Minnesota Wild vs. Vancouver Canucks NHL Betting Tips and Predictions
by A Aljic | Mar 24, 2022
Wild vs. Canucks Betting Picks & Predictions
Both the Minnesota Wild and Vancouver Canucks are coming off a win, heading into their meeting at Xcel Energy Center on Thursday at 8:00 PM ET. The sportsbooks have made the Wild solid favorites at -200 on the moneyline, and the Canucks are at +167. Find more below on the Wild vs. Canucks betting line, injury report, head-to-head stats, best bets and more.
Wild vs. Canucks Betting Line
Wild vs Canucks Betting Information
| Favorite |
Spread |
Total |
| Wild |
-1.5 |
6 |
Wild vs. Canucks Game Info
- Game Day: Thursday, March 24, 2022
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Arena: Xcel Energy Center
Computer Predictions for Wild vs. Canucks
Computer picks for Wild vs Canucks
| ATS |
Over/Under |
Score Prediction |
|
Canucks (+1.5)
|
Over (6)
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Wild 4 Canucks 3
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Wild vs. Canucks Betting Trends
Through 44 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Minnesota has won 30 of those matchups.
The Wild have a record of 8-3 this season while playing with their moneyline odds shorter than -200.
The moneyline odds imply that Minnesota has a 66.7% chance of winning this contest.
Minnesota Wild Leaders
Kirill Kaprizov is currently one of Minnesota’s top contributors (76 total points), having amassed 32 goals and 44 assists.
Through 53 games, Mats Zuccarello has 19 goals and 43 assists.
Kevin Fiala has 55 total points for Minnesota, with 20 goals and 35 assists.
Cam Talbot has a record of 25-12-1. He has conceded 107 goals (2.8 goals against average) and recorded 1076 saves with a .910 save percentage (22nd in the league).
Minnesota Wild Season Stats
The Wild’s 223 goals this season make them the fourth-best scoring team in the league.
The Wild rank 17th in total goals against, allowing 3.2 goals per game (192 total) in NHL action.
The team has the league’s ninth-best goal differential at +31 this season.
The Wild have recorded 36 power-play goals on 184 power-play chances this season, ranking 19th in the NHL.
The Wild’s 19.6% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 18th in the NHL.
The Wild’s offense has netted one shorthanded goal this season (31st among all teams).
The Wild rank 23rd in the league in penalty-kill success rate at 76.3%.
With a 46.9% faceoff win percentage, the Wild have the 30th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
The Wild shoot 11.2% as a team, ranked second-best in the league.
The Wild have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 22.5 hits and 13.5 blocked shots per game.
Canucks vs. Wild Betting Trends
This season the Canucks have 19 wins in the 43 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
Vancouver has nine games this season playing as the underdog by +167 or longer, and is 3-6 in those contests.
The moneyline set for this contest implies a 37.5% chance for the Canucks to win.
Vancouver Canucks Leaders
Vancouver’s J.T. Miller has totaled 51 assists and 26 goals in 63 games, good for 77 points.
Quinn Hughes is a top contributor for Vancouver, with 51 total points this season. He has scored five goals and provided 46 assists in 61 games.
Elias Pettersson has scored 18 goals and contributed 26 assists for Vancouver, giving him a point total of 44.
Thatcher Demko’s record stands at 27-19-4 on the season, giving up 134 goals (2.7 goals against average) and compiling 1460 saves with a .916 save percentage (16th in the league).
Vancouver Canucks Season Stats
The Canucks have scored 183 goals this season (2.8 per game) to rank 21st in the league.
The Canucks have given up 184 total goals (2.8 per game) to rank 15th.
Their -1 goal differential ranks 19th in the league.
The Canucks have scored 43 power-play goals this season (10th-most in the NHL) on 201 power-play chances.
The Canucks have a 21.4% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 13 percentage.
The Canucks have scored four shorthanded goals this season (19th among NHL teams).
The 71.6% of opponent power plays the Canucks kill is the 32nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
The Canucks have the NHL’s ninth-best faceoff win percentage (51.5%).
The 8.7% shooting percentage the Canucks have compiled ranks 27th in the league.
The Canucks have yet to shut out an opponent this season.
Wild and Canucks Injury Report
Wild: None
Canucks: Brandon Sutter: Out (Undisclosed), Jason Dickinson: Out (Undisclosed), Nils Hoglander: Out (Groin), Kyle Burroughs: Out (Ribs), Tucker Poolman: Out (Head)
Our best bet is Wild on the moneyline at -200 and Canucks (+1.5) against the spread after digging through all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup. Our computer projects the total score will finish over the total of 6 goals.
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