Face-off: 2200 ET, 14/04/2022
Arena: Rogers Arena
Vancouver Canucks know they cannot afford any slip-ups in their battle to secure a playoff place when they face the already-eliminated Arizona Coyotes.
The Canucks (36-28-10) made it four wins on the bounce by beating Vegas Golden Knights in overtime on Tuesday while the Coyotes went down 6-2 to New Jersey Devils for a fourth successive loss.
Bruce Boudreau’s side have beaten the Coyotes 5-1 in both meetings this season and a repeat of that scoreline at 19.0 begins our Vancouver Canucks vs Arizona Coyotes predictions.
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Vancouver Canucks Odds
Quinn Hughes netted 51 seconds into overtime to help the Canucks beat the Golden Knights and keep them in contention for the playoffs.
The Canucks are now six points behind the Dallas Stars for the second wildcard spot and the same number of points adrift of the Los Angeles Kings in the Pacific Division.
Elias Pettersson had a goal and two assists against Vegas and said: “It’s pretty clear what we’ve got to do. We’ve got to win.
“We feel pretty good now, we’ve won four in a row, but it doesn’t mean [much] if we don’t continue this way, playing good hockey. We’re still behind, we’ve still got to win games.”
The Canucks scored three times in the second period in both of their meetings with Arizona this season and a repeat is 5.75 in Vancouver Canucks vs Arizona Coyotes odds.
Arizona Coyotes Odds
With the Coyotes already out of playoff contention, they handed NHL debuts to forwards Nathan Smith and Jack McBain against the Devils at the Gila River Arena on Tuesday.
Smith got 20 shifts and McBain 24 and coach Andre Tourigny said: “They worked hard, they competed. But I wanted a little bit more from our older guys, personally.
“I want them more engaged. Our young guys need role models and I felt our team worked but needed more of a push.”
The Coyotes (22-46-5) sit well adrift at the bottom of the Central Division and have been outscored 22-5 in their four-game losing run.
With that in mind, we will conclude our Vancouver Canucks vs Arizona Coyotes betting tips by going for 2.90 for the Coyotes to score under 1.5 goals again.
Additional stats
Last result:
VANCOUVER 5-4 Vegas (OT)
ARIZONA 2-6 New Jersey
Season head-to-head: Vancouver 5-1 Arizona, Arizona 1-5 Vancouver
