Canucks vs. Canadiens betting preview

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Tuesday’s NHL matchup between the Vancouver Canucks (29-23-11) and the Montreal Canadiens (30-27-6) at Rogers Arena sees the Canucks as home favorites (-148 moneyline odds to win) against the Canadiens (+124). The game begins at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Canucks to win vs Canadiens -148

Bet $20, Payout $33.51

Canucks vs. Canadiens Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Canucks (-148)
  • Underdog: Canadiens (+124)
  • Over/under: 5.5

Canucks vs. Canadiens Quick Facts

  • Vancouver has combined with its opponent to put up more than 5.5 goals in 31 of 63 games this season.
  • In 58.7% of Montreal’s previous games this season (37/63), the teams combined to score more than Tuesday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
  • The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 5.6, is 0.1 more than Tuesday’s over/under.
  • This game’s over/under is 0.8 less than the 6.3 goals these two clubs concede per game combined.

Canucks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Canucks Season Stat Insights

  • The Canucks’ 2.7 average goals per game add up to 171 total, which makes them the 27th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
  • Vancouver ranks 18th in total goals against, allowing 3.0 goals per game (190 total) in NHL play.
  • Their goal differential (-19) ranks them 21st in the league.
  • Vancouver has put up 39 power-play goals on 175 chances this season, to rank 16th in the NHL.
  • The Canucks’ 22.29% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 16th in the NHL.
  • Vancouver has scored a total of three shorthanded goals this season.
  • The Canucks’ penalty-kill percentage (82.32%) is the NHL’s fifth-best.
  • The Canucks win 49.8% of their faceoffs (20th in the league).
  • Vancouver converts 10.7% of its shots, ranking 13th in the league.
  • The Canucks average 26.9 hits and 14.9 blocked shots per game.

Canucks Moneyline

  • Vancouver has gone 16-14 as the oddsmakers’ favorite this season.
  • In 17 games with shorter than -148 moneyline odds this season, the Canucks have been victorious in 11.
  • The moneyline odds imply that Vancouver has a 59.7% chance of winning this contest.

Canucks Leaders

  • Quinn Hughes: 14 goals and 46 assists
  • Brock Boeser: 18 goals and 20 assists
  • Conor Garland: 16 goals and 21 assists
  • Kevin Lankinen: 22-11-7 record, .905 save percentage, 100 goals allowed

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Canadiens Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Canadiens Season Stats Insights

  • The Canadiens have the league’s 17th-ranked scoring offense (184 total goals, 2.9 per game).
  • Montreal’s 206 total goals allowed (3.3 per game) rank 24th in the NHL.
  • Their 23rd-ranked goal differential is -22.
  • Montreal has recorded 40 power-play goals this season (on 186 chances). That ranks 15th in the NHL.
  • The Canadiens’ power-play conversion rate (21.51%) ranks 17th in the league.
  • Montreal has scored eight shorthanded goals.
  • The 82.18% of opponent power plays the Canadiens kill is the sixth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Canadiens win 51% of their faceoffs. That’s the 13th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
  • Montreal’s collective 11.2% shooting percentage ranks ninth in the league.
  • The Canadiens have not had a shutout victory yet this season.

Canadiens Moneyline Insights

  • This season the Canadiens have 25 wins in the 55 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
  • Montreal has a record of 17-23 in games when oddsmakers list the team at +124 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The Canadiens have a 44.6% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).

Canadiens Leaders

  • Nicholas Suzuki: 19 goals and 46 assists
  • Cole Caufield: 31 goals and 25 assists
  • Lane Hutson: four goals and 43 assists
  • Samuel Montembeault: 22-21-4 record, .900 save percentage, 127 goals allowed
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