Vancouver Canucks vs Colorado Avalanche: Game preview, predictions and odds

The Vancouver Canucks are on the road to play the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday at 9 p.m. EDT.

Vancouver (36-29-13) is coming off a 6-5 comeback OT win over Dallas. Colorado (48-27-4) is coming off a 3-2 shootout win over Vegas.

Canucks vs Avalanche: Head-to-head & key stats

Vancouver is 80-68-15-14 all-time against Colorado
The Canucks are averaging 2.87 goals per game
Colorado is 26-11-3 at home
Vancouver is allowing 3.1 goals per game
The Avalanche are averaging 3.34 goals per game
The Canucks are 20-14-6 on the road
Colorado is allowing 2.78 goals per game

Vancouver Canucks vs Colorado Avalanche: Preview

Vancouver scored three times in the final minute to force OT and beat Dallas. However, it was too little too late as the Canucks are unlikely to make the playoffs. The Canucks are led by Quinn Hughes who has 74 points, Brock Boeser has 49 points, and Conor Garland has 48 points, and Jake DeBrusk has 45 points.

The Canucks are set to start Thatcher Demko who’s 10-8-3 with a 2.90 GAA and a .889 SV%. In his career against Colorado, he’s 3-4-1 with a 3.17 GAA and a .889 SV%.

Colorado, meanwhile, is coming off a win over Vegas and will be one of the top teams entering the playoffs. The Avs is expected to start Mackenzie Blackwood who’s 22-10-3 with a 2.23 GAA and a .916 SV% since being traded to the Avs. He’s 5-5 with a 2.39 GAA and a .913 SV% in his career against the Canucks.

The Avalanche are led by Nathan MacKinnon who has 116 points, Cale Makar has 91 points, Artturi Lehkonen has 44 points, and Devon Toews has 43 points.

Canucks vs Avalanche: Odds & Prediction

Vancouver is a +195 underdog, while Colorado is a -238 favorite, and the over/under is set at 5.5 goals.

The Avalanche are firmly in the playoffs and ends their regular season on Sunday, which is a benefit as they will have some time off, compared to other teams so they don’t need to rest anyone now.

Colorado should be able to cruise to a big win here as the Canucks are struggling in net, while the Avs are dominant at home.

Prediction: Avalanche 4, Canucks 2.

Avalanche vs Canucks: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Colorado -1.5 (+110)

Tip 2: Over 5.5 goals (-115)

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An NHL fan his whole life, Cole played rep hockey in Canada from age 5 until 17 and grew up rooting for Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning. His all-time favorite players are Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos, while Jon Cooper is his favorite coach of all time.

Cole attended Sheridan College and received his journalism degree in 2019. After decades of watching and reporting, he considers his knowledge of sports as his primary strength. He ensures that the same story has been reported by at least two reputed reporters before creating it.

Cole enjoys playing golf and spending time with friends and family when not reporting breaking stories. His favorite sports moment is from the 2010 Olympics, when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal in overtime to beat Team USA for the gold medal.

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