Vancouver Canucks vs Florida Panthers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 10/17/2024

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Thursday, October 17, 2024

Venue:  Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Canucks -102, Panthers -118; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Canucks +100, Panthers -120; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Canucks -105, Panthers -115; Over/Under:  6 goals

Vancouver Canucks:  0-1-2 (7th place, Pacific Division)

Florida Panthers:  3-2-0 (1st place, Atlantic Division)

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Vancouver Canucks:  0-1-2 last 3

Florida Panthers:  3-2-0 last 5

The Canucks are entering this game with 2 points, a 0-1-2 record overall, and they are 0-1-0 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Tampa Bay Lightning in their last game, losing that one on the road 4-1. Conor Garland scored the only goal for them in that game. Brock Boeser and Jake DeBrusk each led the team in assists with 1 while Conor Garland and J. T. Miller each led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Arturs Silovs was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 27 shots with 24 saves and a .889 save percentage. Their offense has scored 8 goals this season averaging 2.7 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 13 goals against them allowing 4.3 goals per game.

The Panthers are entering this game with 6 points, a 3-2-0 record overall, and they are 1-0-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Columbus Blue Jackets in their last game, winning that one on the road 4-3. Sam Reinhart, Anton Lundell, Dmitry Kulikov, and Eetu Luostarinen each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Sam Reinhart and Niko Mikkola each led the team in assists with 2 while Sam Bennett led the team in shots on net in that game with 3. Spencer Knight was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 38 shots with 35 saves and a .921 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 17 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 18 goals against them allowing 3.6 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Panthers listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Panthers have looked good in their games this season with their 3-2-0 record overall which has them leading the Atlantic Division early on. They are coming off a win against the Blue Jackets in their last one and their offense has been rolling since the season started. Meanwhile, the Canucks haven't looked good in their games this season with their 0-1-2 record overall. They played 2 really close games at home to start the season, getting a point from each, but now they are coming off a 4-1 loss to the Lightning in their first road game of the season. Their offense has been scoring less and less in each game since their season opener, and the defense hasn't improved in those either. They just gave up 4 goals in their only road game this season, but they have been averaging over 4 goals allowed per game in their first 3 games of the season too. The Panthers are going to put pucks in the net here and they have only played 1 home game this season too, a game they won against the Bruins. With the Panthers offense rolling in their games all season and the Canucks offense starting to score less, everything points to another Canucks loss here against the Stanley Cup champions. The best way to place a bet here is on the Panthers to win this game. 

Canucks Panthers Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Thursday, October 17, 2024 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Panthers 4 Canucks 2.

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Vancouver Canucks: 17-11 (+7.1 units) on the moneyline after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game. 64-40 (+16.5 units) on the moneyline against terrible defensive teams - allowing 3+ goals/game. 71-52 (+11.6 units) on the moneyline against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal. 24-17 OVER off a road loss. 23-8 OVER against poor starting goalies - saving 89.5% of shots against or less.

Florida Panthers: 30-29 (-14.5 units) on the moneyline as a home favorite of -200 or less. 37-40 (-22.8 units) on the moneyline in non-conference games. 33-29 (-4.2 units) on the moneyline off a road win. 18-9 OVER when playing their 3rd game in 4 days. 20-12 OVER after 3 or more consecutive overs. 

Vancouver Canucks:  D. Joshua (C) Out - Groin. T. Demko (G) Out - Knee.

Florida Panthers:  M. Tkachuk (LW) Day To Day - Illness. A. Barkov (C) Out - Lower-body. J. Sourdif (RW) Out - Undisclosed. T. Nosek (LW) Out - Upper-body.

"Maybe a little bit of success last year and you come in lazier. I don’t know and I’m not pointing fingers at the players, but they were both winnable games. We have to get to our staples really quick. We’ve got to start going through people and I don’t think we’re battling as hard as we should. It is early, but we’ve got to get to it." - Rick Tocchet on his team’s slow start to the NHL season. 

“We’ve won a bunch of hockey games in the past without them in our lineup. We have to play a style of game that will allow that to happen.” - Paul Maurice on his team’s start to the NHL season. 

LW Arshdeep Bains

C J.T. Miller

RW Brock Boeser

LD Quinn Hughes

RD Filip Hronek

G Kevin Lankinen

LW Carter Verhaeghe

C Sam Bennett

RW Evan Rodrigues

LD Gustav Forsling

RD Aaron Ekblad

G Sergei Bobrovsky

Points: B. Boeser (3)

Goals: B. Boeser (2)

Assists: J. DeBrusk (2)

GAA: K. Lankinen (1.85)

Points: S. Reinhart (8)

Goals: S. Reinhart (4)

Assists: S. Reinhart (4)

GAA: S. Bobrovsky (3.02)

Coaches:

Vancouver Canucks: Rick Tocchet (3rd season)

Florida Panthers: Paul Maurice (3rd season)