Vancouver Canucks vs Pittsburgh Penguins: Game preview, predictions, and odds | November 27, 2024

The Vancouver Canucks are on the road to play the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET. Vancouver (11-6-3) is coming off a 2-0 shutout win over Boston on Tuesday. Pittsburgh (7-12-4) is coming off a 6-1 home loss to Utah on Saturday.

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

• Vancouver is 45-66-11-5 all-time against Pittsburgh
• The Canucks are averaging 31.5 goals per game
• The Penguins are 4-6-2 on the road
• Vancouver is allowing 3.05 goals per game
• Pittsburgh is averaging 2.52 goals per game
• The Canucks are 8-1 on the road
• The Penguins are allowing 3.95 goals per game

Vancouver Canucks vs Pittsburgh Penguins: Preview

Vancouver is on a two-game winning streak, led by Quinn Hughes (20 points), Conor Garland (17 points), and Elias Pettersson (15 points). The Canucks will be starting Arturs Silovs who's 1-3-1 with a 3.91 GAA and a .857 SV%.

Pittsburgh, meanwhile, is on a three-game losing streak as the Penguins will likely start Alex Nedeljkovic who's 3-4-3 with a 3.42 GAA and a .877 SV%.

Sidney Crosby leads the Penguins with 21 points, followed by Evgeni Malkin (20 points), Erik Karlsson (12 points), and Rickard Rakell (12 points).

Canucks vs Penguins: Odds & Prediction

Vancouver is a -125 favorite while Pittsburgh is a +105 underdog. The over/under is set at 6.5 goals.

The Canucks are coming off a shutout win over Boston on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh is one of the worst teams in the NHL as they are struggling to score while goaltending and defensively they are not good.

Even though Silovs has struggled this season, and Vancouver is on a back-to-back, this still is a good spot for the Canucks to get a big win. Vancouver will be able to score at will against the Penguins and get a big road win here.

Prediction: Canucks 5, Penguins 3.

Canucks vs Penguins: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Vancouver ML (-120)

Tip 2: Over 6.5 goals (-102)

Tip 3: Quinn Hughes over 2.5 shots on goal (-135)