NHL Prop Bets: Vancouver Canucks vs Detroit Red Wings (December 8, 2025)
The Detroit Red Wings (15-11-3) face the Vancouver Canucks (11-15-3) at Rogers Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Monday's matchup. The Red Wings are favored to win at -125. They're currently +185 to cover the -1.5 puck line while the Canucks are -225 to cover the +1.5 puck line.
- The Red Wings have a 14-15 Puck Line record this season, while the Canucks hold a record of 13-16.
The total goals line is set at 5.5, with OVER at -142 and UNDER at +120.
- The Red Wings have a 16-9-4 O/U record this season (meaning 16 games have gone over the total points line, nine have gone under and four have resulted in a push). The Canucks have an 18-9-2 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Red Wings are averaging 3.07 goals per game this season (14th in the league). Comparatively, the Canucks are averaging 2.86 (22nd).
- Defensively, the Red Wings are giving up a whopping 3.45 goals per game this season (T29th in the league), while the Canucks are giving up an average of 3.59 goals (32nd).
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, Detroit is averaging 30.3 shots per game this season (5th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Vancouver is at the opposite end of the spectrum while defending, allowing its opposition 29.8 shots per game (25th).
- Flipping that script, the Red Wings are allowing 27.0 shots per game (11th in the NHL), while the Canucks are averaging 26.5 shots (23rd).
Power Play
- Detroit holds a power play percentage of 24.5%, ranking 7th in the league this season, while Vancouver sits 13th with 19.4% of its power play opportunities converted.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Red Wings have a penalty kill rate of 78.2% (ranked 24th), compared to the Canucks at 71.4% (29th).
P1 Result
- Here are their first period records in 2025/26.
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 4-11-14 | 2-7-7 | 2-4-7 | 1-6-3 |
| Vancouver | 5-12-12 | 3-7-3 | 2-5-9 | 1-5-4 |
To Go To Overtime
Monday's matchup is +295 to go to overtime.
- The Red Wings have played in 7 games that have gone to overtime this season, while the Canucks have also appeared in 7.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Red Wings have played in 4 games that have gone to a shootout this season, while the Canucks have appeared in 2.
Last Time They Met
Detroit recorded a 3-2 overtime victory over Vancouver at Rogers Arena when these teams last met on February 2, 2025. Alex DeBrincat led the way to that result, scoring 2 goals.
