Golden Knights vs. Canucks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - April 7

The Vegas Golden Knights (35-26-16) visit the Vancouver Canucks (22-46-8) on Tuesday, April 7, with the Golden Knights coming off a victory in their last game and the Canucks a defeat. The bookmakers have made the Golden Knights big favorites at -258 on the moneyline, despite being away from home, and the Canucks are at +210.

Vegas earned a 5-1 road victory over the Edmonton Oilers its last time out on April 4. Jack Eichel had three points (three assists) for the Golden Knights.

Vancouver lost 7-4 at home against the Utah Mammoth in its most recent game on April 4. Filip Hronek (two assists) and Linus Karlsson (two goals) both had two points for the Canucks in that matchup.

Before watching this matchup, here is our prediction for which team will take home the victory in Tuesday's hockey action.

Golden Knights vs. Canucks Predictions & Pick

For predictions on the upcoming contest between the Vegas Golden Knights and Vancouver Canucks, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Canucks 3 - Golden Knights 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.09 goals)
  

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Golden Knights vs. Canucks Moneylines

Take a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Golden Knights-Canucks game.

• Favorite: Golden Knights (-258)
• Underdog: Canucks (+210)

Golden Knights Betting Insights

• The Golden Knights are 28-32 this season when favored on the moneyline.
• Vegas is 5-1 (victorious in 83.3% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -258 or shorter.
• The Golden Knights' implied moneyline win probability is 72.1% in this contest.
• Vegas' 76 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 6.5 goals 35 times.

Canucks Betting Insights

• This season the Canucks have been an underdog 63 times, and won 18, or 28.6%, of those games.
• Vancouver has gone 1-9, a 10.0% win rate, when it's been set as an underdog of +210 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 32.3% chance of victory for the Canucks.
• Vancouver has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 41 of 75 games this season.

Golden Knights Key Stats

• Vegas ranks 14th in the league with 246 goals scored (3.2 per game).
• The Golden Knights have allowed 233 total goals (3.0 per game), ranking 12th in NHL play in goals against.
• Its +13 goal differential ranks 12th in the league.
• The 54 power-play goals the Golden Knights have put up this season (eighth-most in the NHL) have come on 222 power-play chances.
• Vegas has the league's seventh-best power-play conversion rate (24.32%).
• The five shorthanded goals the Golden Knights have scored this season rank 22nd among NHL squads.
• Vegas kills 82.38% of opponent power plays, the fourth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Vegas has the 11th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 50.9%.
• The Golden Knights have an 11.1% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 16th in the league.

Canucks Key Stats

• Vancouver has 196 goals this season (2.6 per game), 31st in the league.
• The Canucks have given up 293 total goals this season (3.9 per game), 32nd in the league.
• With a goal differential of -97, the team is 32nd in the league.
• The Canucks have 46 power-play goals (17th in NHL) on 222 chances.
• Vancouver has the NHL's 15th-ranked power-play percentage (20.72%).
• This season, the Canucks have eight shorthanded goals (fifth in league).
• Vancouver's has the 32nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage (71.56%).
• Vancouver is 20th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (49.4%).
• With a shooting percentage of 9.9%, the Canucks are 29th in the league.