Vancouver Canucks vs New Jersey Devils Prediction: Expect a Total Over

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on December 6. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Vancouver demonstrates top quality hockey in the current season, but they can't boast about the results lately. In the last five-game stretch, the Whales managed to record three victories - 5:1 over Seattle, 3:1 over Anaheim and 4:3 over Calgary, and two failures - an unexpected 3:4 from San Jose and a defeat at the hands of Vegas (1:4). Thus, the Canucks are four points behind the Western Conference leaders, the Golden Knights.

New Jersey is slowly coming to its senses. This is evidenced by three wins in the past five confrontations - 7:2 over Buffalo, 5:4 over the Islanders and 4:3 over Philadelphia. However, they lost 1:2 to Columbus and 3:6 to San Jose. As for the team's position in the NHL, it clearly leaves much to be desired. Ahead of the game with Vancouver, the Devils are 13th in the East and seventh in the Metropolitan Division with only 23 points.

New Jersey doesn't shine with results in this regular season NHL season, but they are not inferior to their upcoming opponent in terms of form. That's why we suggest not to get into the outcomes, but to look at the performance. On average, Vancouver scores 6.3 goals per game, while the Devils score 7.2. Also note that the opponents have scored at least seven goals in four straight faceoffs. We bet on the trend - on goals.