Montreal Canadiens vs. Vancouver Canucks Prediction, NHL Odds
The Canadiens have opened their current four-game Western swing with a pair of losses, capped by Saturday’s heartbreaking 1-0 defeat in Calgary and enter Tuesday’s action trailing Columbus by four points in the hunt for the second wild card in the East. The Canucks look to rebound from Sunday’s 4-1 loss to the visiting Dallas Stars, which halted the club’s four-game win streak and leaves them trailing the Flames by a single point in the battle for the second wild card in the West.
The Canucks are -145 home favourites on the Tuesday NHL odds. The Canadiens trail as +120 underdogs, while the total sits at 5.5.
Canadiens vs. Canucks NHL Betting Odds
The Canadiens won the first of this season’s two meetings with the Canucks, claiming a narrow 5-4 victory at Bell Centre on January 6. The win halted a three-game slide in head-to-head action, but the Canadiens still have work to do to rewrite a losing script when visiting Rogers Arena, where they have failed to record a victory since 2019. Overall, the Habs have lost six of nine to Vancouver and have surrendered five goals per game over their past four dates with the Canucks. Montreal has also struggled on offence so far on this road trip, scoring just two total goals in their losses to Edmonton and Calgary, and have failed to pot a third-period marker in their past three contests. The Canucks have effectively shut down opposing shooters while winning four of five at home, allowing just eight total goals during that 4-1-0 run. That stinginess has helped generate steady winnings for NHL betting fans taking the UNDER, which has paid out in 10 of their past 12 overall, and in 10 of their past 11 on home ice.
Montreal Canadiens
The Canadiens’ current scoring drought is approaching 95 minutes entering Tuesday’s action, with the club mustering just two total even-strength goals in regular time over the past three games. Cole Caufield saw a four-game goalscoring streak snapped with Saturday’s loss to the Flames, but it was not due to lack of effort. Caufield led all skaters in the contest with six shots on goal and has scored five times while averaging a point per game over his last seven contests. Lane Hutson has also helped his bid to be named this season’s NHL Rookie of the Year with steady production. The Habs defenceman has tallied a goal and seven assists over the past eight games, and has picked up at least a point in four of five road contests.
Vancouver Canucks
Currently tied for 26th overall in the NHL in goals per game, the Canucks attack has sputtered during the team’s current 3-5-0 run, Vancouver shooters have failed to score more than three goals over the past 14 games, averaging just 2.29 goals per game, and have seen four of their five most recent defeats come by multi-goal margins. The continued absence of star rearguard Quinn Hughes has not helped at either end of the ice. The club’s leading point producer by a wide margin, Hughes has missed the past three games with an unspecified injury, putting an impressive seven-game point streak on hold, during which he has scored six times and added six helpers. Centre Elias Pettersson has continued to struggle, picking up just two points in eight games since returning from the 4 Nations Face-Off while rearguard Filip Hronek continues to produce in bunches, turning in two-point performances in two of his past three outings, and four times since early February.
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