Red Wings vs Canucks: NHL Puck Betting Free Pick

We turn to the National Hockey League for tonight’s puck betting Free Pick and the Wings vs. Canucks.

With a busy week of NCAA College Football Bowl games, along with NFL Week 16 action ahead, this will be one of our last looks at the NHL this year. The Detroit Red Wings and Vancouver Canucks are two of the top contenders in the chase for the Stanley Cup.

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Red Wings @ Canucks: NHL Puck Drop Preview

This fire on ice puck betting action from the NHL Western Conference is slated for 10:00 PM ET on Wednesday, December 21, 2011, from Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Vancouver  (20-11-2) has won two straight and they are 7-2-1 in their last ten games. The Canucks sit second in the Northwest Division just three points back of the Minnesota Wild.

Detroit (21-10-1) is also on a two game winning streak and they have won seven and lost three in their last ten. The Red Wings trail the Chicago Blackhawks by three points in the Central Division.

Canucks vs. Red Wings: Wednesday Night NHL Puck Betting Lines

We head to the world-class sportsbook at the Bodog.com online wagering website for our Wings vs. Canucks NHL puck betting lines. One goal has decided 14 of the last 20 games in this series.

Vancouver and Detroit can both score with the best of them as the Canucks rank third in the NHL with 110 goals for. The Red Wings aren’t too shabby either has they sit fifth with 107 tallies.

Defensively the Wings have a slight edge as they sit fourth in the NHL with just 71 goals allowed. Vancouver is seventh with 80 goals surrendered. Detroit is playing their second game of a four game Western road trip while the Canucks are playing their second contest of a four game home-stand.

We see another close battle here so we will take take the pucks and fly with the Wings!

>>> Take DET over VAN at +1.5 (-265) on the Bodog Puck Line <<<