Panthers vs. Canucks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 17

The Florida Panthers (33-30-3) visit the Vancouver Canucks (20-38-8) on Tuesday, March 17, with both teams coming off a loss. The Canucks are underdogs despite being at home, at +130, and the Panthers are -155.

Florida fell in a 6-2 loss on the road its last time out on March 15 against the Seattle Kraken. The Panthers got one point apiece out of six skaters, including Matthew Samoskevich (one assist) and Gustav Forsling (one assist).

Vancouver lost 5-2 at home against the Seattle Kraken in its last game on March 14. The Canucks got one point apiece out of five players in that outing, including Drew O'Connor (one assist) and Brock Boeser (one assist).

Get ready for this matchup by checking out our prediction for who will win the game in Tuesday's hockey action.

Panthers vs. Canucks Predictions & Pick

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

• Prediction: Panthers 4 - Canucks 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.06 goals)
  

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Panthers vs. Canucks Moneylines

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

• Favorite: Panthers (-155)
• Underdog: Canucks (+130)

Panthers Betting Insights

• The Panthers are 17-27 when favored on the moneyline this season.
• Florida is 9-13 when playing with moneyline odds of -155 or shorter (40.9% win percentage).
• Based on this game's moneyline, the Panthers have an implied probability of 60.8% to win.
• Florida and its opponent have combined to score more than 5.5 goals in 40 of 66 games this season.

Canucks Betting Insights

• This season the Canucks have won 16 of the 54 games, or 29.6%, in which they've been an underdog.
• This season Vancouver has won 11 of its 35 games, or 31.4%, when it's the underdog by at least +130 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Canucks have a 43.5% chance to win.
• Vancouver has played 42 games this season with more than 5.5 goals.

Panthers Key Stats

• Florida's 195 total goals (3.0 per game) make it the 20th-ranked scoring team in the league.
• The Panthers rank 25th in goals against, giving up 219 total goals (3.3 per game) in NHL play.
• It has the league's 25th-ranked goal differential at -24.
• The 47 power-play goals the Panthers have put up this season (on 238 power-play chances) are the eighth-most in the NHL.
• Florida is 19th in the league with a 19.75% power-play conversion rate.
• The Panthers have scored seven shorthanded goals this season.
• Florida kills 82.22% of opponent power plays, the seventh-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Florida has the 25th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 47.7%.
• The Panthers have a 10.3% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 26th in the league.

Canucks Key Stats

• Vancouver's 166 goals on the season (2.5 per game) rank 31st in the league.
• The Canucks' total of 244 goals allowed (3.7 per game) is 32nd in the league.
• With a goal differential of -78, the team is 32nd in the league.
• The Canucks have 35 power-play goals (on 195 chances), 20th in the NHL.
• Vancouver has the NHL's 22nd-ranked power-play percentage (17.95%).
• The Canucks have seven shorthanded goals (fourth in NHL).
• At 71.13%, Vancouver has the 32nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Vancouver wins 48.8% of faceoffs, 21st-ranked in the NHL.
• With a shooting percentage of 9.6%, the Canucks are 29th in the league.