Minnesota Wild vs Vancouver Canucks Preview
Planning on watching today’s Canucks and Wild game? Catch the action at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN, as the Wild hosts this showdown at 2:00 ET on BSN.
This Western conference matchup has an over/under of 6.5 goals, and the Wild are favored to win at home vs. the Canucks. Check out BetCoco for Minnesota Wild – Vancouver Canucks odds
Minnesota Wild vs Vancouver Canucks Head-to-Head and Key Stats
Over the last three times that the Wild have hosted the Canucks, they have gone 2-1. When looking back over the last ten head to head meetings between the Canucks and Wild, the Canucks hold the edge with an puck line record of 8-2.
- Vancouver has played well in their previous three road games, going 2-1 straight up. In this stretch, they averaged 4 goals per game while allowing 2. The team also performed well vs the puck line at 2-1.
- When looking at their past three home matchups, Minnesota has an puck line record of 2-1 while averaging 2 per game. The team went 1-2 overall in these games.
- In their last three games as the betting underdog, the Wild have a straight up record of 1-2 and an puck line mark of 2-1.
- Looking back on the team’s last ten games as the favorite, the Canucks have a straight up record of 6-4. Their record vs the puck line in these games was 5-5.
Minnesota Wild vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction
The Canucks are set to face Minnesota with a 20-9-1 record. Their track record as favorites is 12-5-0, while they maintain 8-4-1 when considered underdogs. On the road, they have gone 8-6-0 this season and are 12-3-1 at home.
Offensively, the Canucks come into the game at 3.8 goals per contest placing 1st in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are in 25th position in the league. Vancouver’s offense is currently ranked 2nd in power play goals. When it comes to shorthanded goals, they are 11th in the league.
Heading into this matchup vs. Minnesota, goalie Thatcher Demko has started 22 games in this season. His current record is 15-7, and his save percentage stands at 0.956%.
Going into the game against Vancouver, the Wild hold a 11-12-4 record. They have a 8-3-2 record when favored and 3-9-2 as underdogs. On the road this season, they have a 5-8-2 record, while they are 6-4-2 in their games at home.
On offense, the Wild are averaging 3.1 goals per game which is 27th in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are 28th in the league. In terms of the Wild’s offense during power plays, they are 22nd in power play goals and 23rd in shorthanded goals.
Goalie Filip Gustavsson gets the start and has made 17 starts this season. His record at this point is 7-7, and his save percentage is 0.778%.
With a 1.5-goal advantage on the spread, our projections favor the Wild to secure a 4-3 victory.
Minnesota Wild vs Vancouver Canucks Betting Tips
- Take the Wild on the moneyline
- On the spread, we like Canucks (+1.5)
- Our NHL model projects 7 goals, and we suggest taking the under
Minnesota Wild Injury Report
- Jared Spurgeon – Lower Body – Questionable
- Jonas Brodin – Upper Body – Out
- Sam Hentges – Undisclosed – Out
- Michael Milne – Undisclosed – Out
Vancouver Canucks Injury Report
- Guillaume Brisebois – Upper Body – Out
- Tucker Poolman – Head – Out
- Carson Soucy – Foot – Out
