Canucks vs Predators Picks and Prediction – 10/25/2023

The Nashville Predators will welcome the Vancouver Canucks Tuesday night to Nashville for an NHL matchup. Vancouver comes into Tuesday one game above .500 on the year after a two goal win on the road against Florida ended a 2 game skid. For more NHL previews see our NHL Picks. Offensively Vancouver has been solid this season averaging four goals on 26.8 shots per game. Defensively the Canucks have been just as good allowing just 2.6 goals on 36.2 shots per game, but the offense has sputtered a few times leading to there are two losses.

Casey DeSmith carried Vancouver against Florida with a .944 save percentage after giving up just three goals on 36 shots in the game. Elias Pettersson and Andrei Kuzmenko led the way for the Vancouver scoring with one goal and one assist each. Vancouver got a ton of other help as JT Miller chipped in two assists, while five other players added at least one point in the game.

The Nashville Predators come into Tuesday night playing well with three wins through six games played on a two game win streak. The Nashville offense has been consistent this season averaging three goals on 34.5 shots, while the defense is giving up just 2.67 goals per game. Filip Forsberg leads the Nashville offense with five points and four assists this year. Tommy Novak has added a team high four goals on 13 shots.

Tommy Novak led the way for the Nashville offense against San Jose with two shots on three goals in just over 15 minutes on the ice. Luke Evangelista and Kieer Sherwood 15 as well with one goal and one assist each. Juuse Saros was tremendous in the net for Nashville boasting a .969 save percentage for giving up just one goal.