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

The Detroit Red Wings and Vancouver Canucks -- both coming off victories -- will face each other on Monday at 10 p.m. ET, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. The Canucks are underdogs despite being at home, at +105, and the Red Wings are -125.

Detroit won 4-3 on the road its last time out on Dec. 6 against the Seattle Kraken. Simon Edvinsson had two points (two assists) for the Red Wings.

Vancouver won its last game 4-2 at home against the Minnesota Wild on Dec. 6. Aatu Raty led the Canucks with three points (two goals and one assist) in that outing.

Before watching this matchup, here's a peek at which team we predict will emerge with the victory in Monday's action on the ice.

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, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Red Wings 5 - Canucks 2
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.98 goals)
  

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Red Wings vs. Canucks Moneylines

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

• Favorite: Red Wings (-125)
• Underdog: Canucks (+105)

Red Wings Betting Insights

• The Red Wings have been victorious in six of their 13 games when they were listed as a moneyline favorite this season (46.2%).
• Detroit is 5-7 in games it has played with moneyline odds of -125 or shorter (41.7% win percentage).
• The Red Wings' implied moneyline win probability is 55.6% in this contest.
• Detroit's games this season have gone over this matchup's total of 6.5 goals 15 times.

Canucks Betting Insights

• The Canucks have won eight, or 40.0%, of the 20 games they have played as an underdog this season.
• Vancouver has entered 17 games this season as the underdog by +105 or more and is 7-10 in those contests.
• Bookmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Canucks have a 48.8% chance to win.
• Vancouver and its opponent have combined to score over 6.5 goals in 17 of 29 games this season.

Red Wings Key Stats

• Detroit's 89 total goals (3.1 per game) make it the 11th-ranked scoring team in the league.
• The Red Wings rank 28th in goals against, allowing 100 total goals (3.4 per game) in NHL play.
• Its goal differential (-11) ranks 25th in the league.
• The 23 power-play goals the Red Wings have scored this season (third-most in the NHL) have come on 94 power-play chances.
• Detroit's 24.47% power-play conversion rate is the seventh-best in the league.
• Detroit has the league's 24th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (78.21%).
• Detroit wins the seventh-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 52.4%.
• The Red Wings connect on 10.2% of their shots (21st in the league).

Canucks Key Stats

• Vancouver's 83 goals on the season (2.9 per game) rank 22nd in the NHL.
• The Canucks' total of 104 goals allowed (3.6 per game) is 32nd in the NHL.
• it has the 30th-ranked goal differential in the league at -21.
• The Canucks have 19 power-play goals (12th in NHL) on 98 chances.
• Vancouver scores on 19.39% of its power plays, No. 13 in the NHL.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Canucks have three.
• The 71.43% penalty-kill percentage of Vancouver is 30th in the league.
• Vancouver is 21st in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (48.1%).
• With a shooting percentage of 10.8%, the Canucks are 16th in the league.