Vancouver Canucks - Arizona Coyotes predictions and free betting tips [11/04/2024]

The regular NHL season for 2023-2024 kicks off at 05:30 GMT with a showdown between rivals in the Western Conference. Night hockey enthusiasts can look forward to a clash between Vancouver and Arizona.

Vancouver

The club from Vancouver has participated in 78 official NHL regular season games for the 2023-2024 season. With 78 games under Vancouver's belt and 104 points scored, the team sits in 2nd place in the Western Conference leaderboard. Over the course of the 2023-2024 season, Vancouver has shown excellent results, firmly establishing itself in the top half of the leaderboard. Currently, Vancouver is 2nd in the Western Conference, conceding only to Dallas. Vancouver's hockey players were long considered the leaders of the Western Conference. However, they lost their top spot to Dallas, who have an advantage of 5 points. Catching up to Dallas is still possible, but making up a 5-point gap won't be easy.

Vancouver also runs the risk of slipping further down the leaderboard. Their main competitors being Colorado and Winnipeg. If Winnipeg has 2 points less, Colorado is only lagging behind due to secondary indicators. In terms of gameplay, Vancouver stands out for its defense. They might score less than their competitors, but they also concede far fewer points. In 78 matches, Vancouver has only conceded 213 times. In the last 5 matches, Vancouver lost to Vegas and Los Angeles.

Arizona

The hockey players of Arizona have participated in 78 official NHL regular season matches for the 2023-2024 season. In 78 matches, Arizona has managed to score only 71 points, allowing them to sit comfortably at 13th place in the Western Conference leaderboard. In the 2023-2024 season, Arizona has been performing at an average level and hasn't been winning as often, which reflects in their standing. At present, Arizona holds the 13th position in the Western Conference rankings, ahead of only three clear outsiders for the season. Teams performing worse than Arizona are Anaheim, San Jose, and Chicago. It's clear that Arizona won't make it to the Stanley Cup playoffs, a fact that became evident after the New Year's holidays.

Currently, Arizona is lagging 19 points behind the 8th position, highlighting their weakness compared to the rest of the Western Conference. The only realistic opportunity for Arizona now is to outperform Calgary, who sits at the 12th position. In recent regular-season matches, Arizona has performed poorly, as they have done throughout the entire championship. Their only notable successes being victories against San Jose and Vegas.

Head-to-Head

Arizona and Vancouver have faced each other in 35 matches. Vancouver can boast 19 victories, while Arizona has come out on top in 16 matches.

Total Prediction

The ITO for Vancouver will be over 3 goals scored.

Prediction

Vancouver will win in regular time. It is obvious that Vancouver is much stronger than Arizona and has more motivation to win in order to maintain its 2nd position, whereas Arizona is just seeing out the championship, having only surpassed the main outsiders.