Bridgestone Arena hosts an NHL battle between the Nashville Predators and the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Friday.

The Canucks will look to vanquish their hosts on Friday, as they are 9-3-4 this season, while the Predators are 8-4-5. Vancouver is 6-8-2 against the total, while Nashville is 4-12-1 versus the number.

View Vancouver vs Nashville Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, they Canucks listed earlier today as underdogs of -105 at most sportsbooks, including . Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 5, depending on the book.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 19 (Predators) and the No. 8 (Canucks) teams according to our current NHL Power Rankings.

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How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Nashville's No. 28-ranked offense (2.3 goals per game) against a Canucks defense that ranks No. 10 at 2.5 goals per game allowed. The Predators powerplay has clicked at a 15.3% rate while the Canucks have a 81.8% rate on the penalty kill.

Vancouver was a 4-3 winner in its last match on the road against the Stars. They won as -145 favorites, while the total score of 7 made winners of OVER bettors.

In their last action, Nashville was a 4-3 winner at home against the Red Wings. Bettors on Nashville at -120 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.

Vancouver Canucks Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing San Jose are 7-3
After playing Dallas are 7-3
After a win are 6-4

Nashville Predators Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Minnesota are 3-7
After playing Detroit are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

A few Canucks at Predators trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games
Vancouver is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 7 games when playing Nashville
Vancouver is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Nashville's last 20 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Nashville's last 11 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville's last 7 games when playing Vancouver
Nashville is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home

Next up:
Vancouver at Detroit, Sunday, February 24
Nashville at Detroit, Saturday, February 23