Boston Bruins at Vancouver Canucks 2/22/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

By: Mike |

Last Updated: 02/21/2020 at 9:44 PM ET

Boston gets to continue their tour of Canada right now. The Bruins on Friday night had the honor to play the Calgary Flames. The Bruins in the game before the Flames gamed picked up a 2-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers. The Bruins have managed to sit on top of the Atlantic Division. The Bruins have posted a 38-11-12 record on the year so far.

When it comes to finding the back of the net the Bruins have put in a total of 3.30 goals a game. The defense for Boston has allowed only 2.30 goals a game, which is amazing on the year. The power play for Boston has converted at 25% on the year and the penalty kill for the Bruins is sitting at 84.1% on the year.

Vancouver heads into this game after getting Friday off. The Canucks in their last game ended up getting a 4-3 loss to the Minnesota Wild on the year. The loss dropped the Vancouver team to a 32-22-6 record on the year so far. 

The offense for Vancouver has managed to get 3.18 goals per game. The defense for the Canucks has allowed only 3.02 goals per game. The power play for the Vancouver team has converted at 23.5% on the year. The defense for the Canucks have ended up killing off 80.4% of the power plays faced this year.

Boston has had a good road trip on the year so far. The Bruins are playing great on the year so far and that will definitely help bolster the Bruins confidence in this game here. The Canucks, though, are playing so-so lately and while the Canucks could come into the win here, the Canucks should have a good game here that helps to keep Boston in check to a point, but not well enough to lock down the win. Final Score Prediction, Boston Bruins win 4-2.

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