Vancouver Canucks vs Nashville Predators Prediction 4-30-24 Picks

The Nashville Predators and the Vancouver Canucks meet Tuesday in Game 5 Western Conference NHL Playoffs action at Rogers Arena. Here’s a Vancouver Canucks vs Nashville Predators Prediction.

Game Four Recap: Canucks Push Preds To The Brink

The Vancouver Canucks managed to push the Nashville Predators to the brink of elimination, stealing Game four on Sunday by a final score of 4-3 in OT. Brock Boeser opened the scoring for the Canucks less than three minutes into the Game before Mark Jankowski tied things up at one just 2:39 later. The tie would hold into the second frame where Gustav Nyquist would score the lone goal of the middle frame to put the Preds up 2-1 and Filip Forsberg would score :12 into the 3rd to push Nashville’s advantage to 3-1. But Boeser would pull Vancouver back to within one with 2:49 to go and Colton Sissons had a chance to ice the win for Nashville on an empty-net and hit the post. That would prove costly as Boeser would tie the Game with his 3^rd goal of the Game with :08 to go, and Elias Lindholm would strike 1:02 into the overtime period to give the Canucks the win and head back home up 3-1. Arturs Silovs got the win for the Canucks after stopping 27 of 30 shots faced in the win while Juuse Saros took the loss for Nashville after allowing 4 goals on 21 shots faced in the losing effort.

Nashville Predators Player Stats

Filip Forsberg leads the Predators in scoring with 94 points including a team-high 48 goals and 46 assists while Ryan O’Reilly has 69 points with 26 goals of his own and 43 assists. Gustav Nyquist has 75 points with 52 assists while Roman Josi has 85 points of his own with a team-leading 62 assists. Juuse Saros has made 63 starts in goal for Nashville this season, going 35-24-5 with a 2.86 GAA and a .906 save percentage while Kevin Lankinen is 11-6 with a 2.93 GAA and a .908 save percentage this season.

Nashville Predators Team Facts

• The underdogs have won each of the Predators’ last three games.
• The Predators have covered the puck line in nine of their last 11 games as underdogs against opponents on a winning streak.
• The underdogs have won the first period in each of the Predators’ last four games at Rogers Arena.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Predators’ last nine games as underdogs against opponents on a winning streak.

Vancouver Canucks Player Stats

J.T. Miller leads the Canucks in scoring with 103 points including 37 goals and 66 assists while Elias Pettersson has 89 points with 34 goals and 55 assists. Quinn Hughes has 92 points with a team-high 75 assists and Brock Boeser has 73 points with a team-high 40 goals and 33 assists. Thatcher Demko’s gone 35-14-2 with a 2.45 GAA and a .918 save percentage in goal for Vancouver while Casey DeSmith is 12-9-6 with a 2.89 GAA and an .896 save percentage this season.

Vancouver Canucks Team Facts

• The underdogs have won four of the Canucks’ last five games.
• The Canucks have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last nine games as favorites following an overtime win.
• The underdogs have won the first period in each of the last four games between the Predators and Canucks at Rogers Arena.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Canucks’ last five games following a road win.

Vancouver Canucks vs Nashville Predators Prediction

I’m on the Canucks here. I think Nashville’s best shot was in Game four to get back, but I think that missed goal on the empty net from Sissons is going to be viewed as the turning point. Vancouver has all of the momentum and heads back home, where they’ve played their best all season long. Give me Vancouver for the gentleman’s sweep here.