Vancouver Canucks vs. Nashville Predators: Game preview, predictions and odds

The Vancouver Canucks are on the road to play the Nashville Predators on Thursday, October 23 at 8 p.m. ET.

Vancouver (4-3) is coming off a 5-1 road loss to Pittsburgh. Nashville (2-3-2) is coming off a 5-2 home loss to Anaheim.

Canucks vs. Predators: Head-to-head & key stats

This is the first meeting between the two teams this season
Vancouver is averaging 2.85 goals per game
Nashville is 1-1-1 at home
The Canucks are allowing 3.14 goals per game
The Predators are allowing 3.42 goals per game
Vancouver is 3-2 on the road
Nashville is averaging 2.42 goals per game

Vancouver Canucks vs. Nashville Predators: Preview

Vancouver is coming off a 5-1 loss to Pittsburgh, which snapped their three-game winning streak. The Canucks are led by Conor Garland, who has seven points, Quinn Hughes has five points, Filip Hronek has four points, Elias Pettersson has four points, and Kiefer Sherwood has four points.

The Canucks are expected to start Thatcher Demko who's 3-1 with a 2.28 GAA and a .922 SV%. Demko is 5-2-1 with a 2.38 GAA and a .919 SV% in his career against Nashville.

Nashville, meanwhile, is on a four-game losing streak. The Predators will start Juuse Saros who's 2-2-2 with a 2.78 GAA and a .906 SV%. In his career against Vancouver, he's 7-3-1 with a 2.71 GAA and a .905 SV%.

The Predators offensively are led by Roman Josi who has five points, Filip Forsberg has four points, Erik Haula has four points, Jonathan Marchessault has four points, and Ryan O'Reilly has four points.

Canucks vs. Predators: Odds & Prediction

Vancouver is a -108 underdog while Nashville is a -112 favorite, with the over/under set at 5.5 goals.

The Predators have struggled out of the gates, and this is a good spot for Vancouver to get the win. The Canucks struggled against Pittsburgh, but Vancouver should come out strong here.

Demko has played well this season, and he should be able to limit the Predators' offense, which has struggled and should struggle here.

Prediction: Canucks 3, Predators 1.

Canucks vs. Predators: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Vancouver ML (-108)

Tip 2: Under 5.5 goals (+110)

Tip 3: Brock Boeser 2+ shots on goal (-170)

About the author

Cole is an NHL, NFL and College Sports reporter at Sportskeeda with over 7 years of experience writing for publications like CBC, USA Today, SMG, BJPENN, Sherdog and SB Nation.

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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Vancouver Canucks vs. Nashville Predators: Game preview, predictions and odds | October 23, 2025

Canucks vs. Predators: Head-to-head & key stats

Vancouver Canucks vs. Nashville Predators: Preview

Canucks vs. Predators: Odds & Prediction

Canucks vs. Predators: Betting Tips