Canucks vs Avalanche Prediction, Preview, Stream, Odds, Nov. 23

Vancouver Canucks lost to Vegas Golden Knights. They are now travelling to Colorado to take on the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Colorado Avalanche. The NHL betting lines heavily favor Colorado.

Vancouver is 4-4-2 when scoring first and 4 of 4 when leading after two periods. They have been outscored 16-10 in the third period and 2-0 in overtime. Thatcher Demko is having his worst start as a netminder with career lows across the board.

The Avalanche have won seven of their last eight games. They have also won all of the games at home by two or more goals. Their goalkeeping duo Pavel Francouz and Alexandar Georgiev are the best in the NHL. The team is also very good on the power play, scoring with the man advantage in all but three of its games this season.

Canucks have played the Avalanche close in recent games. Vancouver is 4-3-2 in its last 10 games against Colorado. Colorado has a significant edge on special teams, 15-6 in PP goals.

Canucks and Avalanche are playing each other on Nov. 23. The Canucks have one of the worst goalkeeping situations in the NHL. Colorado has the best special teams. Colorado is listed at -210 in Vegas NHL lines.