Colorado Avalanche vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction 2/4/25 NHL Picks

The Colorado Avalanche and the Vancouver Canucks meet Tuesday in NHL action from Rogers Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Colorado Avalanche vs. Vancouver Canucks prediction.

Colorado Avalanche Recap

The Colorado Avalanche come into this game looking to build on their 2-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers to improve to 31-21-2 on the year. After this game, Colorado will head on the road again to take on the Calgary Flames.

Avalanche Win Back-To-Back Games

Nathan MacKinnon has a team-high 80 points including 20 goals and a team-high 60 assists while Cale Makar has 58 points with 19 goals and 39 assists. Casey Mittelstadt has 32 points with 9 goals and 23 assists. Artturi Lehkonen also has 30 points with 21 goals while Devon Toews has 24 points with 18 assists as well. Mackenzie Blackwood is 12-5-2 with a 2.03 GAA and a .925 save percentage while Scott Wedgewood has gone 5-3 with a 2.40 GAA and a .910 save percentage in goal for Colorado on the year.

Why the Colorado Avalanche will win

• The Avalanche have won each of their last eight games as road favorites against opponents on a losing streak.
• The Canucks have lost each of their last four games after coming off overtime.
• The Canucks have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four games against Western Conference opponents after coming off overtime.
• The Avalanche have covered the puck line in four of their last five night games against opponents on a losing streak.

Vancouver Canucks Recap

The Vancouver Canucks come into this game looking to bounce back from a 3-2 OT loss to Detroit last time out to sit at 23-18-11 on the year. After this game, Vancouver will head on the road for a game against San Jose.

Canucks Lose Back-To-Back Outings

Quinn Hughes has a team-high 59 points with 14 goals and 45 assists while J.T. Miller’s added 35 points with 9 goals and 26 assists. Brock Boeser has 33 points with 16 goals and 17 assists while Conor Garland’s got 34 points with 14 goals and 20 assists. Elias Pettersson has 33 points with 11 goals and 22 assists and Jake DeBrusk has 31 points with 18 goals and 13 assists. Kevin Lankinen is 18-8-7 in goal for Vancouver with a 2.57 GAA and a .904 save percentage while Arturs Silovs is 1-4-1 with a 4.11 GAA and an .847 save percentage. Thatcher Demko is also 4-6-3 with a 3.26 GAA and a .873 save percentage this season for the Canucks.

Why the Vancouver Canucks will win

• The underdogs have won each of the Canucks’ last four games at Rogers Arena.
• The Avalanche have lost six of their last seven games as favorites following a win.
• The Canucks have covered the puck line in 12 of their last 13 games as home underdogs against opponents on a winning streak.
• The Avalanche have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six night games following a win.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the Canucks’ last eight Tuesday games as home underdogs have gone OVER the total goals line.
• Seven of the Avalanche’s last eight games against opponents on a losing streak have gone UNDER the total goals line.

Avalanche vs. Canucks Prediction

I’m on the Avalanche here. I get the case to be made for the Canucks as a home dog in some spots, but the fact of the matter is that the Canucks just haven’t been a good home team this season and the Avalanche are a team that’s started to heat up as the season’s progressed. The Avs got off to somewhat of a slow start, but have since shown a much bigger turnaround than the Canucks who just haven’t been able to carry over the same sort of success that they had on the way to the playoffs last season. Injuries have played a part in that, but in the end, the on-ice product has still suffered and I think it could suffer again here as Colorado’s just the much better team in this matchup. Give me Colorado in this one.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Colorado -142