Panthers vs Canucks Betting Preview: A Potential Stanley Cup Preview?
Road-Ready Panthers Meet Home-Cooking Canucks

NHL Odds are Nearly Split in the Middle Here
We don’t jest when we say this Panthers vs Canucks betting preview could be a Stanley Cup Final foreshadowing. These teams are ninth and sixth in the NHL in point percentage, respectively.
And they’re both rolling. Florida has won 12 of its last 18 games while Vancouver has tied for the most wins at home (11-3-1). Thus, the betting lines are tight here with Florida holding a narrow edge. But we’ve seen this before.
Panthers vs Canucks 
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Location: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC
Stream: BSFL
Vancouver Continues To Be Shrewd Bet at Home
The Canucks are on the end of a successful five-game homestand. The team just beat Minnesota, Carolina, and Tampa Bay, three playoff teams from last season. The best part is that it did not have lines shorter than -125, making the Canucks a highly profitable team to bet straight.
“Guys are tired of losing,” Canucks defenseman Ian Cole said in an interview with Sportsnet 650 Vancouver. “We came into this season, as a team, with expectations that, ‘hey, if we’re going to turn this around, we’re going to turn this around right now.’ So I can’t say enough great things about the young leadership of this team.”
Speaking of that “young leadership”, Vancouver’s young stars are leading this team’s resurgence. The Canucks consistently light up NHL scores, averaging over 3.8 goals, which leads the NHL. It’s why 17 of this team’s 29 games have gone over the totals (17-10-2).
Brock Boeser scored a hat trick against Tampa Bay and tied for the lead in goals with 21. Meanwhile, J.T. Miller is second overall with 42 points. And Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes make it four Canucks who are averaging over a point per game.
Surprisingly, the books don’t line Vancouver with shorter odds at home. Of course, taking on teams with more proven records is partly the reason why. But with goaltender Thatcher Demko also playing at a Vezina Trophy-caliber pace, we can’t help but lean on Vancouver in this Panthers vs Canucks betting preview .
At -105 and with the total slightly leaning under 6.5 goals at -115, Vancouver will face a tough test in the resilient Panthers.
Florida is at Home on the Road
The Panthers look just as good as their Presidents’ Trophy-winning selves two seasons ago. A big chunk of their success can be owed to their performance on the road where it has a 60% point percentage and +6. Credit the renaissance of Sergei Bobrovsky in net. He’s made this team worth adding in NHL picks and parlays .
The two-time Vezina Trophy winner is following up his hot Stanley Cup playoff run with one of his finer seasons. He has a 91.1% save percentage (SV%) with +4.1 goals saved above average. This is a huge improvement from last season where it was 90.1% and -4.6. He’s even better on the road: 91.4% and just a 2.22 goals-against average with two shutouts.
Considering the Florida Panthers’ schedule, this team has outplayed many top teams in their building. Florida Panthers outshot and out-possessed the likes of Boston and Toronto. However, the Panthers still lost both games.
Florida’s weakness continues to be its low shooting percentage, which is at 6.7%, and is the fourth-lowest in 5-on-5 statistics on the road. As such, Florida is just 12-10 (12-8-2) when outshooting opponents and just 5-6 (5-4-2) on the road when it does this.
This could be a key metric against the Canucks, a team that is fifth in shooting percentage (11.5%) and high-danger goals scored per 60 minutes (two) on 5-on-5 at home.
It might be a case where Florida outshoots and outpossesses Vancouver only to lose by a goal. This goes back to our earlier points in this Panthers vs Canucks betting preview.
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