Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Vancouver Canucks odds, tips and betting trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Vancouver Canucks hit the ice in NHL play at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday, January 11 at 7:00 PM ET. The game airs on ESPN+ and SportsNet PT.

Pittsburgh secured a 4-1 road victory against the Philadelphia Flyers its last time out on January 8.

In its last game on January 9, Vancouver secured a 5-2 road victory over the New York Islanders.

Here is what you need to get ready for Thursday’s hockey game.

• Favorite: Penguins (-125)
• Underdog: Canucks (+105)
• Over/under: 6.5

• Through 23 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Pittsburgh has been victorious 10 times.
• In 17 games with moneyline oddds shorter than -125, the Penguins have eight wins.
• The moneyline odds imply that Pittsburgh has a 55.6% chance of winning this game.
• Pittsburgh has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 16 of 39 games this season.
• Over the past 10 contests, the Penguins are 7-2-1 (80.0% of possible points).
• They are scoring at a 3.7 goals-per-game average (37 total) over that span.
• Over on the defensive side, the Penguins have given up 2.5 goals per game (25 total) over those 10 outings.

• The Canucks have been the underdog 19 times this season, and upset their opponent in 12, or 63.2%, of those games.
• Vancouver is 9-5 when it is the underdog by +105 or longer on the moneyline.
• The win probability for the Canucks, implied from the moneyline, is 48.8%.
• Vancouver has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 27 of 41 games this season.
• Over the last 10 games, the Canucks have earned 80.0% of the possible points with a 7-2-1 record.
• They are scoring at a 4.4 goals-per-game average (44 total) over that stretch.
• Defensively, the Canucks have allowed 31 goals (3.1 per game) in those 10 outings.

• Game Day: Thursday, January 11, 2024
• Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
• TV Channel: SportsNet Pittsburgh
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)