Vancouver Canucks vs Arizona Coyotes Prediction and Odds April 14
Vancouver Canucks vs Arizona Coyotes Betting Preview
WagerTalk NHL handicapper Kevin Dolan offers his Vancouver Canucks vs Arizona Coyotes betting preview for Thursday, April 14. The Canucks this have a longshot chance at a postseason berth, but can ill afford any slip-ups between now and the end of the regular season if they are to make that faint hope of a Stanley Cup run a reality.
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| Thursday, April 14 | NHL Betting Notes, Courtesy of Caesars |
|---|---|
| Moneyline: | Vancouver Canucks -270 vs Arizona Coyotes +235 |
| Puckline: | Canucks -1.5 (-115) / Coyotes +1.5 (-105) |
| Total: | 6 Goals (Over -120 / Under EV) |
| Game Time: | 10:05pm ET / 7:05pm PT |
| Arena: | Rogers Arena in Vancouver |
| TV: | ESPN+ |
Vancouver Canucks vs Arizona Coyotes Analysis
The Canucks will face an Arizona team on Thursday night who owns the worst record in the league, but who have actually played marginally better away from home this season than in Glendale.
The two teams have played twice already this season with the Canucks coming out exact 5-1 winners in both matchups.
Arizona Looking To See Out The Season
While it’s been a disappointing season for Arizona overall this year, the Coyotes are going through a really rough stretch to finish out the season.
Arizona is just 2-10-1 over their last 13 games in all and have given up a colossal 5.5 goals per game over their last four starts to opponents as well.
With an average of just 1.25 goals per game scored on the other side, Arizona will need a huge turnaround offensively in this one if they’re going to get the win.
Canucks’ Postseason Push Continues
The Canucks are in red-hot form right now but will need to maintain that intensity if they’re to have a chance of making the post-season.
With LA, Dallas and Vegas all ahead of them in the rankings, the Canucks will need a massive push to see out the regular season if they’re going to bridge that gap.
However, Vancouver has two of those teams on deck to close out the year so control a lot of their own destiny and will no doubt be in high spirits after beating another rival in Vegas in OT on Tuesday. Vancouver definitely shouldn’t be counted out just yet.
Vancouver Canucks vs Arizona Coyotes Prediction
We expect the Vancouver Canucks to get the victory tonight at home but with the line at time of writing north of -275 at most sports books, we’re instead going to focus on the total in this one and we expect goals tonight in Vancouver.
The Canucks have averaged 4.75 goals per game over their four most recent starts and rank seventh in the league in total number of power play goals this season as well.
With Karel Vejmelka slated in nets tonight for the Coyotes, a goalie ranking 59th in the league this year posting a -9.04 GSAA average along with the league’s second-highest really bad starts percentage also (those starts below an .850), Vancouver should find a ton of success in front of goals tonight.
While the Coyotes rank almost bottom of the league in pretty much every offensive metric themselves this season, they’re actually top half in one main stat and that’s high-danger conversion rate this year with Arizona actually owning a 0.7% boost over the high-flying Florida Panthers in terms of finishing off chances inside the slot area.
We expect both teams to find success tonight going forward and recommend a play on the over 6 goals between the Arizona Coyotes and the Vancouver Canucks for Thursday.
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Puck Time | NHL Predictions for April 14
Join Carmine Bianco, Andrew McInnis and Bryan Leonard for Thursday’s edition of Puck Time as our panel of professional hockey handicappers break down tonight’s NHL betting card. The Golden Knights’ playoff prospects are beginning to hang on to thin ice. Can Vegas pull off an upset over division-leading Calgary? Join the Puck Time crew every week day at 11am ET / 8am PT as we discuss the NHL betting slate from a variety of handicapping angles.
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‘The sharpest sports mind in Ireland’ is how one prominent newspaper dubbed Kevin Dolan after he became the first foreigner ever to win the World Series of Handicapping tournament back in 2015. “The Irishman” made his start wagering on GAA, football, soccer and boxing, all to immense success. Since becoming a professional bettor, he has since lit up the sports betting scene in the U.S. and abroad, winning two handicapping awards and writing a best-selling book on sports handicapping named ‘The Complete Guide to Sports Betting’.
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