Canucks Bounce Back, Blast Golden Knights on Road in High-Scoring Shootout

Saturday has a loaded slate of NHL action with many marquee matchups like the Bruins traveling northwest to take on the Oilers while the Senators face off against the Flames in a high-flying all-Canadian showdown.

It should be a great game and we look to improve on some of our recent hot streaks like our 31-24 record on game total and team unders this season.

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Bet: Canucks ML (+145), Canucks Golden Knights Over 5.5 goals (-120)

The Canucks have struggled to put games away this season with a 15-16 record against the spread and five of their last ten games needing extra time. During that span, Vancouver has gone 5-2-3 which isn't bad as they are recording points but in four of the five overtime games, they blew a lead.

They can't afford to do the same against a ruthless Golden Knights team that is first in the West and have a 9-2-1 record over their last 12 games. Vegas has won seven of their last 12 matchups against Vancouver with many of the games being high scoring.

These two teams have combined for six or more goals in six of their last eight matchups and expect the Canucks to keep things close. We are being presented a solid opportunity to ride with the Canucks as underdogs on the spread where they excel with an 8-3 record on the season.

Vancouver is also one of the rare teams that plays significantly better away from their home building with a 10-2-2 record and a 2.50 goals against average that is tied for fourth-best in the league. If the game manages to go under it'll likely be due to a impressive defensive performance from the Canucks.

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