Coming back from a four-game road trip and a three-game winning streak, the Vancouver Canucks will look to earn their first victory at home when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.

Pittsburgh has lost four games in a row with just one point to show for it, and that’s a big reason why the Nucks are -190 home favorites in the NHL odds.

My Penguins vs Canucks predictions and NHL Pick On October 26, Vancouver will benefit from a veteran Penguins team playing for the second night in a row to close out an unforgettable road game in Western Canada.

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Canucks money line (-190 at the Pinnacle)

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THE Vancouver Canucks suffered an overtime loss to the Flames and a shootout loss to the Flyers at home to open their campaign before turning things around on their first road trip of the campaign.

While they opened with a loss to Tampa, the ‘Nucks picked up wins over the defending champion Panthers, a rematch over Philly and a 6-3 win over the Blackhawks last time out.

After allowing 13 goals in its first three games, Vancouver has held its opponent to just five in the last three, bringing its goals against total to 2.83, a Top 10 mark. Credit to goaltender Kevin Lankinen , which is supposed to keep the seat warm for incumbent Thatcher Demko. He is 3-0-1 this year with a 1.70 GAA (seventh) and a top-5 save percentage of 0.941.

It’s almost the opposite of the opposition this Saturday evening.

THE Pittsburgh Penguins are a dismal 31st in goals against, giving up 4.22 per game. They have scored at least four goals in each of their last four games, losing them all.

On Friday, they were beaten 4-0 by the Oilers, as goaltender Joel Blomqvist was peppered with 46 shots. It’s the same for the Penguins right now, who are giving up an NHL-worst rate of 35.1 shots on goal per game this season.

Vancouver’s offensive attack should flourish in this matchup as they currently sit 12th in the NHL in goals per game with 3.33. The quartet of JT Miller, Brock Boeser, Conor Garland and Quinn Hughes lead the way with six points each.

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Miller hit the ground running during the road trip, scoring two goals, culminating the final game with a season-best three-point night against the Blackhawks.

Last season, the Vancouver center recorded several multi-point games in two meetings against the Penguins. I like it to stay warm Saturday night.

If the Penguins want to get out of their bad mood, it’s likely Sydney Crosby which will play the role of catalyst.

He’s only had one point so far on this trip and has been held useless in four of his last six games, but he’s been quite potent against the Canucks in recent matchups. Crosby has points in five of the last seven games and has six goals in that span.

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• Puck Line: Pittsburgh +1.5 | Vancouver-1.5
• Money line: Pittsburgh +167 | Vancouver-191
• More/Less: Over 6.5 | Less than 6.5

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