#Quinn Hughes

The Canucks got the better of the Maple Leafs in their previous matchup less than a month ago - here's why our NHL betting picks are leaning towards plenty of goals tonight, with both team's offenses clicking on all cylinders. Coming off an embarrassing home loss to the Buffalo Sabres as -425 favorites, the Toronto Maple Leafs will look to rebound…

Scenes from Canucks skate: Oliver Ekman-Larsson could be a healthy scratch, Boeser to play with Pettersson and Kuzmenko vs. Lightning Welcome to scenes from morning skate brought to you by NHL betting odds site Betway! The Vancouver Canucks were on the ice early Thursday morning as they were living in the future that is the Eastern Time Zone. We…

The Winnipeg Jets stake their five-game win streak as they visit the Detroit Red Wings, losers of three straight. Of course, the NHL odds favor the former though not too significantly. Winnipeg is 10-7-1 on the road, with its last five games all going under. Overall, the Jets' improved defense, combined with elite goaltending, has made them stingy…

It's been a tough few years if you're a sports bettor who likes to take big swings on Stanley Cup futures bets. The 2019-20 Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup after sitting among the top pre-season favorites following a season in which they'd tied an NHL record with 62 wins. The 2020-21 Lightning were obviously favorites again, coming off the…

Welcome to Betway Bets of the Day brought to you by NHL odds site Betway! Don't look now, but after a thrilling 8-5 win over the Ducks, the Canucks have won 3 of their last 4 games. Vancouver will look to continue that momentum in a matchup against the Nashville Predators, a team they will likely be battling for a playoff spot come April. Here are…

Vancouver Canucks vs Calgary Flames 12/14/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Vancouver Canucks will meet with the Calgary Flames in NHL action in Scotiabank Saddledome, AB, CAN, on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at 10:00 PM ET. Despite their offense ramping up and averaging 3.46 goals per game with 16 goals in their previous four matches, the…

Scenes from Canucks practice: Studnicka with Horvat and Miller, Bear and Hughes partnered on the blue line Photo credit: © Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports The Vancouver Canucks were back on the ice today ahead of their trip to Calgary to face the Flames on Wednesday. But you'd be forgiven for not noticing, given the big statement that dropped…

The Vancouver Canucks made an offer to team captain and pending unrestricted free agent Bo Horvat roughly two weeks ago, people involved with the negotiations confirmed to The Athletic on Monday morning. That offer was rejected by Horvat and his representative Pat Morris of Newport Sports. Due to the sensitive and private nature of contract talks,…

The Florida Panthers will try and put an end to a three-game losing streak tonight against the Canucks. In a move that comes as a surprise to no one, Florida will have Spencer Knight back in net. Sergei Bobrovsky gave up three goals in the first period Tuesday night in Calgary and has surrendered four or more goals in four of his past six…

Remember Martin Vagner? Ivan Vishnevskiy? How about Scott Glennie, the eighth overall pick in 2009? Or pre-Toronto Jack Campbell, the first goalie taken in 2011? Or maybe pre-Cup champion Valeri Nichushkin? Those are just a few of Dallas' first-round picks from the 21st century that didn't work out. In fact, from 2000-2010, Steve Ott (848 games),…

Connor Clifton may not be a household name outside of New England, but he is another in a large group of players exceeding expectations for the Boston Bruins, who return home Sunday to take on Western Conference foe the Vancouver Canucks. The 27-year-old defenseman, who played in college at Quinnipiac in Hamden, Conn., had been mostly a fringe…

Zero wins. Five losses. Two overtime losses. Infinite frustration. That's the story of the Vancouver Canucks rough start to the season. Nearly one-tenth of the season elapsed and Vancouver hadn't won a game. Their negative 12-goal differential, the second-worst mark in the league and lack of wins are bad, but the bad results tell only part of the…

After a disappointing season last year, the Toronto Maple Leafs are primed to have success in 2021. They will get a full season under their new coach, they've supplemented their team with a massive amount of talent (Mikko Lehtonen, T.J Brodie, Nick Robertson, Joe Thornton) while losing almost nothing. The Leafs will also get a huge bonus by moving…

It sure seems like the Minnesota Wild could use a Mikko Koivu -type to anchor the top of the lineup. Luckily for them, the Vancouver Canucks are floundering, facing a cap crunch, and have that type of center in Bo Horvat, a pending free agent. Horvat fits the bill for the kind of center Minnesota needs, as he's Vancouver's version of Koivu.…

The Vancouver Canucks are one of the biggest dumpster fires across the NHL at this current moment in time. With mass amounts of extraneous pressure mounting from the fans and media on general manager Jim Benning and head coach Travis Green, the Canucks performances on the ice aren't getting any better. After a promising first 41 minutes against the…

The Toronto Maple Leafs are heading into Vancouver for the first game this year between these two Canadian teams. Toronto is safely in a 3rd place spot in the Atlantic division, but they're coming off of a 5-2 loss to the Calgary Flames on Thursday, ending their win streak at six games. Vancouver is looking to defend home ice in the last leg of…

The Vancouver Canucks host the Vegas Golden Knights in Sunday NHL Action. The Vegas Golden Knights come into this road contest with an overall record of 38-28-4. Through 70 games, the Golden Knights are 4th in the Pacific Division. On the season, they have found the net 224 times, good for a rank of 11th among NHL teams. Heading into the game,…

Welcome to the daily NHL betting market report, your source for comprehensive and dynamic hockey betting analysis. This is your guide to learn how to bet on hockey. Follow me on to stay up to date on starting goaltenders and any new developments that might impact the betting market. Market Report for Tuesday, November 1st Recap: Monday was a quiet…

The Vancouver Canucks are now the only winless team in the NHL. The club has struggled to pick up a win in their first seven games, posting a record of 0-5-2. Since the 2013-14 season, the organization has made two playoff appearances. In those nine years, the team has continued to add assets in an attempt to become a winning club. Instead, they've…

Welcome to the daily NHL betting market report, your source for comprehensive and dynamic hockey betting analysis. Follow me on Twitter to stay up to date as I handicap the NHL each day. Market Report for Thursday, Oct. 27th Recap: Wednesday was a quiet day. No bets. Wins: 16 Losses: 11 Units Won: 4.69 units ROI: 16.8 percent I'm tracking all my…

We have hit two weeks into the NHL season for the Canadian teams. Time is always undefeated and just steadily speeds along. The Calgary Flames, by far, have gotten off to the best start at 6-1. Sadly, there is still the Vancouver Canucks. At 0-5-2, the Canucks and Bruce Boudreau still cannot escape their issues. Then, there are Winnipeg, Montreal,…

The Vancouver Canucks are getting set to hit the ice after their one week hiatus. Vancouver will begin game their three game home stand Tuesday night at Rogers Arena when they host the Arizona Coyotes. The Canucks are coming off a 4-2 defeat to the Nashville Predators back on February 1st, the team's last game before the break. At 20-20-6,…

The San Jose Sharks play host the Vancouver Canucks, in round two of this divisional rivalry matchup where both teams are less than stellar on the year so far. Both in the bottom three in the Pacific Division, the Canucks have a slight advantage of being two points ahead of the Sharks with 50 total. These teams have played only once before so far…

1.5pts e.w. Carolina Hurricanes to win the Stanley Cup at 16/1 (Sky Bet 1,2 1/2) 1pt Logan Thompson to win the Calder Memorial Trophy at 20/1 (Sky Bet, bet365) 1pt Miro Heiskanen to win the James Norris Memorial Trophy at 22/1 (Sky Bet, bet365) 1pt Quinn Hughes to win the James Norris Memorial Trophy at 22/1 (Sky Bet, bet365) 1pt Dylan Holloway to…

Technically, the National Hockey League opened the regular season this past weekend, with the Nashville Predators and San Jose Sharks playing a two-game set in Prague. But meaningful puck drop - where the rest of the league, including the seven Canadian teams, get started - comes this week, and from there, a six-month sprint to the…

With the Vancouver Canucks season concluded, it's now time to reflect and laugh at our preseason point predictions. Back in September, five of us at Nucks Misconduct (Kent Basky, Westy, Rob, Markus Meyer and myself) foolishly predicted how many points each Canuck would register in 2021-22. You would think that Canucks fandom would have tempered our…

The new NHL season has just begun and the British Columbia Lottery Corporation is all in on the Vancouver Canucks. This week the Crown agency revealed its odds for the current season, and it has the local team with the highest chances of making the postseason playoffs. The Canucks have 1.76 odds of doing so on its PlayNow online wagering…

Toronto hasn't lost back-to-back games in two months, and this Vancouver team isn't about to end that streak. With Van City missing a key blue-liner, our Maple Leafs vs. Canucks picks don't predict a fun evening for the home side. The Toronto Maple Leafs saw their six-game winning streak snapped in Calgary on Thursday but will have a solid…

To mark the beginning of the 2022-23 regular season, NHL.com is running its first installment of the Trophy Tracker series. Today, we look at the race for the Norris Trophy, awarded annually to the top defenseman in the NHL as selected in a vote by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. After winning the Norris Trophy, Conn Smythe Trophy and…

The Pacific Division is probably the weakest it's been in quite some time. Outside of the Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers, there's reason to believe that any of the remaining five teams in the division could vie for that third playoff spot or the wild card position - well, except for the San Jose Sharks, who are presently in no man's land…

Should Jim Benning get a contract extension from the Vancouver Canucks? As the general manager enters his fifth year behind the wheel in Vancouver, it's a question many are asking. So many, in fact, that on Thursday the B.C. Lottery Corporation went so far as to invite fans to wager on Benning's future with the Canucks, before quickly scrubbing the…

Monday Mailbag: Bo Horvat's next contract, skipping a rebuild, and predicting Danila Klimovich's point totals for next season It's the first Monday Mailbag in a new J.T. Miller extension world. The Vancouver Canucks locked up their star forward to a team record 56 million dollar contract over the next seven years. The Miller deal signals movement…

It's only fitting that after playing one of their worst preseason game against Seattle, the Canucks would follow it up by playing one of their best. Sure, the final score was a 7-2 drubbing by Dylan Holloway and the Oilers. But a much more shorthanded Canucks lineup tightened up in the places they needed to, keeping the score close until the final…

What happened in Vegas didn't stay in Vegas on Sunday night. The aftershocks of the Golden Knights blowing a 4-2 lead and losing 5-4 to the San Jose Sharks in a shootout were felt in Vancouver for all the right reasons. Timo Meier scored with 0.9 seconds remaining in regulation to draw the visitors even to force the extra session before the Sharks…

Until his horrific leg injury at the end of last year's training camp, Brady Keeper had never sustained an injury during his hockey career. After a group session at training camp in Whistler, Keeper held court with the media to discuss his injury, recovery, and time missed. When asked about how difficult was it to miss so much time - Keeper didn't…

Yes, Bruce. There it almost was. Seven-straight wins at any point in any National Hockey League season is a significant accomplishment. Two seven-game runs in half a season would have been something else. The Vancouver Canucks still remain in the conversation to claim a post-season berth and Bruce Boudreau is getting some love as a possible Jack…

Is regression from J.T. Miller in the cards? Will Elias Pettersson have a breakout season? How many points will Quinn Hughes score? Hockey is a difficult sport to predict. Underdogs typically have a better chance of an upset in hockey than in basketball, for instance, for an array of reasons. The lower scores means any given goal - whether a…

We now continue our series previewing the start of the 2022-23 NHL season. Last time out we looked at three non-playoff teams that are primed to make the postseason. It's time to flip the switch and look at three playoffs teams that will miss the postseason. We predicted that the Vegas Golden Knights, New York Islanders and Vancouver Canucks would…

The Sharks have been one of the better teams in the NHL for many years and a Stanley Cup contender as well. As the core of Logan Couture, Erik Karlsson, and Brent Burns are on the back nine of their career and some serious questions in goal, the team is poised to enter the rebuild era. The Sharks will miss the post-season this year and will receive…

Our feature grading the positional depth of each NHL team continues this week, with a focus on the blueline. If you missed our prior talent tiers, they are referenced below - please check them out. Our approach to grading defencemen will be similar, but not identical to the way we evaluated forwards. We overweight top-four defenders - for most…