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Canucks vs. Sharks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - November 20

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20 November 2023 By Dunkel Index Team

The Vancouver Canucks (12-5-1) will host the San Jose Sharks (3-13-1) on Monday at 10:00 PM ET, in a matchup featuring two squads residing at different ends of the Western Conference. The sportsbooks have made the Canucks big favorites at -389 on the moneyline, and the Sharks are at +297.

Vancouver lost 4-3 at home in its last game on November 18 against the Seattle Kraken.

Tyler Myers' two points (two assists) led the Canucks.

San Jose won its last game 5-1 at home over the St. Louis Blues on November 16.

The Sharks got two points apiece out of six players in that outing, including Ryan Carpenter (two assists) and Luke Kunin (one goal and one assist).

Before watching this matchup, here's our prediction for which club will bring home the win in Monday's hockey action.

Canucks vs. Sharks Predictions & Pick

For predictions on the upcoming contest between the Vancouver Canucks and San Jose Sharks, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

Prediction: Sharks 4 - Canucks 3
Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.99 goals)

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Canucks vs. Sharks Moneylines

Snag a look below at the latest moneylines for the Canucks-Sharks matchup.

Favorite: Canucks (-389)
Underdog: Sharks (+297)

Canucks Betting Insights

The Canucks have won 75.0% of their games when favored on the moneyline this season (6-2).
Vancouver has never played a game this season shorter than -389 moneyline odds.
Based on this matchup's moneyline, the Canucks have an implied probability of 79.6% to win.
Vancouver and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 14 of 18 games this season.

Sharks Betting Insights

This season the Sharks have won three of the 17 games, or 17.6%, in which they've been an underdog.
San Jose has played as a moneyline underdog of +297 or longer two times so far this season. They lost both games.
Bookmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Sharks have a 25.2% chance to win.
San Jose has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in four of 17 games this season.

Canucks Key Stats

Vancouver is the top-scoring unit in the NHL, with 75 total goals (4.2 per game, on 7.4 assists per contest).
Defensively, the Canucks are one of the stingiest units in league play, conceding 45 total goals (2.5 per game) to rank sixth.
It has a league-best goal differential of +30.
The 22 power-play goals the Canucks have recorded this season are second-best in the NHL (on 68 power-play chances).
Vancouver has the league's third-best power-play conversion rate (32.35%).
The two shorthanded goals the Canucks have scored this season rank ninth among NHL squads.
Vancouver's 77.19% penalty-kill success rate ranks 19th in the league.
Vancouver wins 50.3% of its faceoffs to rank 17th in the NHL.
The Canucks have a 14.3% shooting percentage as a team, which leads the league.

Sharks Key Stats

San Jose's 26 goals on the season (1.5 per game) rank 32nd in the NHL.
The Sharks' total of 72 goals allowed (4.2 per game) is 32nd in the NHL.
With a goal differential of -46, the team is 32nd in the league.
The Sharks have eight power-play goals (on 50 chances), 24th in the NHL.
San Jose scores on 16% of its power plays, No. 23 in the NHL.
At 71.43%, San Jose has the 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
San Jose wins 54.4% of faceoffs, third-best in the NHL.
The 6.2% shooting percentage of the Sharks is 32nd in the league.

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