San Jose Sharks vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction 4/14/25 NHL Picks

Vancouver Canucks Betting Preview 

The Vancouver Canucks lost to the Wild, beat the Avalanche, and they play the Golden Knights next. The Canucks could use a win after losing five of their last eight games. 

The Vancouver Canucks are averaging 2.88 goals per game and are scoring 23.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Jake DeBrusk leads Vancouver with 27 goals, Quinn Hughes has 59 assists, and Conor Garland has 167 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vancouver Canucks are allowing 3.08 goals per game and are killing 82.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Thatcher Demko has given up 63 goals on 569 shots faced, and Kevin Lankinen has allowed 131 goals on 1,325 shots.

Why the Vancouver Canucks will win

• The Sharks have lost each of their last 14 night games against Pacific Division opponents.
• The Canucks have won each of their last eight games against the Sharks at Rogers Arena.
• The Canucks have covered the puck line in seven of their last eight games against the Sharks at Rogers Arena.
• The Sharks have failed to cover the puck line in three of their last four games against Pacific Division opponents.
• The favorites have won the second period in each of the last five games between the Sharks and Canucks at Rogers Arena.

Why the San Jose Sharks will win

• The Canucks have lost three of their last four games as favorites against opponents on a losing streak.
• The road team has won five of the Canucks' last six games.
• The Canucks have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last nine home games against opponents on a losing streak.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Canucks' last four games.
• The road team has won the third period in each of the Canucks' last four games.

San Jose Sharks vs Vancouver Canucks Injury Report 

The Canucks will be without Filip Chytil, Elias Pettersson, Max Sasson, Nils Aman, Thatcher Demko, Derek Forbort, and Tyler Myers.

The San Jose Sharks will be without Logan Couture, Shakir Mukhamadullin, Vincent Desharnais, Mario Ferraro, and Cam Lund. Filip Bystedt, Zack Ostapchuk, and Jack Thompson are questionable.

San Jose Sharks vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction

The Canucks are going to be favored because they’re the better team obviously, but this is a steep price for two teams that have nothing to play for at this stage. Also, the Canucks have seen only 16 of their 37 wins come at home. While the Sharks have been terrible this season and are riding an ugly losing streak, the Canucks have lost five of their last eight games and are getting blasted defensively.

The Sharks have nothing going for them and they’ve been terrible on the road, but they did take the Canucks to overtime a couple of months ago. I’m just not thrilled to lay this price when both the Canucks and Sharks are out of playoff contention. I’ll take a shot in the dark with the Sharks if forced to pick.