage in the Predators’ 5-2 win over the Avalanche. Defensively, Nashville had 25 blocks, 23 hits, and 4 takeaways. After allowing the first goal at 17:06 in the 2nd period, they gave up another late in the 3rd, but they held on for the victory.

Vancouver Team Defense

Kevin Lankinen made 21 saves with a 91.3% save percentage for the Canucks, helping them to a 3-2 win over the Sharks. Defensively, the Canucks had 5 takeaways and 24 hits. However, they will look to improve on their late-game defense, as they gave up the first goal at 2:37 into the 2nd period and another at 18:43 in the 3rd.

Predators vs Canucks Trends

• In their last ten games away from home, the Predators have a straight up record of 1-9 while going 3-7 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 2 goals per game in these contests.
• In their last ten games at home, the Canucks have a straight up record of 4-6 while going 4-6 vs. the spread. The team averaged 3 goals per game in this stretch.
• Going back to their previous three games as the underdog, Vancouver has an puck line mark of 1-2 while going 1-2 straight up.
• Spanning across their last ten games as the betting favorite, the Predators have gone 2-8 vs the spread. Their overall record in these games was 3-7.

Predators vs Canucks Prediction

For a moneyline bet, I’m backing the Canucks to secure a victory over the Predators at home. With the moneyline currently set at +107, I’m locking in my bet on the Canucks straight-up.

Our projections have the Canucks pulling out a win as the underdog. But if you’re not as bullish as we are on the Canucks, we’d recommend at least getting a bet down on them to cover the puck line.

For those looking at the over/under line set at 6 goals, our expectation is that this game will surpass that mark, and we suggest making a bet on the over.

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