Boston Bruins vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction: Expect a lot of pucks

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on February 9. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Boston is having another strong regular season, once again claiming the President's Trophy. A year earlier, this title did not save the Bears from being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs, but this outcome did not force them to seriously change the season scenario. The team started picking up points in bunches from the very first game, and they still are. Before the All-Star break, they won seven of eight games, but they didn't come out of the break with the best attitude, which led to a 1:4 loss to Calgary. Despite this local setback, the Black-and-Yellows sit in first place in the Eastern Conference standings, five points ahead of their nearest pursuer.

Vancouver is a team that can be considered the discovery of the current regular season. A year ago, the Canucks didn't make the playoffs at all, and now they're fighting for the league lead. Rick Tocchet has put together a very capable team, which has not had a single serious slump so far. Moreover, in 12 games in a row, the Blues and Greens haven't left the ice without scoring points, having won ten games, losing to Columbus on a shootout - 3:4, and to St. Louis in overtime - 3:4. In the Western Conference standings, the Canadian team sits in first place, five points ahead of the nearest pursuer.

Boston and Vancouver are approaching the first face-to-face battle in the current regular season, being the leaders of their conferences, and from the nearest competitors they have already managed to create a decent margin. There's no doubt we're in for an intriguing and tense battle, but Jim Montgomery's men are the favourites. The fact is that the Bears have beaten the Canucks in five of their last six head-to-head meetings at TD Garden, all in regulation time, so it will be extremely hard for the visitors to expect success now.

The rivalry between Boston and Vancouver at Rogers Arena isn't always goal-rich, but at TD Garden, the rivals have produced bright and productive battles time after time. In the last six such games, the teams have scored a combined 45 goals (7.50 per game on average). In the upcoming meeting, the two NHL leaders have every chance to give us a sharp attacking spectacle.