The Minnesota Wild and the Vancouver Canucks meet Saturday in NHL action from the Rogers Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Canucks vs Wild Prediction.
Matchup History
These two teams have split the two meetings in the regular season to this point, with the home team winning each matchup. The Wild won the first meeting in Minnesota by a final score of 3-2 in OT back on December 3rd, 2024, before Vancouver won 3-1 on March 7th, 2025. Despite Vancouver’s win, the Wild have still won 8 of the last 10 meetings between these two teams.
Minnesota Wild Recap
The Minnesota Wild come into this game looking to bounce back from a disappointing showing against the Calgary Flames on Friday. After this game, the Wild will head home for a game against the Anaheim Ducks.
Wild Looking To Get Back On Track On Second Half Of Back-To-Back
Kirill Kaprizov has 55 points including 25 goals and 30 assists while Matt Boldy has 71 points including 26 goals and 45 assists. Marco Rossi has 60 points with 24 goals and 36 assists while Mats Zuccarello has 51 points with 18 goals and 33 assists. Filip Gustavsson has gone 30-18-6 with a 2.54 GAA and a .915 save percentage in goal for Minnesota while Marc-Andre Fleury is 13-9-1 with a 2.97 GAA and an .897 save percentage on the year. Jesper Wallstedt is 0-2 with a 4.09 GAA and an .843 save percentage this season.
Why the Minnesota Wild will win
- The Wild have won each of their last seven games as favorites against the Canucks.
- The Canucks have lost three of their last four night games at Rogers Arena.
- The Wild have covered the puck line in 10 of their last 11 games as road favorites following a road loss.
- The Canucks have failed to cover the puck line in three of their last four night games at Rogers Arena following a road win.
Minnesota Wild Player Prop Facts
- Matthew Boldy has recorded at least one assist in six of the Wild’s last seven games as road favorites.
- Kirill Kaprizov has scored the last goal in three of the Wild’s last four games as favorites against the Canucks.
- Gustav Nyquist has scored a goal in each of his last four appearances with his team as a road favorite against Pacific Division opponents.
- Kirill Kaprizov has recorded at least one point in 16 of his last 17 appearances with the Wild as road favorites.
Vancouver Canucks Recap
The Vancouver Canucks come into this game looking to build on their 4-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche last time out to improve to 37-29-13 on the year. After this game, the Canucks will welcome the San Jose Sharks to town.
Canucks Win Back-To-Back Road Games
Quinn Hughes has a team-high 74 points with 16 goals and 58 assists. Brock Boeser has 49 points with 25 goals and 24 assists while Conor Garland’s got 49 points with 19 goals and 30 assists. Elias Pettersson has 45 points with 15 goals and 30 assists and Jake DeBrusk has 46 points with 26 goals and 20 assists. Pius Suter also has 45 points with 24 goals and 21 assists as well on the year. Kevin Lankinen is 25-15-9 in goal for Vancouver with a 2.63 GAA and a .901 save percentage while Arturs Silovs is 2-6-1 with a 3.65 GAA and an .861 save percentage. Thatcher Demko is also 10-8-3 with a 2.90 GAA and an .889 save percentage this season for the Canucks.
Why the Vancouver Canucks will win
- The Wild have lost each of their last six road games.
- The home team has won each of the Wild’s last six games.
- The Canucks have covered the puck line in nine of their last 10 games as underdogs against the Wild.
- The Wild have failed to cover the puck line in 16 of their last 18 games as favorites against opponents on a winning streak.
Vancouver Canucks Player Prop Facts
- Elias Pettersson has recorded at least one assist in each of his last five appearances in night games.
- Kiefer Sherwood has scored a goal in three of the Canucks’ last four games against Central Division opponents.
- Quinn Hughes has recorded at least one point in 13 of his last 14 appearances with the Canucks as home underdogs.
Total Goals Facts
- Seven of the Canucks’ last eight games as home underdogs against opponents who are on the second leg of a back-to-back have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Each of the Wild’s last five night games at Rogers Arena have gone UNDER the total goals line.
Canucks vs Wild Prediction
I’m on the Canucks in this one. Normally, I’ll back the team with something to play for, and the Wild haven’t clinched their playoff spot yet. However, this is a bad spot for them on a back-to-back. While the Canucks have already been eliminated from playoff contention, I think they’ll still show up to compete in this one as they’ve been picking up some nice wins down the stretch. I’ll take my chances with Vancouver here.