Canucks vs Bruins Prediction NHL Picks 2/8/24
The Vancouver Canucks will play the Boston Bruins on Thursday night at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Vancouver has won five of their last six games, while Boston has won two of their last three. Let’s take a look at the betting matchup and the Canucks vs Bruins prediction.
Canucks Preview
The Vancouver Canucks are 34-11-5 this year after they defeated Carolina by a score of 3-2 in their last game. Vancouver allowed Carolina to tie the game at two in the second period, but they scored the lone goal in the third period for the win. The Canucks were out shot by a total of 24-19 and went 2-3 on the power play in the game. Vancouver defeated Columbus by a score of 5-4 in the game prior to Carolina, but they lost to St. Louis before that. The Canucks are scoring 3.78 goals per game and they are allowing 2.54 goals against per game, while going 25.8% on the power play and 79.6% on the penalty kill. J.T. Miller has led Vancouver with 22 goals, 46 assists, and 103 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Vancouver is Thatcher Demko, who is 27-8-1 this season with a 2.43 goals against average and a .920 save percentage.
Bruins Preview
The Boston Bruins are 31-10-9 this season after they lost to Calgary by a score of 4-1 in their last game. Boston cut the deficit to 2-1 early in the third period, but Calgary scored the last two goals in the game to pull away. The Bruins were out shot by a total of 29-22 and went 1-4 on the power play in the game. Boston defeated the Flyers by a score of 6-2 and the Senators by a score of 3-2 in the two games prior to Calgary. The Bruins are scoring 3.44 goals per game and they are allowing 2.62 goals against per game, while going 26% on the power play and 82.1% on the penalty kill. David Pastrnak has led Boston with 33 goals, 40 assists, and 251 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Boston is Linus Ullmark, who is 15-6-2 this season with a 2.78 goals against average and a .915 save percentage.
Boston Bruins Player Prop Facts
- Brad Marchand has scored at least one goal in four of the Bruins' last five night games.
- Charlie Coyle has recorded at least one point in each of the Bruins' last nine games.
- Charlie Coyle has recorded at least one assist in each of the Bruins' last seven night games.
- Jake DeBrusk has the most Shorthanded Goals for the Bruins this season (2).
Vancouver Canucks Player Prop Facts
- Elias Pettersson has scored at least one goal in three of the Canucks' last four games as underdogs.
- Quinn Hughes has recorded at least one point in each of the Canucks' last seven games.
- Elias Pettersson has recorded at least one assist in each of the Canucks' last six games as underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents.
- Elias Pettersson ranks T1st in the league for Game Winning Goals (9) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Boston Bruins are one of three teams to rank in the top 10 for both goals scored and goals conceded per game this season.
- The Boston Bruins rank 4th in the league for goals against per game this season (2.62).
- The Vancouver Canucks rank 1st in the league for goals per game this season (3.78).
- The Vancouver Canucks are the only team in the league to rank top 5 for both goals for and goals against per game this season.
Canucks vs Bruins Betting Prediction
Both of these teams come into this game leading their division standings, but Boston will have the home ice advantage here. The Bruins opened the second half of the season with a poor effort against Calgary, while Vancouver picked up a great road win against Carolina. Vancouver is 16-7-3 on the road, while Boston is 16-5-3 at home. Vancouver has been the slightly better team in most of the metrics, but it’s not easy to get a win in Boston. This should be one of the best games to watch this week, but I think we see a much better effort from Boston at home. Take the Bruins.
