Bruins vs. Canucks betting preview

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The Boston Bruins (21-18-2) have -135 moneyline odds to win when they hit the road for a game against the Vancouver Canucks (16-20-4), who have +114 moneyline odds, on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Bruins to win vs Canucks -135

Bet $20, Payout $34.81

Bruins vs. Canucks Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Bruins (-135)
  • Underdog: Canucks (+114)
  • Over/under: 6.5

Bruins vs. Canucks Quick Facts

  • Boston’s games this season have gone over 6.5 goals 23 of 41 times.
  • Vancouver has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in 22 of 40 games this season.
  • The combined goals scored average of these two clubs, 5.9, is 0.6 less than Saturday’s over/under.
  • The 6.7 goals per game these two clubs are conceding this season are 0.2 more than the 6.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Bruins Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Bruins Season Stat Insights

  • The Bruins are ranked 13th in the league with 128 goals this season, an average of 3.1 per contest.
  • Boston ranks 24th in total goals against, allowing 3.2 goals per game (133 total) in NHL play.
  • Their goal differential (-5) ranks them 19th in the league.
  • The 30 power-play goals Boston has scored this season have come on 121 chances, seventh-best in the NHL.
  • The Bruins’ 24.79% power-play conversion rate ranks fifth-best in the NHL this season.
  • Boston has scored a total of one shorthanded goal this season.
  • The Bruins rank 17th in the league in penalty-kill success rate at 80.25%.
  • The Bruins’ players have posted the seventh-best faceoff win percentage in the league at 52%.
  • Boston has an 11.6% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking seventh in the NHL.
  • The Bruins have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 24.4 hits and 16 blocked shots per game.

Bruins Moneyline

  • Through seven games as the moneyline favorite this season, Boston has won three of those games.
  • The Bruins have picked up a victory one time through two games as a moneyline favorite shorter than -135 this season.
  • The moneyline odds say Boston has a 57.4% chance of winning this game.

Bruins Leaders

  • David Pastrnak: 17 goals and 26 assists
  • Morgan Geekie: 25 goals and 16 assists
  • Pavel Zacha: 10 goals and 16 assists
  • Jeremy Swayman: 15-10-2 record, .903 save percentage, 78 goals allowed

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Canucks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Canucks Season Stats Insights

  • The Canucks have scored 111 goals this season (2.8 per game) to rank 26th in the league.
  • Vancouver has given up 3.5 goals per game, and 139 total, which ranks 30th among all NHL teams.
  • Their -28 goal differential ranks 31st in the league.
  • Vancouver has put up 27 power-play goals this season (on 132 chances). That ranks 11th in the NHL.
  • The Canucks have the league’s 13th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 20.45%.
  • Vancouver has scored five shorthanded goals this season (fourth among all NHL squads).
  • The 74.81% of opponent power plays the Canucks kill is the 30th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Canucks win 49% of their faceoffs. That’s the 22nd-ranked rate in the NHL.
  • The 10.5% shooting percentage Vancouver has compiled ranks 21st in the league.
  • The Canucks have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 21.9 hits and 14.4 blocked shots per game.

Canucks Moneyline Insights

  • The Canucks have been the underdog 28 times this season, and upset their opponent in 12, or 42.9%, of those games.
  • Vancouver has 20 games this season playing as the underdog by +114 or longer, and is 9-11 in those contests.
  • The Canucks have a 46.7% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).

Canucks Leaders

  • Elias Pettersson: nine goals and 15 assists
  • Filip Hronek: two goals and 21 assists
  • Conor Garland: seven goals and 15 assists
  • Kevin Lankinen: 6-10-3 record, .885 save percentage, 63 goals given up
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