Vancouver Canucks vs Winnipeg Jets: Game Preview, Predictions, Odds, Betting Tips & more | April 18th, 2024

The Vancouver Canucks are on the road to play the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, which is the final day of the regular season, at 8 p.m. EDT. The game can be streamed on ESPN+.

The Vancouver Canucks are 50-22-9 and in first place in the Pacific division. Vancouver is on a two-game winning streak and is coming off a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames after beating the Edmonton Oilers 3-1.

The Canucks have been led by JT Miller who has 103 points, Quinn Hughes has 91 points, Elias Pettersson has 89 points, Brock Boeser has 73 points, and Filip Hronek has 48 points.

The Winnipeg Jets, meanwhile, are 51-24-6 and in second place in the Central division and will be playing the Colorado Avalanche in the first round of the playoffs. The Jets are coming off a 4-3 win over the Seattle Kraken, as Winnipeg is on a seven-game winning streak.

The Jets have been led by Mark Schiefele who has 72 points, Josh Morrissey has 69 points, Kyle Connor has 61 points, Nikolaj Ehlers has 61 points and Vladislav Namestnikov has 37 points.

Vancouver Canucks vs. Winnipeg Jets: Head-to-head & key numbers

• Winnipeg is 1-1 against Vancouver this season, with both games being in Vancouver.
• The Canucks are averaging 3.42 goals per game, which ranks sixth.
• The Jets are 26-11-3 at home with a +37 goal differential.
• Vancouver is allowing 2.68 goals per game, which ranks fifth.
• Winnipeg is averaging 3.15 goals per game, which ranks 15th.
• The Canucks are 23-13-4 on the road with a +15 goal differential.
• The Jets are allowing 2.42 goals per game, which ranks second.

Canucks vs Jets: Odds & Prediction

The Vancouver Canucks are +114 underdogs, while the Winnipeg Jets are -140 favorites, with the over/under set at 5.5 goals.

The Canucks and Jets don't have anything to play for, as both teams are locked into their seeds. With that, the teams may opt to rest some players for the start of the playoffs.

Even with that, this is a good spot to take the Jets at a relatively cheap price as Winnipeg has been playing great hockey as of late, and at home, the Jets will be motivated to enter the playoffs on a high note.

Prediction: Jets 3, Canucks 2.

Canucks vs. Jets: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Jets win -130.

Tip 2: Under 5.5 goals.

Tip 3: Kyle Connor over 2.5 shots on goal -130.

Tip 4: Nikolaj Ehlers over 0.5 points +105.