Bruins vs. Canucks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 20

The Vancouver Canucks (14-17-3) will visit the Boston Bruins (20-15) on Saturday, with Kiefer Sherwood coming off a hat trick in the Canucks' most recent game. The Canucks are underdogs away from home, at +136, and the Bruins are -162.

Boston was handed a 3-1 defeat at home its last time out on Dec. 18 against the Edmonton Oilers. Pavel Zacha (one goal) and Elias Lindholm (one assist) were among the three Bruins skaters who put up one point each.

Vancouver won on the road in its most recent game on Dec. 19, 4-1 over the New York Islanders. Sherwood led the Canucks with three points (three goals) in that matchup.

Ahead of watching this matchup, here's our pick for which club will take home the victory in Saturday's hockey action.

Bruins vs. Canucks Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming contest between the Boston Bruins and Vancouver Canucks, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Canucks 4 - Bruins 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.02 goals)
  

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Bruins vs. Canucks Moneylines

Take a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Bruins-Canucks matchup.

• Favorite: Bruins (-162)
• Underdog: Canucks (+136)

Bruins Betting Insights

• The Bruins have been victorious in three of their five games when they were favored on the moneyline this season (60.0%).
• Boston has had moneyline odds of -162 or shorter once this season, and won.
• Based on this contest's moneyline, the Bruins have an implied probability of 61.8% to win.
• Boston and its opponent have gone over 5.5 combined goals in 19 of 35 games this season.

Canucks Betting Insights

• The Canucks have been listed as an underdog 25 times this season, and won 11, or 44.0%, of those games.
• Vancouver has a record of 5-7 in games when sportsbooks have them as underdogs of at least +136 on the moneyline.
• The Canucks have a 42.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Vancouver has played 21 games this season that ended with over 5.5 goals.

Bruins Key Stats

• Boston's 112 total goals (3.2 per game) rank fifth in the league.
• Defensively, the Bruins are allowing 109 total goals (3.1 per game) to rank 22nd in league action.
• Its +3 goal differential is the ninth-best in the league.
• The 26 power-play goals the Bruins have recorded this season are sixth-best in the NHL (on 101 power-play chances).
• Boston is fourth in the league with a 25.74% power-play conversion rate.
• The Bruins have scored one shorthanded goal this season.
• Boston has the league's 18th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (80.62%).
• Boston has the eighth-best faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 51.8%.
• The Bruins shoot 11.9% as a team (fourth in the league).

Canucks Key Stats

• With 94 goals (2.8 per game), Vancouver has the NHL's 24th-ranked offense.
• The Canucks allow 3.3 goals per game (113 in total), 24th in the NHL.
• it has the 28th-ranked goal differential in the league at -19.
• The Canucks have 23 power-play goals (on 113 chances), 10th in the NHL.
• Vancouver's power-play percentage (20.35) ranks the team 13th in the league.
• The Canucks have four shorthanded goals (sixth in league).
• The 74.34% penalty-kill percentage of Vancouver is 29th in the league.
• Vancouver wins 48.6% of faceoffs, 22nd-ranked in the NHL.
• The 10.4% shooting percentage of the Canucks is 20th in the league.