Blackhawks at Canucks Prediction

The Vancouver Canucks and Chicago Blackhawks do battle Tuesday night in a NHL contest at the Rogers Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Chicago Blackhawks are averaging 2.4 goals per game and are scoring on 20 percent of their power play opportunities. Max Domi leads Chicago with 14 goals, Patrick Kane has 22 assists and Seth Jones has 91 shots on goal. Defensively, the Chicago Blackhawks are allowing 3.6 goals per game and are killing 74.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Petr Mrazek has given up 68 goals on 594 shots faced, and Arvid Soderblom has allowed 48 goals on 453 shots.

The Vancouver Canucks are averaging 3.3 goals per game and are scoring on 23.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Bo Horvat leads Vancouver with 30 goals, Quinn Hughes has 38 assists and Elias Pettersson has 152 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vancouver Canucks are allowing 4 goals per game and are killing 66.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Thatcher Demko has given up 56 goals on 479 shots faced, and Spencer Martin has allowed 92 goals on 749 shots.

The Blackhawks are 20-43 in their last 63 road games and 18-44 in their last 62 overall. The Canucks are 1-4 in their last 5 home games and 1-7 in their last 8 overall. The under is 7-1 in Blackhawks last 8 road games. The over is 5-2-3 in Canucks last 10 overall. The Blackhawks are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings in Vancouver and 1-4 in the last 5 meetings. The underdog is 10-3 in the last 13 meetings.

The Vancouver Canucks in this massive favorite role is strange to me, as they're just not a good team. However, the Blackhawks make a case for the worst team in the league, and backing them on the road is a no-go for me. The Blackhawks are just awful at both ends of the ice. There's no excuse for the Canucks here, and I'll lay the PL to shave down the juice.

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Randy’s PickVancouver Canucks -1.5