Minnesota Wild (34-21-6) vs. Vancouver Canucks (24-31-5)
March 2, 2023 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Vancouver Canucks +140 / Minnesota Wild -160; Over/Under: +6
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The Minnesota Wild and the Vancouver Canucks meet in NHL action from the Rogers Arena on Thursday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Minnesota is a -160 road favorite and Vancouver is a +140 home underdog. The total for this game is set at 6 goals.
Injuries
For the Wild, Jonas Brodin is out indefinitely with a lower body injury while Vancouver has J.T. Miller listed as questionable for this game and Curtis Lazar, Ethan Bear, Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Travis Dermott are all out indefinitely for Vancouver.
Matchup History
Minnesota’s 3-0 win over the Canucks on December 10th, 2022, made it five straight wins for the Wild in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Minnesota is 1-6 in their last 7 road games and 6-1 in their last 7 games overall while the under is 5-0 in their last 5 games against a team with a losing record. Vancouver is 8-18 in their last 26 games overall and 0-8 in their last 8 games following a win while the over is 4-1-1 in their last 6 home games.
Pick
I’m sticking with the under here. Minnesota’s been winning games left and right and a lot of it has to do with strong goaltending as the Wild have scored just 1.9 goals per game in their last 10 games. Vancouver’s been putting up goals in bunches as well, but this just feels like a spot where the scoring will halt and whether or not Minnesota gets the win or not is another story. Either way, I like the under here.
