Thursday’s NHL play includes the Minnesota Wild (0-3-0) hosting the Vancouver Canucks (0-3-1) at Xcel Energy Center. The Canucks are underdogs (+150 on the moneyline) against the Wild (-180) ahead of the contest, which starts at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+, SN360, BSN, and BSWI.
Wild vs. Canucks Predictions
Wild vs. Canucks Betting Odds
| Favorite | Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Wild | -180 | 6.5 |
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Wild vs. Canucks Betting Trends
- The Wild were victorious in 43 of their 62 games (69.4%) when listed as the moneyline favorite a season ago.
- Minnesota finished 18-5 (78.3%) a season ago when playing with moneyline odds of -180 or stronger.
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Wild have an implied probability of 64.3% to win.
- The Wild’s 305 total goals (3.7 per game) made them the fifth-best scoring team in the NHL last season.
- The Wild conceded 249 total goals (3.0 per game), ranking 16th in NHL action in goals against.
- Last season the Canucks had 24 wins in the 54 games in which they were an underdog.
- Vancouver went 5-12 last season when oddsmakers made them underdogs of +150 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set in this matchup implies a 40.0% chance for the Canucks to win.
- The Canucks’ 246 goals last season (3.0 per game) ranked them 18th in the NHL.
- The Canucks had one of the best defenses in the NHL, allowing 231 total goals (2.8 per game), seventh in the NHL.
Wild vs. Canucks Over/Under Trends
- Minnesota and its opponent combined for more than Thursday’s over/under of 6.5 goals 48 times last season.
- A total of 32 of Vancouver’s games ended with more than 6.5 goals last season.
- These two teams combined for 6.7 goals per game last season, 0.22 more than the over/under for this contest.
- This game’s total is 0.6 more than the 5.9 goals these two teams conceded per game combined.
Wild Team Leaders 2021-22
- Kirill Kaprizov was a top contributor on Minnesota last season, with 108 points in 81 games.
- Mats Zuccarello had 79 points (1.1 per game), scoring 24 goals and adding 55 assists.
- Ryan Hartman scored 34 goals and added 31 assists in 82 games for Minnesota.
- In 56 games, Marc-Andre Fleury had a record of 28-23-5. He conceded 159 goals (2.90 goals against average) and racked up 1573 saves.
Canucks Team Leaders 2021-22
- J.T. Miller’s 32 goals and 67 assists in 80 games for Vancouver last season added up to 99 total points.
- Elias Pettersson was a leading scorer for Vancouver with 68 total points last season. He scored 32 goals and added 36 assists in 80 games.
- Quinn Hughes had eight goals last season, and 60 assists.
- Thatcher Demko was 33-22-7 in 64 games last season, conceding 168 goals (2.7 goals against average) with a .915 save percentage (13th in the league).
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