There are only two games to consider for those making NHL picks today. In the second game of the Halloween doubleheader on Tuesday, the Vancouver Canucks (5-2-1) host the Nashville Predators (4-4-0). Nashville is beginning a five-game road trip, while the Canucks conclude a three-game homestand. Let’s take a closer look at the Nashville vs. Vancouver betting analysis.
Predators vs Canucks Picks
Pick the Canucks ML (-135)
Juuse Saros, one of the leading early-season NHL picks for the Vezina Trophy, is likely to start for the Predators. Thatcher Demko is expected to start for the Canucks.
Nashville Predators vs Vancouver Canucks Odds
Predators vs Canucks Information
Nashville Predators vs Vancouver Canucks
Location of the game: Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia
Date & Time: Tuesday, October 31 at 10 p.m. ET
How to Watch: ESPN+ and SN1 (Canada)
Nashville Predators vs Vancouver Canucks Betting Analysis
Predators Begin Five-Game Road Trip
Nashville, which is just 1-2 on the road this season, begins a five-game road trip in one of the two NHL matchups on Tuesday night. The Predators play the Canucks, Seattle Kraken, Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, and Winnipeg Jets. Nashville ranks T19th in goals per game (2.88) and 17th in shots (31.1). They have a balanced offense with five players having more than five points, including Filip Forsberg who leads the team in NHL player stats with seven points.
The Predators’ defense and goaltending have been solid this season, however. They rank 7th in goals allowed (2.63) and T8th in shots on goal allowed (29). Their penalty kill has been ineffective with just a 69.2 percent success rate, third-last in the league.
Canucks Looking for Points in Five Straight
The Vancouver Canucks odds as favorites are clearly influenced by the team’s strong play as of late. The Canucks, considered among the NHL picks for a bounceback season in 2023-24, have points in six of their first eight games, including in each of the last four games. They won three in a row before losing 4-3 in overtime to the New York Rangers Saturday night. Defensemen Carson Soucy and Tyler Myers both scored for Vancouver, as did forward J.T. Miller.
Vancouver Canucks has had a balanced attack offensively this season with Elias Pettersson leading the charge. Pettersson has a team-leading 13 points (2 goals, 11 assists) in eight games, while Miller and Brock Boeser rank second and third, respectively, with 12 and 9 points. Quinn Hughes leads the team’s defensemen in NHL stats with eight points.
The Canucks are fifth in goals per game (3.88) and goals allowed (2.38). Demko has won each of his last two starts, allowing just two goals.
Updates
Cody Glass and former Canucks defenseman Luke Schenn are on the NHL injury report for the Predators. Tucker Poolman and Teddy Blueger are out for the Canucks in the Nashville vs. Vancouver betting analysis.
Nashville Predators vs Vancouver Canucks Betting Preview
The Canucks are the favorites in the Nashville vs. Vancouver betting analysis with moneyline odds of -135. They also have puck line odds of -1.5 (+175). Nashville has NHL odds of +115 on the moneyline and +1.5 (-210) on the puck line. The over/under for the second of two games on the NHL schedule today is 6.5.
Nashville Predators vs Vancouver Canucks Betting Prediction
The first game of a road trip is never easy and it will be even more difficult than normal for the Predators, who have to face the red-hot Demko and the Canucks team defense, which ranks fifth in the NHL in goals allowed. Vancouver has won two in a row over the Predators dating back to last season.
- Pick: Canucks -135
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