Vancouver Canucks vs Calgary Flames Prediction: Don’t expect a productive match

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on March 24. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Vancouver is having a great regular season and making tremendous progress compared to last year's results. Back then, the Canucks didn't make the playoffs at all, but now they'll definitely be in the Stanley Cup, and they'll be highly seeded. The only serious failure in the current season Blue-Green allowed at the turn of February and March when, in seven meetings, they suffered six defeats, one of which was quite painful from Minnesota - 7:10. But now they are on a great run, winning six of their previous eight games, which has allowed the Canadian squad to move back to first place in the Western Conference standings.

The current regular season is going extremely poorly for Calgary, so the Flames have already given up on a chance to clinch a cup spot. Already in the opening period of the season, they suffered a series of losses, after which they were always in the role of catching up. In February, the Red Yellows made one last desperate attempt to get closer to the playoff zone by winning five games in a row, but that push took too much energy and emotion. Now, the slump has set in. Ryan Husky's wards have allowed four defeats in the last six meetings, beating only Vegas and Montreal 4:1 and 5:2, respectively, but that's only good enough for 11th place in the Western Conference standings.

Vancouver and Calgary were neighbors in the Western Conference standings last season, but since then, they have made tremendous progress, so they now occupy the first place. However, the Flames still go in the group of outsiders, sitting only on the 11th line. This information alone is enough to consider the Blue-Greens as favorites for the upcoming clash. In addition, they are in better shape now, as they have won six times in their last eight games, while the Red Yellows have lost four of the previous six meetings.

Vancouver has seriously rebuilt itself into a purely pragmatic team that plays closed and defensive hockey this season. Such a move has led to a dramatic improvement in results, and now the Mavericks are leading the Western Conference. At the same time, in the last 11 games, they have only 49 shots on goal (4.45 per game on average), a very modest figure by NHL standards. In addition, in the eight previous meetings, the Blueshirts allowed only 11 goals (1.38 per game on average).