The Vancouver Canucks host the Nashville Predators for Game 1 of the NHL Playoffs First Round. Watch on Sunday at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN,SportsNet,SN360,TVAS.
Vancouver lost 4-2 on the road its last time out on April 18 against the Winnipeg Jets.
Nashville played on the road its last time out on April 15, and lost 4-2 against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Before watching this matchup, here’s everything you need to know about Sunday’s NHL Playoffs First Round action.
Vancouver Canucks vs. Nashville Predators Odds and Betting Lines
- Favorite: Canucks (-147)
- Underdog: Predators (+124)
- Over/under: 5.5
Canucks Stats and Trends
- In 53 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Vancouver has been victorious 34 times.
- In 33 games with moneyline oddds lower than -147, the Canucks have 23 wins.
- The moneyline odds say Vancouver has a 59.5% chance of winning this game.
- Vancouver’s games this season have gone over 5.5 goals 47 of 82 times.
- In the last 10 games, the Canucks are 5-4-1 (70.0% of possible points).
- They have averaged 2.8 goals per game (28 total) over that stretch.
- On the defensive side, the Canucks have allowed 2.9 goals per game (29 total) in those 10 matchups.
Predators Stats and Trends
- The Predators have secured an upset victory in 18, or 47.4%, of the 38 games they have played while the underdog this season.
- Nashville has won nine of its 17 games when it is the underdog by +124 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies a 44.6% chance for the Predators to win.
- Nashville’s games have gone over 5.5 goals in 50 of 82 chances this season.
- In their last 10 matchups, the Predators are 4-5-1 to earn 65.0% of the possible points.
- They have put up 32 goals over that span.
- On the defensive end, the Predators have allowed 3.3 goals per game (33 total) over those 10 outings.