The Vancouver Canucks are coming off an electric 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, in a game where they score five 3rd period goals. They are now 6th in the Pacfic Division with a 9-9-2 record, after Quinn Hughes‘ 4-point game vs. Tampa.
The Panthers are coming off a 3-1 loss to Florida rivals, Lightning. Brad Marchand leads the team with 21 points and 12 goals in 17 games, but the defending Stanley Cup champions have had a rocky start to the season owing to long-term injuries to key players on their roster.
Vancouver Canucks vs. Florida Panthers head-to-head and key stats:
Vancouver have a 22-13-6-4 record vs. Florida, including a 10-9-1-2 away recordVancouver are 17th in the league with a 3.00 goals for/game average, compared to Florida at 27 with 2.72Vancouver’s 22.6% power play puts them at 12th overall, Florida are close in 16th with a 20.0 PP%Vancouver are the worst penalty killing team in the NHL with 67.2, Florida are ties 16th with 79.4
Vancouver Canucks vs. Florida Panthers game preview:
Vancouver have won four of the last five games vs. the Panthers, going back to Jan. 2023. They shutout Florida in two of the four wins with 2 4-0 scorelines.
The Panthers have a solid 6-2-1 record at their home arena, but have been clearly missing star forwards Matthew Tkachuk and Aleksander Barkov. The latest addition to the Panthers’ injury list was Jonah Gadjovich, who is also expected to be out for atleast three months after undergoing surgery for an upper-body injury.
Vancouver’s projected lineup vs. Florida (Subject to change)
Forwards
Kane – Pettersson – Garland
Boeser – Sasson – Sherwood
O’Connor – Raty – DeBrusk
MacEachern – Reichel – Karlsson
Defense:
Hughes – Hronek
M. Pettersson – Myers
E. Pettersson – Willander
Goaltender:
Lankinen
Patera
Canucks vs. Panthers Odds and Projection:
Florida is favored with a -275 ML odds, Vancouver is the underdog with +220 odds. The puck line for Vancouver is set at +1.5 with -108 odds, they have to win outright or lose by just one goal to cover the spread. Florida have -112 odds to win by two goals, and cover a -1.5 spread. The over/under is set at 6.5 goals.
Score prediction: Canucks 4, Panthers 2Canucks vs. Panthers Betting TipsOver/under: Take the under on 6.5 goals (-130)Moneyline: Take Vancouver to win (+220)Spread: Take Vancouver to cover a +1.5 spread (-108)Take Brad Marchand to have 2+ points (+210)Take Kiefer Sherwood to score 1st goal of the game (+2000)
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Edited by Srihari Anand