Canucks vs. Penguins betting preview

Data Skrive
Data Skrive

The Vancouver Canucks (3-1-2) are home favorites (-198 moneyline odds to win) against the Pittsburgh Penguins (3-5-1, +164 moneyline odds). The contest on Saturday starts at 10:00 PM ET from Rogers Arena on ESPN+.

Check out all the latest Hockey betting previews!

Moneyline

Canucks to win vs Penguins -198

Bet $20, Payout $30.10

Canucks vs. Penguins Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Canucks (-198)
  • Underdog: Penguins (+164)
  • Over/under: 6.5

Canucks vs. Penguins Quick Facts

  • Vancouver has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals just twice this season.
  • In 55.6% of Pittsburgh’s previous games this season (5/9), the teams combined to score over Saturday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
  • These two clubs combine to score 6.3 goals per game, 0.2 less than the over/under set for this match.
  • This game’s over/under is 0.6 less than the 7.0 goals these two teams concede per game combined.

Canucks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Canucks Season Stat Insights

  • The Canucks offense’s 20 total goals (3.3 per game) rank 24th in the NHL.
  • Vancouver is ranked sixth in NHL action for the fewest goals against this season, having conceded 17 in total (2.8 per game).
  • The team is ranked 11th in goal differential at +3.
  • The five power-play goals Vancouver has scored this season (on 19 chances) rank 13th in the league.
  • The Canucks’ 26.32% power-play conversion rate is eighth-best in the league this season.
  • The Canucks kill 80.95% of opponent power plays, currently the 10th-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Canucks’ players win 51.1% of their faceoffs to rank 11th in the NHL.
  • Vancouver has an 11.6% shooting percentage as a team, ranking 13th in the NHL.
  • The Canucks have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 27.2 hits and 13.2 blocked shots per game.

Canucks Moneyline

  • Vancouver has won three of its five games as a favorite this season.
  • The Canucks have not won this season with moneyline odds lower than -198.
  • The moneyline odds imply that Vancouver has a 66.4% chance of winning this contest.

Canucks Leaders

  • Conor Garland: three goals and three assists
  • Brock Boeser: four goals and two assists
  • Quinn Hughes: one goal and five assists
  • Kevin Lankinen: 3-0-1 record, .941 save percentage, seven goals allowed

Need to know more about sports betting before you put down a wager on Canucks vs. Penguins? Here’s everything you need to know about how to bet.

Penguins Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Penguins Season Stats Insights

  • The Penguins’ 27 total goals (three per game) are the ninth-most in the league.
  • Pittsburgh has given up 4.2 goals per game, and 38 total, which ranks 32nd among all NHL teams.
  • Their 30th-ranked goal differential is -11.
  • Pittsburgh has put up six power-play goals this season (on 27 chances). That’s the eighth-most in the NHL.
  • The Penguins have a 22.22% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 13 percentage.
  • Pittsburgh has scored one shorthanded goal this season (fifth in league).
  • The Penguins’ 12th-ranked penalty kill rate is 80%.
  • The Penguins win 54.8% of their faceoffs. That’s the fourth-best figure in the NHL.
  • Pittsburgh’s collective 9.4% shooting percentage ranks 24th in the league.
  • The Penguins have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Penguins Moneyline Insights

  • The Penguins have been made the underdog seven times this season, and upset their opponent once.
  • Pittsburgh has had moneyline odds of +164 or longer once this season and lost that game.
  • The win probability for the Penguins, implied from the moneyline, is 37.9%.

Penguins Leaders

  • Evgeni Malkin: two goals and nine assists
  • Sidney Crosby: one goal and six assists
  • Lars Eller: four goals and two assists
  • Joel Blomqvist: 2-3-0 record, .912 save percentage, 16 goals allowed
Author Profile
BetDecider Team

The BetDecider team brings you the most current sports betting content, with expert insights and tips. Our aim is that you can make an informed betting decision, including best odds and exclusive sportsbook offers, to maximize your betting experience.

Ryan Knuppel

Knup Solutions [molongui_author_name]

About Ryan Knuppel

Ryan has been one of the leading sports business & iGaming professionals for over 15 years. He started as a freelance writer and now operates one of the top sports content agencies around, Knup Solutions. He has literally written 10,000 plus sports and betting related articles across the web.

 

Sports Network:

sports20.com, usawager.com, knupsports.com, baseballspotlight.com, basketballarticles.com, betdecider.com, njsportsbookreview.com, dunkelindex.com, sportspub.com, oddschoice.com

 

Betting Guide

How Money Line Works?

Moneyline betting is by far the easiest way to place a sports wager. There are no point spreads to parse, no garbage-time free throws to ruin your betting day, and no last-minute meaningless touchdowns to take you from a winner to a loser.

How to Bet Odds

When we, as sports fans, learned our multiplication tables, we aced the number 7. Seven, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 were easy because we all watched football on the weekends. Multiplication by sevens, then add a three, a six after a missed PAT.

How to Bet on NFL Games

Baseball is America’s pastime, but football is America’s crazed passion, with its weekly schedule of games, millions of television viewers across the country and the world, and the billion-dollar stadiums that serve as Sunday cathedrals in 32 American cities.

What is the Spread?

If you are a golfer or have ever played on a bowling team, think of a point spread like a handicap. It is a way for two teams of differing abilities to play each other on equal footing.  The better team, and the favorite in the game, gives a certain amount …