Wednesday’s NHL offering features a contest between the favored Vancouver Canucks (7-7, -166 on the moneyline to win at home) and the Chicago Blackhawks (5-5-3, +140 moneyline odds) at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Canucks vs. Blackhawks Betting Lines

• Favorite: Canucks (-166)
• Underdog: Blackhawks (+140)
• Over/under: 7.5

Canucks vs. Blackhawks Quick Facts

• Vancouver and its opponent have scored more than 7.5 goals — this game’s over/under — only two times this season.
• Chicago has combined with its opponent to score over 7.5 goals in three of 13 games this season.
• These two clubs combine to average 5.7 goals per game, 1.8 less than the total set for this match.
• These two teams concede 6.1 goals per game combined, 1.4 fewer than this game’s over/under.

Canucks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Canucks Season Stat Insights

• The Canucks offense’s 38 total goals (2.7 per game) rank 21st in the NHL.
• On defense, Vancouver has conceded 45 goals (3.2 per game) to rank 23rd in NHL play.
• Their goal differential (-7) ranks them 26th in the league.
• The nine power-play goals Vancouver has put up this season (on 45 chances) rank 14th in the league.
• The Canucks’ offense has the NHL’s 17th-ranked power-play conversion rate (20%).
• Vancouver has scored a total of one shorthanded goal this season.
• The Canucks rank 27th in the NHL in penalty-kill success rate at 69.39%.
• The Canucks’ players win 44.9% of their faceoffs to rank 29th in the NHL.
• Vancouver has a 10.5% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking 20th in the league.
• The Canucks’ players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 23.2 hits and 16.4 blocked shots per game.

Canucks Moneyline

• Vancouver has won twice through five games as the moneyline favorite this season.
• In one games with moneyline odds shorter than -166, the Canucks have won every time.
• The moneyline odds imply that Vancouver has a 62.4% chance of winning this game.

Canucks Leaders

• Conor Garland: three goals and eight assists
• Elias Pettersson: three goals and seven assists
• Brock Boeser: six goals and three assists
• Thatcher Demko: 5-4-0 record, .911 save percentage, 23 goals given up

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Blackhawks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blackhawks Season Stats Insights

• The Blackhawks have scored 39 goals this season (three per game) to rank 17th in the league.
• Chicago’s 37 total goals given up (2.8 per game) rank 12th in the NHL.
• Their +2 goal differential ranks 12th in the league.
• Chicago has scored seven power-play goals this season (22nd in the NHL) on 40 chances.
• The Blackhawks’ power-play conversion rate (17.5%) ranks 21st in the league.
• Chicago has scored one shorthanded goal.
• The 80.77% of opponent power plays the Blackhawks kill is the 15th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Blackhawks win 47.6% of their faceoffs. That’s the 23rd-ranked rate in the NHL.
• Chicago’s collective 11.9% shooting percentage ranks 10th in the league.
• The Blackhawks have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 20.2 hits and 12 blocked shots per game.

Blackhawks Moneyline Insights

• The Blackhawks have been an underdog in 13 games this season, with five upset wins (38.5%).
• Chicago has six games this season playing as the underdog by +140 or longer, and is 3-3 in those contests.
• Oddsmakers have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Blackhawks have a 41.7% chance to win.

Blackhawks Leaders

• Connor Bedard: six goals and nine assists
• Frank Nazar: five goals and six assists
• Andre Burakovsky: five goals and five assists
• Spencer Knight: 4-3-2 record, .913 save percentage, 24 goals given up