Predators vs Canucks Picks and Prediction – 1/4/2025

The Nashville Predators are heading North to face the Vancover Canucks on Friday evening. The game is taking place at the Rogers Arena at 10:00 PM EST and is being broadcast on ESPN+. Get ready for the NHL action with our NHL Picks.

Nashville heads to this game here with a 2-3-0 mark in their last 5 games. The Predators last game was a loss against Minnesota by a score of 5-3. With the recent loss Nashville ended up dropping to a record of 11-20-7 on the year overall.

On the season Nashville has ended up getting 2.39 goals per game scored while getting 29.4 shots per game. The Predators have allowed 3.21 goals per game while facing 29.7 shots per game. The power play for the Nashville team is converting at a clip of 18.7% on the year and the penalty kill is sitting at 83.9% of the opponents power plays being killed off.

Vancouver on their part has struggled quite a bit in their last 5 games posting a 1-2-2 mark. The last game on the ice for the Canucks was a 3-1 loss to the Calgary Flames. The losses have dropped Vancouver to a record of 17-11-8 on the year overall.

The Canucks have an offense that has ended up getting 3.11 goals per game while getting 25.7 shots per game. The defense for the Canucks has allowed 3.17 goals per game and faced a total of 29.7 shots per game. When it comes to the power play the Canucks have ended up converting at a clip of 23.5% on the year, but the penalty kill has ended up killing off 81.7% of the power plays faced.

This game here is one that the Canucks should be able to finally right the ship in. The Canucks have a better offense and a defense that is playing about the same level. However, the Canucks are also better on the power play when it comes to the ice and that will make it easier to see the Canucks getting the narrow victory in this game here. Final Score Prediction, Vancouver Canucks win 3-2.