The Vancouver Canucks return to home ice for a quick stop to play the second game of a back-to-back on Friday night as they face the Nashville Predators for the second time this season. Following three consecutive losses to close out the 2024,

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Nashville Predators vs. Vancouver Canucks NHL game to be played on January 3, 2025 on ESPN.

The Nashville Predators head north of the border to take on the Vancouver Canucks Friday night. Below we will continue our NHL odds series with a Predators-Canucks prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game.

Late in the first frame, however, Canucks defender Noah Juulsen collided with Demko, and the Vancouver starter stood up slowly, appearing to favour his left knee. That’s the same knee that Demko injured late last season and then sustained an unprecedented tear in in Game 1 of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs.

J.T. Miller scored in the shootout and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Seattle Kraken 4-3 on Thursday night.Connor Garland, Tyler Myers and Max Sasson scored in regulation for the Canucks. Thatcher Demko started and stopped 11 of 12 shots before leaving with back spasms in the second period.

Despite taking a 4–3 victory against the Seattle Kraken in a shootout, the Vancouver Canucks suffered a loss in their first game of 2025. Thatcher Demko started in net for the Canucks, putting up 11 saves on 12 shots against,