Canadiens vs. Wild NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 20

Two of the best squads in their respective conferences will battle when the Montreal Canadiens (fourth in Eastern Conference) host the Minnesota Wild (second in Western Conference) on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET. The sportsbooks have made the Canadiens solid favorites at -130 on the moneyline, and the Wild are at +110.

Montreal claimed a 6-5 road victory over the Ottawa Senators its last time out on Jan. 17. Cole Caufield (two goals and one assist) and Lane Hutson (three assists) both had three points for the Canadiens.

Minnesota won its most recent game 6-3 on the road against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Jan. 19. The Wild got three points each out of Marcus Foligno (three goals) and Vladimir Tarasenko (two goals and one assist).

Here is our prediction for who will clinch the win in Tuesday's matchup.

Canadiens vs. Wild Predictions & Pick

For insights on the upcoming game between the Montreal Canadiens and Minnesota Wild, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Wild 3 - Canadiens 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.09 goals)
  

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Canadiens vs. Wild Moneylines

Grab a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Canadiens-Wild game.

• Favorite: Canadiens (-130)
• Underdog: Wild (+110)

Canadiens Betting Insights

• In the 22 times this season the Canadiens have been favored on the moneyline, they have gone 12-10 in those games.
• In games it has played with moneyline odds of -130 or shorter, Montreal has put together a 9-6 record (winning 60.0% of its games).
• The Canadiens have a 56.5% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this game.
• Montreal and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in 29 of 49 games this season.

Wild Betting Insights

• This season the Wild have won 13 of the 21 games, or 61.9%, in which they've been an underdog.
• Minnesota has entered 11 games this season as the underdog by +110 or more and is 7-4 in those contests.
• Bookmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Wild have a 47.6% chance to win.
• Minnesota and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 25 of 50 games this season.

Canadiens Key Stats

• Montreal's 166 total goals (3.4 per game) rank fourth in the league.
• The Canadiens rank 25th in goals against, conceding 160 total goals (3.3 per game) in league action.
• Its +6 goal differential ranks 13th in the league.
• The 34 power-play goals the Canadiens have put up this season (ninth-most in the NHL) have come on 142 power-play chances.
• Montreal has the league's eighth-best power-play conversion rate (23.94%).
• The Canadiens have scored four shorthanded goals this season.
• Montreal has the league's 20th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (78.13%).
• Montreal wins 49.9% of its faceoffs to rank 18th in the NHL.
• The Canadiens' 13.1% shooting percentage leads the league.

Wild Key Stats

• Minnesota's 158 goals on the season (3.2 per game) rank 11th in the league.
• The Wild's total of 140 goals conceded (2.8 per game) is seventh in the league.
• With a goal differential of +18, the team is fifth-best in the league in that category.
• The Wild have 38 power-play goals (sixth-most in NHL) on 164 chances.
• Minnesota's power-play percentage (23.17) ranks the team 10th in the league.
• The Wild have three shorthanded goals (17th in league).
• At 76.61%, Minnesota has the 27th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Minnesota wins 46.8% of faceoffs, 29th-ranked in the NHL.
• With a shooting percentage of 10.9%, the Wild are 18th in the league.