Vancouver Canucks vs. Detroit Red Wings NHL Betting Tips and Predictions
by Bryan Smith | Mar 16, 2022
Canucks vs. Red Wings Betting Picks & Predictions
The Vancouver Canucks and Detroit Red Wings — the former coming off a victory, the latter a defeat — will face each other on Thursday at 10:00 PM ET, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. The Red Wings are underdogs on the road, at +170, and the Canucks are -209. Find more below on the Canucks vs. Red Wings betting line, injury report, head-to-head stats, best bets and more.
Canucks vs. Red Wings Betting Line
Canucks vs Red Wings Betting Information
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Canucks vs. Red Wings Game Info
- Game Day: Thursday, March 17, 2022
- Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
- Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
- Arena: Rogers Arena
Computer Predictions for Canucks vs. Red Wings
Computer picks for Canucks vs Red Wings
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Canucks 4 Red Wings 2
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Canucks vs. Red Wings Betting Trends
Vancouver has won 12 of its 20 games as a favorite this season.
The Canucks have won every game they’ve played this season with moneyline odds shorter than -209.
Vancouver has a 67.6% chance of winning this game, looking at the moneyline odds.
Vancouver Canucks Leaders
A leading contributor this season for Vancouver, J.T. Miller has scored 73 points in 59 games (24 goals and 49 assists).
Quinn Hughes has 49 points (0.9 per game), scoring five goals and adding 44 assists.
Elias Pettersson’s 42 points this season have come via 18 goals and 24 assists.
Thatcher Demko (27-17-3) has a 2.7 goals against average and a .916 save percentage (14th in the league).
Vancouver Canucks Season Stats
The Canucks offense’s 176 total goals (2.9 per game) rank 19th in the NHL.
The Canucks are ranked 14th in league play in goals against this season, having allowed 174 total goals (2.8 per game).
They’re ranked 15th in the league with a +2 goal differential .
The 41 power-play goals the Canucks have put up this season have come on 192 power-play chances, ranking them 10th-best in the NHL.
The Canucks’ offense has the league’s 13th-ranked power-play conversion rate (21.4%).
The Canucks’ four shorthanded goals this season rank 19th.
The Canucks have the league’s 32nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 71.1%.
The Canucks’ players have posted the eighth-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL at 51.4%.
The Canucks shoot 8.9% as a team, ranked 26th-best in the league.
The Canucks average 23.2 hits and 14.9 blocked shots per game.
Red Wings vs. Canucks Betting Trends
The Red Wings have claimed an upset victory in 12, or 26.7%, of the 45 games they have played while the underdog this season.
Detroit has a record of 5-13 in games when sportsbooks list them +170 or longer on the moneyline.
The Red Wings have a 37.0% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).
Detroit Red Wings Leaders
Dylan Larkin is a top offensive contributor for his club with 58 points (1.1 per game). He has totaled 27 goals and 31 assists in 55 games (playing 19:23 per game).
Detroit’s Tyler Bertuzzi has racked up 48 total points (1.0 per game), with 24 goals and 24 assists.
Detroit’s Lucas Raymond has 46 points (19 goals, 27 assists) this season.
Thomas Greiss has a record of 8-10-1 in 24 games this season, conceding 71 goals (3.8 goals against average) with 557 saves and an .887 save percentage, 49th in the league.
Detroit Red Wings Season Stats
The Red Wings have the league’s 22nd-ranked scoring offense (172 total goals, 2.9 per game).
The Red Wings have conceded 226 total goals (3.8 per game) to rank 32nd.
Their 28th-ranked goal differential is -54.
The Red Wings have recorded 30 power-play goals this season, which ranks 23rd in the NHL (on 169 power-play chances).
The Red Wings have the league’s 27th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 17.8%.
The Red Wings have scored three shorthanded goals this season (23rd among NHL squads).
The 73.3% penalty-kill percentage the Red Wings have amassed is the league’s 31st-ranked rate.
The Red Wings win 50.4% of their faceoffs. That’s the 15th-ranked rate in the NHL.
The Red Wings’ collective 9.7% shooting percentage ranks 14th in the league.
The Red Wings have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 17.7 hits and 13.6 blocked shots per game.
Canucks and Red Wings Injury Report
Canucks: Brandon Sutter: Out (Undisclosed), Micheal Ferland: Out (Concussion), Kyle Burroughs: Out (Ribs), Tucker Poolman: Out (Head), Brady Keeper: Out (Leg)
Red Wings: Robby Fabbri: Out For Season (Knee), Danny DeKeyser: Out (Undisclosed), Carter Rowney: Out (Undisclosed), Mitchell Stephens: Out (Lower Body), Seth Barton: Out (Undisclosed)
Betting Tips for Canucks vs. Red Wings
We have the Canucks as the best bet on the moneyline in this contest, and our pick against the spread is the . Our computer model has the scoring going under the total of goals when it’s sorted out on the ice.
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