The Nashville Predators and Vancouver Canucks meet in Game 1 of a best-of-7 Western Conference 1st-round series Sunday. Puck drop from Rogers Arena is set for 10 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s'lines around the Predators vs. Canucks odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Nashville dropped its final game of the season with a 4-2 loss against the Pittsburgh Penguins Monday while failing to cash as a -102 road underdog. LW Filip Forsberg'and C'Gustav Nyquist'each found the back of the net, while D Ryan McDonagh'had 2 assists.
Vancouver also snapped a 2-game winning streak and dropped its final game of the season with a 4-2 loss against the Winnipeg Jets Thursday. RW Conor Garland'had a goal and an assist, and C Elias Lindholm'also scored. The Canucks allowed 2 unanswered 3rd-period goals, which proved to be detrimental to them in the loss.
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