Penguins vs. Canucks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 25

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Vancouver Canucks are coming off a victory and a loss, respectively, heading into their meeting at Rogers Arena on Sunday at 6 p.m. ET. The Canucks are underdogs despite being the hosts, at +124, and the Penguins are -148.

Pittsburgh grabbed a 6-2 victory on the road its last time out on Jan. 22 against the Edmonton Oilers. The Penguins got two points apiece out of four players, including Justin Brazeau (two assists) and Evgeni Malkin (one goal and one assist).

Vancouver played at home in its last game on Jan. 23, and lost 5-4 against the New Jersey Devils. Linus Karlsson led the Canucks with two points (one goal and one assist) in that outing.

As hockey play continues, get ready for the matchup by checking out which club we project to win Sunday's game.

Penguins vs. Canucks Predictions & Pick

For predictions on the upcoming game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Vancouver Canucks, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Penguins 6 - Canucks 1
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.07 goals)
  

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Penguins vs. Canucks Moneylines

Snag a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Penguins-Canucks game.

• Favorite: Penguins (-148)
• Underdog: Canucks (+124)

Penguins Betting Insights

• The Penguins have been victorious in 10 of their 21 games when they were listed as a moneyline favorite this season (47.6%).
• When playing with moneyline odds of -148 or shorter, Pittsburgh is 3-2 (winning 60.0% of the time).
• Based on the moneyline in this game, the Penguins' implied win probability is 59.7%.
• Pittsburgh and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 25 of 50 games this season.

Canucks Betting Insights

• The Canucks have been made an underdog 39 times this season, and won 13, or 33.3%, of those games.
• Vancouver is 9-17 this season when entering a game as an underdog by +124 or more on the moneyline.
• The Canucks have a 44.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Vancouver has played 27 games this season with over 6.5 goals.

Penguins Key Stats

• Pittsburgh's 165 total goals (3.3 per game) rank 13th in the league.
• Defensively, the Penguins have been one of the stingiest units in league action, allowing 143 total goals (2.9 per game) to rank seventh.
• Its +22 goal differential is the fifth-best in the league.
• The 37 power-play goals the Penguins have recorded this season are eighth-best in the NHL (on 135 power-play chances).
• Pittsburgh's 27.41% power-play conversion rate is the fourth-best in the league.
• The two shorthanded goals the Penguins have scored this season rank 25th among NHL teams.
• Pittsburgh's 83.45% penalty-kill success rate is the sixth-best in the league.
• Pittsburgh has the 16th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 50.4%.
• The Penguins have an 11.5% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks ninth in the league.

Canucks Key Stats

• Vancouver's 133 goals on the season (2.6 per game) rank 28th in the NHL.
• The Canucks have conceded 187 total goals this season (3.7 per game), 32nd in the league.
• With a goal differential of -54, the team is 32nd in the league.
• The Canucks have 31 power-play goals (on 163 chances), 15th in the NHL.
• Vancouver's power-play percentage (19.02) ranks the team 20th in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Canucks have six.
• Vancouver's has the 32nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage (70.63%).
• Vancouver wins 48.2% of faceoffs, 24th-ranked in the NHL.
• The Canucks' 9.7% shooting percentage is 29th in the league.