Vancouver contended for the top seed of the Western Conference Playoffs for most of the year. Vancouver is one of the Stanley Cup betting odds teams that gamblers are focusing on for the 2024 Playoffs. And Tocchet is a top-tier favorite for the Coach of the Year. Indeed, there was plenty of skepticism when Rick Tocchet took over as head coach of the Vancouver Canucks midway through last season. Tocchet replaced the popular Bruce Boudreau, who had success in 2022 but could not sustain it the following campaign. Tocchet has confounded his critics with an impressive campaign.
2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Matchup Nashville Predators vs. Vancouver Canucks
| Date and Time: | Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 10 PM ET. |
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| Location: | Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC. |
| TV Coverage: | ESPN2 |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
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| Predators | +1½ -190 | 5½ -110 | +140 |  |
| Canucks | -1½ +165 | 5½ -110 | -160 | |
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Nashville Predators vs. Vancouver Canucks Series Schedule, All Times Eastern
- Game 1: Canucks 4, Predators 2
- Game 2: April 23, Predators at Canucks, 10, ESPN2
- Game 3: April 26, Canucks at Predators, 7:30, TBS
- Game 4: April 28, Canucks at Predators, 5, TBS, truTV
- x-Game 5: April 30, Predators at Canucks, TBD
- x-Game 6: May 3, Canucks at Predators, TBD
- x-Game 7: May 5, Predators at Canucks, TBD
Nashville Predators Team Overview
This year, the Nashville Predators are 47-30-5 straight up and 35-40-7 over/under the sports betting total. Also, Nashville is 6th in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. Nashville is 14 points behind the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference playoff race. Late on, Nashville has covered four out of their last seven games. While the Predators have gone under the total in four of its previous six matchups.
Nashville has NHL rankings of 10th for goals scored and 16th for power play efficiency. In comparison, on defense, the Predators have NHL rankings of 14th for goals against and 22nd for penalty killing.
In sum, LW Filip Forsberg leads Nashville with 48 goals, 46 assists, 94 points, and a +16. G Juuse Saros has a 2.86 goals against average, a .906 save percentage, and a record of 35-24-5 with three shutouts.
First-year head coach Andrew Brunette led the Nashville Predators to marginal improvement over last year’s edition that John Hynes led. Brunette is taking the Preds to the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs after missing out last year. Nashville is an under-the-radar type of team, which is just how they and gamblers like it. The Predators often offer superior value as a quality team that the masses ignore. On the other hand, Nashville has no real strengths. They are a somewhat average team that is better than the total sum of its parts.
Vancouver Canucks Team Overview
This year, the Vancouver Canucks are 50-23-9 straight up and 41-36 over/under the NHL Playoff betting odds total. Also, Vancouver is 2nd in the Western Conference playoff standings. Vancouver is four points behind the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference playoff race. Late on, Vancouver has covered three out of their last five games. While the Canucks have gone over the total in four of its previous six matchups.
Vancouver has NHL rankings of 6th for goals scored and 11th for power play efficiency. In comparison, on defense, the Canucks have NHL rankings of 5th for goals against and 20th for penalty killing.
C JT Miller leads Vancouver with 37 goals, 66 assists, 103 points, and a +32. G While Thatcher Demko has a 2.45 goals against average, a .918 save percentage, a record of 35-14-2, and five shutouts.
Nashville Predators vs. Vancouver Canucks SBG Free Picks
On the whole, Vancouver is a vastly superior team with more impressive metrics.
Nashville Predators vs. Vancouver Canucks SBG Best Bet: Vancouver Canucks.