The Nashville Predators have a chance to push their first-round series in the NHL playoffs against the Vancouver Canucks to seven games on Friday night at Bridgestone Arena. Nashville, which finished fourth in the NHL standings for the Central Division in the regular season, extended the series with a 2-1 win in Vancouver in Game 5.
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Vancouver Canucks vs Nashville Predators Information
Vancouver Canucks vs Nashville Predators
Location of the game: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee
Date & Time: Friday, May 3 at 7 p.m. ET
Where to Watch: ESPN and Sportsnet (Canada)
Phillies vs Angels Picks
- Pick 1: Predators -130
- Pick 2: Under 5.5 (-115)
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Casey DeSmith (2.89 GAA, .895 save percentage) is expected to start in goal for the Canucks and Juuse Saros (2.86 GAA, .906 save percentage) is the projected starting goaltender for the Predators. Let’s take a look at the Canucks vs Predators betting predictions.
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Vancouver Canucks vs Nashville Predators Odds
Vancouver is a +110 moneyline underdog in the Canucks betting tips for Game 6 and has NHL Vegas odds of +1.5 (-250) for the puck line. The Predators’ game odds are -130 for the moneyline and -1.5 (+185) for the puck line. The total for the Canucks vs Predators betting predictions is 5.5.
Vancouver Canucks vs Nashville Predators Betting Preview
Canucks Need More from Star Players
The Vancouver Canucks has had to deal with adversity in this series, losing starting goaltender Thatcher Demko in the first game. They were also down 3-1 in Game 4 with less than four minutes remaining and stormed back to win in overtime, taking a 3-1 series lead. However, they didn’t respond well at home in Game 5, losing 2-1 and only recording 20 shots. Elias Pettersson, one of the team’s leaders in NHL player stats during the regular season, has only two assists through the first five NHL games in this series and needs to be a lot better.
The Canucks had the ninth-best record in road games on the NHL schedule in the 2023-24 regular season, going 23-14-4. They were sixth in NHL stats for goals (3.4), 26th in shots (28.4), and fifth in goals against (2.7). They have 12 goals through five games in this series, which is below their season average, and haven’t had more than 21 shots in a game.
Predators Pushing for Game 7
Nashville has been the better team in this series, despite being down 3-2. They’ve outshot Vancouver in almost every game, are averaging more shots, and look like the better and more composed team. The Canucks were lucky to win Game 4, otherwise, they could have been facing elimination tonight. Nashville lost all three regular-season games against the Canucks this year, but those NHL picks don’t matter in the postseason.
Goaltending is the Predators biggest advantage in the Canucks vs Predators betting predictions and they need Saros to be at his best in Game 6, especially considering how low-scoring this series has been. The Nashville Predators, like the Canucks, only have 12 goals through the first five games in the series.
Luke Schenn and Spencer Stastney are on the NHL injury report for Nashville. Stastney is out week-to-week, while Schenn is questionable for Game 6 with an illness.
Vancouver Canucks vs Nashville Predators Betting Picks
Only one series thus far – the Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins – is going to seven games, but we should have at least one more with two Game 6s on Friday. The Predators and Canucks are the best bet to go the distance considering the way this series has gone. Vancouver got by on the strength of their goaltending and timely scoring all season long – now they don’t have Demko and the scoring has dried up.
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May 03 2024 Canucks vs Predators Match Recap
It wasn’t easy, but the Vancouver Canucks are heading to the Second Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Vancouver finished off a 1-0 win in Game 6 as the Nashville Predators just weren’t able to get anything going.
Puck Line: Taking the 1.5 goals and backing the road team was the right play, but not the best bet to make. Those that took the Predators at -1.5 were frustrated all night long as they couldn’t score a goal.
Money Line: The moneyline odds in this game were pretty tight, but the Predators had odds set at -125. Taking the Vancouver Canucks at +135 was the right pick to make as they held strong to win this game.
Total: The over/under was set at 5.5 total goals in this matchup, but taking the over would have been a major mistake. Vancouver and Nashville failed to do anything on offense as there was just one total goal scored.
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