The Vancouver Canucks and the Minnesota Wild meet Thursday in NHL action from the Grand Casino Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Wild vs. Canucks Prediction.
Vancouver Canucks Recap
The Vancouver Canucks come into this game looking to add on to their 8-6 win over Colorado from Wednesday’s matchup to improve to 22-44-8 this season. After this game, the Canucks will head home for a game against Utah.
Canucks Snap Six-Game Slide
Elias Pettersson has 47 points with 15 goals and 32 assists and Brock Boeser has 43 points with 21 goals and 22 assists. Evander Kane has 31 points with 13 goals and 18 assists and Filip Hronek has 43 points with 35 assists. Jake DeBrusk also has 36 points with 17 goals and 19 assists and Linus Karlsson has 31 points with 13 goals and 18 assists. Thatcher Demko has gone 8-10-1 with a 2.90 GAA and an .897 save percentage, while Kevin Lankinen is 9-26-5 with a 3.69 GAA and an .875 save percentage in goal for Vancouver this season. Nikita Tolopilo also is 5-7-2 with a 3.53 GAA and an . 886 save percentage this season.
Why the Vancouver Canucks will win
- The underdogs have won seven of the Wild’s last eight games at Grand Casino Arena.
- The Wild have lost each of their last four games as home favorites.
- The Wild have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last eight night games.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in eight of the Wild’s last nine games.
Vancouver Canucks Player Prop Facts
- Teddy Blueger has scored at least one goal in three of the Canucks’ last four road games against Central Division opponents.
- Elias Pettersson has recorded at least one assist in five of the Canucks’ last six games.
Minnesota Wild Recap
The Minnesota Wild come into this game looking to bounce back from their 6-3 loss at the hands of the Boston Bruins last time out to sit at 41-21-12 this season. After this game, Minnesota will head on the road for a game against the Ottawa Senators.
Wild Alternate Wins & Losses In 7 Straight
Kirill Kaprizov leads the Wild in scoring with 81 points, including 39 goals and a team-high 42 assists, while Matt Boldy has 76 points, including 38 goals and 38 assists. Marcus Johansson has 44 points with 14 goals and 30 assists. Joel Eriksson Ek has 45 points with 18 goals and 27 assists, while Brock Faber has 50 points with 15 goals and 35 assists. Filip Gustavsson’s gone 26-13-6 with a 2.57 GAA and a .909 save percentage, while Jesper Wallstedt is 15-8-6 with a 2.73 GAA and a .912 save percentage in goal for Minnesota this season.
Why the Minnesota Wild will win
- The Canucks have lost each of their last eight games at Grand Casino Arena.
- The Wild have won each of their last seven home games against the Canucks.
- The home team has covered the puck line in each of the Wild’s last four games.
- The Canucks have failed to cover the puck line in six of their last seven games.
Minnesota Wild Player Prop Facts
- Matthew Boldy has scored at least one goal in each of the Wild’s last five games as home favorites against Pacific Division opponents.
- Brock Faber has recorded an assist in each of the Wild’s last six games against Pacific Division opponents.
- Quinn Hughes ranks 1st in the league for average time on ice (27:47) this season.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Wild’s last five home games against Western Conference opponents has gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Six of the Canucks’ last seven games against the Wild following a road win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Seven of the last eight Thursday night games between two teams from the Western Conference have gone UNDER the total goals line.
Wild vs Canucks Prediction
I’m on the over here. I don’t trust either one of these teams defensively right now with Vancouver on a back-to-back while Minnesota’s just been inconsistent. I think this is going to end up being higher scoring, even if it’s one-sided, so give me the over here.