Florida Panthers vs Vancouver Canucks: Game preview, predictions, and odds | December 12, 2024

The Florida Panthers are on the road to play the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday at 10 p.m. ET. Florida (18-9-2) is coming off a 2-1 shootout win over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday. Vancouver (14-8-5) enters the game after a 4-3 overtime loss to the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday.

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

• Florida is 17-16-6-5 all-time against Vancouver
• The Panthers are averaging 3.65 goals per game
• The Canucks are 4-6-4 at home
• Florida is allowing 3.17 goals per game
• Vancouver is averaging 3.26 goals per game
• The Panthers are 9-4-1 on the road
• The Canucks are allowing 3.18 goals per game

Florida Panthers vs. Vancouver Canucks: Preview

The Florida Panthers are on a three-game winning streak and coming off the shootout triumph over Seattle. The Panthers are led by Sam Reinhart, who has 39 points. Matthew Tkachuk has 30 points, Aleksandar Barkov has 29 points and Sam Bennett has 26.

The Panthers will likely start Sergei Bobrovsky, who's 13-5-1 with a 2.81 GAA and a .896 SV%. In his career against Vancouver, he's 7-7-3 with a 2.83 GAA and a .909 SV%.

Vancouver, meanwhile, has lost two straight games and has one win over their last four. The Canucks will turn to Kevin Lankinen on Thursday who's 13-4-3 with a 2.65 GAA and a .908 SV%. In his career against Florida, Lankinen is 6-3-2 with a 2.72 GAA and a .921 SV%.

The Canucks are led by Quinn Hughes, who has 32 points. Elias Pettersson has 26 points, Conor Garland has 25 points and Jake DeBrusk has 22.

Panthers vs. Canucks: Odds & Prediction

Florida is a -120 favorite while Vancouver is a +100 underdog, with the over/under set at 5.5 goals.

The Canucks have struggled in their last two games and now host one of the best teams in the NHL in Florida. The Panthers have one of the best offenses in the league, while Bobrovsky has been playing great in goal.

Florida should come out aggressive, get an early lead and build off that to cruise to a road win here.

Prediction: Panthers 4, Canucks 2.

Panthers vs. Canucks: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Florida ML (-120)

Tip 2: Over 5.5 goals (-134)