The Vancouver Canucks head east to face the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night.
The pregame narrative: Winnipeg looks to stay atop the Western Conference standings as they welcome the struggling Canucks into town. I’m backing Joshua Morrissey and Quinn Hughes to get on the scoresheet tonight. I also have a play on Jake DeBrusk.
Check out my Canucks vs. Jets prop picks for Jan. 14.
Canucks vs. Jets prop picks
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Best bet: Morrissey to score 1+ points (-150)
Winnipeg enters Tuesday’s contest as one of the best home teams in the league.
- 16-4-3 record
- +35 goal differential
Home vs away splits aside, the Jets offence has been historically good this season.
- 3rd in goals/game: 3.55
- 1st in power-play percentage: 32.3%
- 3rd in shooting percentage: 12.7%
Whenever these teams square off against each other, you can expect goals.
In the previous eight meetings, they’ve combined for nearly seven goals per game.
The Calgary native leads all Jets players in time on ice (24:11) and power play time (2:55) per game.
Key stat: Morrissey is 5-0 against this line in his past five games.
Quick picks
Hughes over 0.5 power-play points (+150): Vancouver’s season hasn’t exactly gone to plan.
The 2023-24 Pacific Division champs find themselves on the outside looking in when it comes to playoff seeding this year.
One thing that has remained consistent is Hughes’ play. Here are his ranks among Canucks players:
- 1st in points (47)
- 1st in assists (38)
- 1st in time in ice (25:16)
- 1st in plus-minus (+15)
Despite Vancouver’s woes, their 14th-ranked power play has been sufficient — and it’s led by the reigning Norris Trophy winner.
Hughes paces all Canucks in power-play points (19) and power-play ice time (3:41/game). He has eight more power-play points than the next Canucks player.
The 2018 seventh-overall pick has three power-play points in his last five games.
DeBrusk under 1.5 shots (+115): DeBrusk has been productive in his first season with Vancouver. The former Boston Bruin has picked up 17 goals and 29 points in 42 games this season.
However, he’s been on a cold stretch lately, scoring just three goals in his last 14 games, with only 21 shots on goal over that stretch.
Vancouver ranks 31st in shots/game (25.2), and per Natural Stat Trick, fifth-worst in high-danger chances per 60 (9.88).
DeBrusk has failed to record two-plus shots in five of the last six games.
Picks made at 2:20 p.m. ET on 01/14/2025.
