Minnesota Wild vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction, 10/26/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Vancouver Canucks

Date: Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Location: Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Wild (-107) Canucks (-103)

Thatcher Demko and the Vancouver Canucks play the Minnesota Wild at Rogers Arena on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Wild priced at -107 and the Canucks are at -103. The O/U opens at 5.5.

The Wild were on the losing side of the ice with a 5-2 defeat against the Predators in their last game. The Corsi for the Wild was 48 and the Corsi against when this game finished was 34 which means they had a Corsi rate of 58.5%. Their offensive zone starts were rated at 57.4% and they had a PDO of 90.7 in this game. Minnesota earned 10 penalty minutes in this contest. The Wild didn't have a great showing offensively in the defeat. Their Fenwick came in at 36 and the Fenwick against finished at 28, giving them a Fenwick percentage of 56.3%. They totaled 28 face-off wins at even strength and lost on 22 attempts to win the face-off. Additionally, they had 5 chances on the power play but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. For the game, they tallied a score on 2 of the 35 shots they put on net.

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The Wild have had 143 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .888. While playing at even strength, the Wild have allowed the opponent to score 9 goals while notching 13 of their own. Minnesota Wild opponents have totaled 23 power play tries (4th in pro hockey) and have earned 7 goals in those chances. For the year, they have accumulated 8 points and their points percentage comes in at .800. Minnesota has attempted 188 shots and has a shot percentage of 9.0%. In the matter of their scoring, the Minnesota Wild have accumulated 17 goals (11th in the NHL) on the campaign and have surrendered 16. Minnesota has compiled 20 power play opportunities and they have tallied 4 goals during those advantages, giving them a percentage of 20.00%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Cam Talbot. Talbot has played in 351 games during his professional hockey career. He has earned a win-loss record of 173-130-30 and he has gotten the start in 337 games. Opponents have tallied 874 goals versus Talbot in his pro career and his goals against average per contest is 2.61. Talbot has had 10,298 shots against him and has gathered 9,424 saves. His save percentage is at .915 during his 20,101 mins played. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Talbot has accrued 177 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .525.

In their last game, Vancouver opposed the Kraken in an outing where the Canucks ended up with the win by a tally of 4-2. They had 4 power play opportunities in this outing and recorded 1 goal out of those attempts. The Canucks converted 4 goals of the 26 shots on goal they pursued. They had a PDO of 106 and their percentage of oZS was 61.6%. Vancouver had a 48.5% Corsi rate. This Corsi rating tells us the kind of game Vancouver played and they played a solid game. Their Fenwick percentage was 44.3% by tallying a Fenwick of 35 and the Kraken having a 44 Fenwick at even strength.

Vancouver has taken 203 shots (2nd in hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 8.37%, while allowing the opposition 194 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 75.00% on their opponents 16 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 91.2%. They have a tally of 23 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 21.74%. The Canucks have scored 12 goals at even strength and 5 goals (8th in hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have allowed 17 goals to be scored by way of 13 goals at even strength and 4 goals while they were shorthanded. On the season, the Vancouver Canucks have 17 goals, 7 points, and a points percentage of .583.

Across the ice you are likely to see Thatcher Demko protecting the goal. Demko has earned a lifetime record of 37-32-5 and has participated in 77 games. Demko's quality start rate sits at 58.1% and he has earned 43 quality starts in his pro career. He has racked up 2,257 saves out of 2,476 shots tried, giving him a percentage of .912. His opposition is averaging 2.91 goals per contest and he has yielded 219 goals altogether. He has started in 74 contests and has played 4,519 mins.

Who will win tonight's hockey game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota (-107)

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