The Wild get a visit from the Vancouver Canucks in hockey action on Monday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

This season the Wild are 29-32-10 overall while the Canucks are 43-20-8. As for the totals, Minnesota is 28-30-13 on the OU, and Vancouver is 33-31-7.



View Vancouver vs Minnesota Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had set the Wild as +170 underdogs on the Sportsbook moneyline for this contest. The over under opened at 5 for bettors hoping to turn a profit on totals.

Power Rankings:
The Wild sit at No. 30 in the current NHL power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Canucks sit at a No. 4 on the same chart.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Minnesota's No. 30-ranked offense, averaging 2.2 goals per game, against a Canucks defense that ranks No. 6 at 2.5 goals allowed. The Wild power play is averaging 14.8% while the Canucks defense kills off 85.9% of their penalties.

The Canucks were a 4-3 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Blue Jackets. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Vancouver at -270 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.

Minnesota was a 5-3 loser in its last match at home against the Hurricanes. They lost as +101 underdogs, while the total score of 8 made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors.


Vancouver Canucks Trends:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing San Jose are 7-3
After playing Columbus are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

Minnesota Wild Trends:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Florida are 4-4-2
After playing Carolina are 3-7
After a loss are 3-7

A few Canucks at Wild trends to consider:
Vancouver is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Vancouver's last 8 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Vancouver is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games when playing at home against Vancouver
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Minnesota's last 23 games at home
Minnesota is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Vancouver


Next up:
Vancouver at Chicago, Wednesday, March 21
Minnesota home to Calgary, Thursday, March 22