Utah Hockey Club vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction 3/16/25 NHL Picks

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

Matchup History

The Utah Hockey Club have won both meetings so far this season at home, after a 3-2 OT win back on December 18th, 2024 followed by a 2-1 win on February 23rd, 2025.

Utah Hockey Club Recap

The Utah Hockey Club will be out to bounce back after ending up on the wrong side of a 4-2 loss at the hands of the Seattle Kraken last time out. After this game, Utah will head on the road to close out the road trip against the Edmonton Oilers.

Utah Drops Three Of Last Four

Clayton Keller leads Utah in scoring with 74 points including 23 goals and a team-high 51 assists while Dylan Guenther has 48 points with 24 goals. Logan Cooley has 47 points with 17 goals and 30 assists of his own while Nick Schmaltz has 35 assists as part of his 51 points. Mikhail Sergachev has 43 points with 32 assists while Barrett Hayton has 38 points with 17 goals and 21 assists. Connor Ingram has gone 9-8-4 with a 3.27 GAA and an .882 save percentage while Karel Vejmelka has gone 18-17-6 with a 2.49 GAA and a .908 save percentage in goal for Utah this season. Jaxson Stauber has gone 2-1-1 with a 2.23 GAA and a .925 save percentage this season as well for Utah.

Why the Utah Hockey Club will win

• The Canucks have lost seven of their last eight games as home favorites following a home win.
• The underdogs have won 13 of the Canucks’ last 20 games at Rogers Arena.
• The Canucks have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games as favorites on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• Utah has covered the puck line in each of its last five road games against opponents on a winning streak.

Utah Hockey Club Player Prop Facts

• Barrett Hayton has scored at least one goal in each of Utah’s last four games as an underdog against Western Conference opponents.
• Logan Cooley has recorded at least one point in each of his last six appearances with Utah as an underdog against Pacific Division opponents.
• Clayton Keller has recorded at least one assist in 10 of his last 11 appearances against Pacific Division opponents.
• Mikhail Sergachev ranks 2nd in the Western Conference for average time on ice (25:25) this season.

Vancouver Canucks Recap

The Vancouver Canucks come into this game looking to add on to their 6-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks last time out to sit at 31-24-11 on the year. After this game, Vancouver will welcome the Winnipeg Jets to town.

Canucks Looking To Add On To Back-To-Back Wins

Quinn Hughes has a team-high 62 points with 15 goals and 47 assists. Brock Boeser has 38 points with 18 goals and 20 assists while Conor Garland’s got 41 points with 17 goals and 24 assists. Elias Pettersson has 41 points with 15 goals and 26 assists and Jake DeBrusk has 37 points with 23 goals and 14 assists. Kevin Lankinen is 23-12-7 in goal for Vancouver with a 2.55 GAA and a .904 save percentage while Arturs Silovs is 2-6-1 with a 3.65 GAA and an .861 save percentage. Thatcher Demko is also 6-6-3 with a 2.87 GAA and an .891 save percentage this season for the Canucks.

Why the Vancouver Canucks will win

• Utah has lost each of its last four road games against Western Conference opponents.
• The Canucks have won five of their last six home games against Western Conference opponents.
• Utah has failed to cover the puck line in 10 of its last 11 games against Pacific Division opponents.
• The Canucks have covered the puck line in four of their last five games against Central Division opponents.

Vancouver Canucks Player Prop Facts

• Quinn Hughes has scored the first goal in three of his last four appearances in home games.
• Elias Pettersson has scored a goal in each of the Canucks’ last four games as favorites against Central Division opponents.
• Filip Hronek has recorded at least one assist in each of the Canucks’ last four games as favorites.
• Quinn Hughes has recorded at least one point in each of his last eight appearances at Rogers Arena.
• Filip Chytil has recorded two blocks against Utah this season – equal-most against any opponent.

Total Goals Facts

• Seven of Utah’s eight previous games as an underdog against opponents on a winning streak have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Five of the Canucks’ last six games at Rogers Arena following a win have gone UNDER the total goals line.

Utah Hockey Club vs. Vancouver Canucks Prediction

I’m on the Canucks here. I know Utah has been a better road team than the home team this season and has also won both head-to-head meetings with Vancouver and considering those games were in Utah where the Hockey Club have been less impressive, maybe that’s a bigger deal than I’m making it out to be. However, the Canucks are starting to figure it out and even on a back-to-back, have their stronger goaltending option going here in Kevin Lankinen and I think the Canucks get the job done here at home. Give me Vancouver.