Red Wings vs. Canucks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 22

The Detroit Red Wings and Vancouver Canucks -- both coming off losses -- will meet on Thursday at 10 p.m. ET, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. The Canucks are big underdogs despite being at home, at +142, and the Red Wings are -170.

Detroit fell short in a shootout on the road its last time out on Oct. 20 against the Seattle Kraken 4-3, losing the shootout 2-1 to seal the defeat. Three Red Wings players recorded two points each, including Lucas Raymond (one goal and one assist) and Alex DeBrincat (one goal and one assist).

Vancouver lost 6-3 at home against the Carolina Hurricanes in its last game on Oct. 20. Jake DeBrusk led the Canucks with two points (two assists) in that matchup.

Prepare 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 insights on 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 3 - Canucks 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5 goals)
  

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Red Wings vs. Canucks Moneylines

Take a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Red Wings-Canucks game.

• Favorite: Red Wings (-170)
• Underdog: Canucks (+142)

Red Wings Betting Insights

• The Red Wings have been victorious in three of their seven games when they were listed as a moneyline favorite this season (42.9%).
• Detroit has never played a game this season shorter than -170 moneyline odds.
• The Red Wings have a 63.0% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this game.
• Detroit's nine matches this season have finished above this game's total of 6.5 goals five times.

Canucks Betting Insights

• The Canucks have been made an underdog 10 times this season, and won once.
• Vancouver has entered 10 games this season as the underdog by +142 or more and is 1-9 in those contests.
• The moneyline set in this contest implies a 41.3% chance of victory for the Canucks.
• Vancouver and its opponent have combined to score over 6.5 goals in five of 11 games this season.

Red Wings Key Stats

• Detroit's 22 total goals (2.4 per game) rank 26th in the league.
• Defensively, the Red Wings are one of the stingiest units in NHL play, giving up 26 total goals (2.9 per game) to rank ninth.
• It has the league's 22nd-ranked goal differential at -4.
• The seven power-play goals the Red Wings have put up this season are 10th-best in the NHL (on 32 power-play chances).
• Detroit is 12th in the league with a 21.88% power-play conversion rate.
• Detroit kills 68.75% of opponent power plays, the 28th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Detroit has the 23rd-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 48.4%.
• The Red Wings connect on 8.2% of their shots (30th in the league).

Canucks Key Stats

• Vancouver's 33 goals on the season (three per game) rank ninth in the league.
• The Canucks give up 4.6 goals per game (51 in total), 32nd in the NHL.
• it has the 31st-ranked goal differential in the league at -18.
• With seven power-play goals (on 32 chances), the Canucks are 10th-best in the NHL.
• Vancouver has the league's 12th-ranked power-play percentage (21.88%).
• The Canucks have two shorthanded goals (third in NHL).
• At 63.89%, Vancouver has the 32nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Vancouver is 26th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (47.2%).
• With a shooting percentage of 14.5%, the Canucks are second in the league.