Canucks vs Hurricanes Picks and Prediction – 2/7/2024

The Vancouver Canucks end a long homestand Tuesday night with a game in Carolina against the Carolina Hurricanes. Vancouver has 33 wins on the year having won four of the last five following a narrow victory in overtime against Columbus. For other NHL news see our NHL Picks. Offensively Vancouver has been phenomenal this season averaging 3.8 goals on 28.3 shots per game. Defensively is where the Canucks have really shined allowing just 2.55 goals per game through 49 games this season.

Thatcher Demko did just enough for Vancouver in their last outing boasting a .862 save percentage after giving up four goals on 29 shots to seal the victory in overtime. Brock Boeser led the show for the Vancouver offense with three goals and one assist on five shots in nearly 19 minutes on the ice. Elias Pettersson chipped in two goals and one assist in nearly 22 minutes to round out the Vancouver scoring.

The Carolina Hurricanes stay at home Tuesday night with 28 wins this season on a three-game win streak following the two victory against Arizona. Offensively Carolina has carried their weight this season averaging 3.38 goals on 33.3 shots. Defensively the Hurricanes are one of the best teams in their conference allowing just 2.94 goals per game including only one allowed against Arizona. 

Sebastian Aho does everything for the Carolina offense this season leading the team with 54 points and 37 assists to go along with the team high seventeen goals on 131 shots. Antti Raanta has been goalie #1 for Carolina this season with twelve wins on the year and a .870 save percentage across 23 outings.