Red Wings vs. Canucks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 8

The Detroit Red Wings (25-15-4) host the Vancouver Canucks (16-21-5) on Thursday, Jan. 8, with the Red Wings coming off a victory and the Canucks a loss. Red Wings (-148) versus Canucks (+124) has a clear favorite, according to the moneyline odds.

Detroit secured a 5-3 victory on the road its last time out on Jan. 5 against the Ottawa Senators. James van Riemsdyk led the Red Wings with three points (one goal and two assists).

Vancouver's most recent game was a road loss, 5-3, against the Buffalo Sabres on Jan. 6. Brock Boeser had two points (two assists) in that outing for the Canucks.

Get ready for this matchup by checking out our prediction for who will come out on top in Thursday's hockey action.

Red Wings vs. Canucks Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming game between the Detroit Red Wings and Vancouver Canucks, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Red Wings 4 - Canucks 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.93 goals)
  

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Red Wings vs. Canucks Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Red Wings-Canucks matchup.

• Favorite: Red Wings (-148)
• Underdog: Canucks (+124)

Red Wings Betting Insights

• The Red Wings are 12-9 when favored on the moneyline this season.
• When playing with moneyline odds of -148 or shorter, Detroit is 4-4 (winning 50.0% of the time).
• Based on this game's moneyline, the Red Wings have an implied probability of 59.7% to win.
• Detroit's 44 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 6.5 goals 21 times.

Canucks Betting Insights

• This season the Canucks have been an underdog 30 times, and won 12, or 40.0%, of those games.
• Vancouver has entered 17 games this season as an underdog by +124 or more and is 8-9 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win by the Canucks, based on the moneyline, is 44.6%.
• Vancouver has played 23 games this season that ended with over 6.5 goals.

Red Wings Key Stats

• Detroit's 134 total goals (3.0 per game) rank 12th in the league.
• Defensively, the Red Wings are giving up 139 total goals (3.2 per game) to rank 24th in NHL action.
• Its -5 goal differential ranks 19th in the league.
• The 34 power-play goals the Red Wings have put up this season (third-most in the NHL) have come on 138 power-play chances.
• Detroit's 24.64% power-play conversion rate is the sixth-best in the league.
• The one shorthanded goal the Red Wings have scored this season rank 26th among NHL squads.
• Detroit's 80.67% penalty-kill success rate ranks 14th in the league.
• Detroit has the 11th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 51.1%.
• The Red Wings make 10.7% of their shots (16th in the league).

Canucks Key Stats

• With 116 goals (2.8 per game), Vancouver has the NHL's 26th-ranked offense.
• The Canucks' total of 147 goals allowed (3.5 per game) is 29th in the league.
• With a goal differential of -31, the team is 31st in the league.
• With 29 power-play goals (on 142 chances), the Canucks are ninth-best in the NHL.
• Vancouver's power-play percentage (20.42) ranks the team 13th in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Canucks have five.
• The 74.07% penalty-kill percentage of Vancouver is 30th in the league.
• Vancouver wins 48.5% of faceoffs, 23rd-ranked in the NHL.
• The Canucks' 10.3% shooting percentage is 25th in the league.