The Vancouver Canucks and the Minnesota Wild meet in NHL action from the Xcel Energy Center on Saturday afternoon. Two Teams in fine form coming into this game, who comes out on top? Let’s dive in and give out a Canucks vs. Wild Prediction.

Vancouver Canucks Team Preview

The Vancouver Canucks come into this game looking to build on their four-game win streak after a 4-0 win over Florida last time out. J.T. Miller leads the Canucks with 43 points including 15 goals and 28 assists while Quinn Hughes has 39 points with 9 goals and a team-high 30 assists. Elias Pettersson’s added 38 points with 27 assists and Brock Boeser’s chipped in 36 points with a team-high 22 goals of his own. Filip Hronek’s added 27 points with 25 assists as well for the Canucks this season. Thatcher Demko’s gone 15-7 with a 2.30 GAA and a .923 save percentage in goal for Vancouver while Casey DeSmith is 5-2-1 with a 2.69 GAA and a .917 save percentage this season.

Vancouver Canucks Team Facts

• The Canucks have won five of their last six games as underdogs against Central Division opponents.
• The Canucks have covered the puck line in each of their last 10 games as underdogs against opponents on a winning streak.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in 11 of the Canucks’ last 12 games following a win.
• The Canucks have won the second period in each of their last four games as underdogs against Central Division opponents.

Minnesota Wild Team Preview

The Minnesota Wild come into this one looking to build on their 3-2 shootout win over Calgary last time out. Mats Zuccarello has a team-high 28 points including a team-high 22 assists while Joel Eriksson Ek has 21 points with a team-high 14 goals and 7 assists. Kirill Kaprizov’s added 24 points of his own with 16 assists and Marco Rossi has 17 points with 10 goals and 7 assists. Matt Boldy also has 17 points with 8 goals and 9 assists. Filip Gustavsson has posted a 7-7-2 record with a 2.97 GAA and a .903 save percentage while Marc-Andre Fleury is 4-4-2 with a 3.21 GAA and an .884 save percentage this season.

Minnesota Wild Team Facts

• The Wild have won each of their last six day games against Western Conference opponents.
• The Wild have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games as favorites following an overtime win.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3’ market has hit in each of the Wild’s last 10 games following a home win.
• The favorites have won the first period in each of the Wild’s last five games at Xcel Energy Center.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Minnesota Wild ranks 31st in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (71.58%).
• The Minnesota Wild ranks T30th in the league for power play goals against this season (27).
• The Vancouver Canucks ranks 1st in the league for goals per game this season (3.83).
• The Vancouver Canucks ranks 2nd in the league for goals against per game this season (2.47).

Canucks vs. Wild Prediction

I’m on the Canucks here. Minnesota’s owned this matchup in the past and Vancouver’s recent winning streak has come at home, but I just feel like side-by-side, the Canucks are the better team and we’re still getting prices with them like this is still the Canucks team of old. I don’t think we are able to really do that anymore as the Canucks are one of the elite teams in the NHL at the moment. Give me the Vancouver Canucks at the coin flip price.