{"id":485072,"date":"2026-03-12T07:27:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T11:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=485072"},"modified":"2026-03-12T07:27:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T11:27:41","slug":"nhl-predictions-march-12th-nashville-predators-at-vancouver-canucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2026\/03\/12\/nhl-predictions-march-12th-nashville-predators-at-vancouver-canucks\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Predictions: March 12th, Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Welcome back to NHL Predictions. Each day, our writers here at\u00a0Last Word On Hockey<\/i>\u00a0<\/span>look at the games and give in-depth analysis. Our team breaks down the key matchups, storylines, and stats, then makes predictions based on how they might play out. For this edition, we will look at the Nashville Predators<\/a> taking on the\u00a0<\/span>Vancouver Canucks<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>Don\u2019t forget to check out more NHL Predictions, as our writers continue this series throughout the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n

NHL Predictions: Nashville Predators at <\/span><\/strong>Vancouver Canucks
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2025-2026 Season Series:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Nashville 1-1 Vancouver<\/p>\n

Time: <\/span><\/strong>10<\/span>:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) | 7:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time<\/p>\n

How to Watch<\/a>: Sportsnet+, SNP, FDSNSO, ESPN+, NHL Centre Ice<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Location:<\/strong> Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia<\/span><\/p>\n

The Vancouver Canucks continue their eight-game home stand as they face-off against the Nashville Predators. Nashville sits at 29-27-8 after 64 games, with 66 points, while Vancouver sits at 19-37-8 after 64 games, with 46 points. This is the third and final meeting between these two teams. Vancouver won the previous meeting, 5-4 in overtime, on November 3rd.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Predators Story<\/h3>\n

Despite being just two games above NHL .500, the Predators sit just one point out of Stanley Cup Playoff contention in the Western Conference. However, they chose to sell off some forwards<\/a> at the NHL Trade Deadline, including Michael Bunting<\/a>, Cole Smith<\/a>, and Michael McCarron<\/a>. In doing so, their forward group has taken a hit and looks very top-heavy now. They will need top veteran scorers in Ryan O’Reilly<\/a>, Filip Forsberg,<\/a> and Steven Stamkos<\/a> to lead the charge even more if they want to squeak into the postseason.<\/p>\n

The Canucks Story<\/h3>\n

Vancouver has shown some better efforts recently, but it is no secret that they are playing some of the worst hockey in the NHL. Being 1-6-3 in their last ten games, the results are not coming, but it is no surprise given the trades<\/a> they made at the deadline. Their home record is the worst in the league at 6-20-5 so far this season. Their six wins tie the 1975-76 Washington Capitals for the least amount of home wins in a season. However, there is still time in the season to get a couple more wins at home.<\/p>\n

Starting Goalies<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Below are the projected starters for tonight\u2019s game. Please check social media for the most updated information before locking in your daily fantasy lineups.<\/p>\n

The Predators will likely start Juuse Saros<\/a> in the net. In 49 games this season, he has a 23-19-6 record, a 3.16 goals-against average, and an .893 save percentage.<\/p>\n

For Vancouver, Nikita Tolopilo<\/a> could get the start. In 13 games this season, he has. a 4-5-2 record, a 3.25 goals-against average, and an .899 save percentage.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Prediction and Best Bets<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Vancouver\u2019s home record is abysmal, and Nashville should be desperate for a win in their playoff push. These are games the Predators cannot afford to lose.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Predators win 4-3.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Best Bets<\/strong><\/h3>\n

To wrap things up, here are our anytime goal scorer picks. For Nashville, we will pick Steven Stamkos to get a goal. For Vancouver, we will count on\u00a0<\/span>Linus Karlsson<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>to score one.<\/p>\n

Main Photo: Bob Frid-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Welcome back to NHL Predictions. Each day, our writers here at\u00a0Last Word On Hockey\u00a0look at the games and give in-depth analysis. Our team breaks down the key matchups, storylines, and stats, then makes predictions based on how they might play out. For this edition, we will look at the Nashville Predators taking on the\u00a0Vancouver Canucks.\u00a0Don\u2019t […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5733,"featured_media":441373,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[26,4547,31,4548,4524],"tags":[6011,6014],"class_list":["post-485072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canucks","category-hockey","category-predators","category-nhl","category-nhl-predictions","tag-nashville-predators-predictions","tag-vancouver-canucks-predictions"],"modified_by":"Levi Pike, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5733"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=485072"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485072\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":485144,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485072\/revisions\/485144"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/441373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=485072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=485072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}