Free NHL Hockey Prediction: Canucks vs. Wild NHL Odds
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(38-28-11) Vancouver Canucks vs. Minnesota Wild (48-21-7)
Date: Thursday, April 21
Time: 8:00 PM ET
Venue: Xcel Energy Center
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Canucks -180 Wild +150 (Bet Now!)
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: Vancouver +1.5 -160 / Wild -1.5 +140
NHL Betting Total: O/U 6
The Vancouver Canucks and Minnesota Wild face off on Thursday in an NHL showdown at the Xcel Energy Center. When these two teams faced off on March 24th it was the Wild that won 3-2.
Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver comes into this game with a 38-28-11 record overall and away from home this season they have gone 20-14-4. In the last game against the Ottawa Senators the defnese really struggled giving up four goals and that led to the one goal defeat.
Vancouver is averaging 2.99 goals per game while giving up 2.77 goals per game. Vancouver’s offense is ranked 19th best in the league while the defense is ranked 8th. The defense is going to need to be good.
J.T. Miller has been the top player for Vancouver scoring 30 goals and adding another 63 assists for 93 total points.
Minnesota Wild
On the other side of this matchup is the Minnesota Wild who sit with a 48-21-7 and they gone 27-7-2 at home. The Wild have won two games in a row and in the last game against the Montreal Canadiens they won 2-0/
Minnesota is averaging 3.66 goals per game while giving up 3.04 goals per game. The offense is ranked fifth in the league while the defense is ranked 17th. This is a strong offensive team and it’s going to need the offense that is good again.
Kirill Kaprizov has been the top player for the Wild so far this season scoring 43 goals and adding 51 assists. There are three different players that have had at least 75 points this season.
NHL Betting Trends:
- Canucks are 6-1 in their last 7 overall.
- Wild are 5-1 in their last 6 overall.
- Wild are 4-1 in their last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Over is 5-0-2 in Canucks last 7 overall.
- Over is 4-0-2 in Canucks last 6 vs. Western Conference.
- Over is 3-0-2 in Canucks last 5 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Under is 4-0 in Canucks last 4 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
Free Vancouver Canucks vs. Minnesota Wild NHL Prediction
The Cancuks have played well coming into this game, but it’s going to change in this game. The Wild’s offense is going to run up the score and this game is going to get out of hand early for Vancouver. Look for the Wild to score five or six goals, and that will be the difference. Back the WIld on the puck line.
4* Free NHL Betting Pick: Wild -1.5
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