Wild vs. Canucks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - April 2

The Minnesota Wild (41-21-12) will host the Vancouver Canucks (22-44-8) on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET, in a game featuring two teams at opposite ends of the Western Conference. Wild (-426) versus Canucks (+330) appears like a mismatch, according to the moneyline odds.

Minnesota fell in a 6-3 loss on the road its last time out on March 28 against the Boston Bruins. Three Wild skaters recorded two points each, including Mats Zuccarello (one goal and one assist) and Quinn Hughes (two assists).

Vancouver won on the road in its last game on April 1, 8-6 over the Colorado Avalanche. Brock Boeser led the Canucks with four points (three goals and one assist) in that outing.

Get ready for this matchup by checking out our pick for who will come out on top in Thursday's hockey action.

Wild vs. Canucks Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming game between the Minnesota Wild and Vancouver Canucks, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Canucks 4 - Wild 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.07 goals)
  

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Wild vs. Canucks Moneylines

Take a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Wild-Canucks game.

• Favorite: Wild (-426)
• Underdog: Canucks (+330)

Wild Betting Insights

• The Wild have gone 23-20 this season when favored on the moneyline.
• Minnesota has not played a game this season shorter than -426 moneyline odds.
• Based on this matchup's moneyline, the Wild have an implied probability of 81.0% to win.
• In 36 games this season, Minnesota and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.

Canucks Betting Insights

• The Canucks have won 18, or 29.5%, of the 61 games they have played as an underdog this season.
• Vancouver has played as an underdog of +330 or more one time this season and won that game.
• Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Canucks have a 23.3% chance to win.
• Vancouver's games this season have had over 6.5 goals 39 of 73 times.

Wild Key Stats

• Minnesota's 238 total goals (3.2 per game) rank 12th in the league.
• Defensively, the Wild have been one of the stingiest units in NHL action, giving up 211 total goals (2.8 per game) to rank fourth.
• Its goal differential (+27) makes the team eighth-best in the league.
• The 60 power-play goals the Wild have put up this season (on 240 power-play chances) are the third-most in the NHL.
• Minnesota's 25% power-play conversion rate is the third-best in the league.
• The Wild have scored six shorthanded goals this season.
• Minnesota kills 78.76% of opponent power plays, the 17th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Minnesota has the 30th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 46.9%.
• The Wild shoot 11% as a team (16th in the league).

Canucks Key Stats

• Vancouver has 190 goals this season (2.6 per game), 31st in the league.
• The Canucks have given up 281 total goals this season (3.8 per game), 32nd in the league.
• Its -91 goal differential ranks 32nd in the league.
• The Canucks have 43 power-play goals (17th in NHL) on 216 chances.
• Vancouver has the league's 18th-ranked power-play percentage (19.91%).
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Canucks have eight.
• Vancouver's has the 32nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage (71.36%).
• At 49.2%, Vancouver has the league's 21st-ranked faceoff win rate.
• The 9.9% shooting percentage of the Canucks is 29th in the league.