Tuesday night’s NHL betting slate features a Western Conference matchup between two teams outside of the playoffs as the Vancouver Canucks pay a visit to face the Nashville Predators. The Canucks are firmly in the tank race for Connor Bedard, while the Preds playoff hopes are still alive but they need wins quickly to close down a seven point gap in the Wild Card standings. Let’s take a look at this Canucks-Preds matchup to find the best NHL betting prediction for tonight’s game.
Vancouver Canucks vs Nashville Predators Betting Pick
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This game will be played at Bridgestone Arena at 8:00 PM ET on Tuesday, February 21, 2023.
Why Bet On Vancouver
✅ Vancouver’s high powered offense could overpower the Predators. Vancouver is Top 10 in the league averaging 3.4 goals per game while Nashville sits 26th in goals per game, averaging 2.8 goals a night.
✅ Nashville allows a lot of shots, 33.8 per game to be exact. That’s a concerning stat when facing the Canucks aforementioned potent offense.
✅ Canucks backup goalie Arturs Silovs is gaining confidence in between the posts. Silovs stopped 35 out of 37 shots in the Canucks 6-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers this weekend to register his first career win.
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Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver ended their three game homestand on a positive note, snapping a three game losing streak with a 6-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. Elias Pettersson led the way for the Canucks with a five point night, continuing a stellar individual season for the star forward.
Pettersson has 19 points in his last 12 games as a change in coaching staff hasn’t slowed down the talented Swedish playmaker. The Preds are an opponent Pettersson has found success against – registering 11 points in 10 games – making him a player to monitor on the prop market in this matchup.
Arturs Silovs will get the nod in goal for the Canucks as the fourth goalie to get a start for the team this season. Silovs shined in the World Championships for Latvia this past spring, registering an eye popping .952 save percentage. After a big first career win against the Flyers, the play of Silovs will be closely monitored in Vancouver to see if they have a promising future starting goaltender in the system.
Nashville Predators
Tuesday night’s meeting with the Canucks is as close to a must win game as you can get in late February for a Preds team trying to inch back into the Wild Card spots. Their playoff hopes took a huge blow in their last outing, allowing a goal with 21 seconds left in regulation to a team they are chasing in the Wild Card race in the Minnesota Wild.
After the heartbreaking loss to the Wild, Nashville now sits seven points back with two teams to leapfrog if they want to make the playoffs. The good news is they have some games in hand to work with but wins need to start piling up fast.
The return of their leading scorer would be a big boost for the Preds’ chances of going on a run. Filip Forsberg leads the team with 19 goals but has missed the last four games with a presumed concussion. Forsberg’s absence has been a big issue for a team that already struggles to score goals. Making it unsurprising that they have lost three of the four games with Forsberg out of the lineup.
