| Free NHL Pick: Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks |
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| Written by Steve Hastings | |||||||
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Thursday, 06 March 2008
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 The Nashville Predators vs the Vancouver Canucks game is crucial in settling the Western Conference playoff picture. BetOnline.com has the Vancouver Canucks –135 odds favorites against the Nashville Predators +115 with a over/under set at 5 goals.As of Tuesday, Nashville and Vancouver were tied at 74 points a piece and were in contention for the seventh and eighth playoff spots with Colorado. One of those three teams will be on the outside looking when the regular season ends. The Canucks are mired in a slump. They wasted a four-game winning streak by losing their last three games, though they picked up a point in two of them via shoot out and overtime loss. Vancouver didn't have much offense to begin with, but it has gone completely south during the losing streak, where the Canucks have scored only five goals in three games. They can only rely on superstar goalie Roberto Luongo so much and improving terrible power play numbers might help; the team is 0-13 with the man advantage during the three-game skid. The Predators beat Dallas 3-1 on Saturday, the second game of a six-game road swing. Nashville hadn't looked sharp heading into Saturday, losing three in a row before that. Still, the team has managed a 5-3-2 record in its past 10 games. Goalie Dan Ellis was great, making 27 saves, which was a nine change-of-pace for the Preds since they'd allowed a whopping 14 goals in their past two losses. Nashville is among the bottom third in the NHL in goals allowed. The Canucks are already 2-1 against the Preds this season, and this will be the shot in the arm Vancouver needs to get untracked. Get your Free NHL Pick in Now! Nashville at Vancouver, Thursday @ 10:00 p.m. ET Free NHL Pick: Vancouver It's not too late to get into the NHL betting action. Visit BetOnline.com's world-renowned sportsbook today!                        |
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