Minnesota Wild vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction, 12/10/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Vancouver Canucks

Date: Saturday, December 10, 2022

Location: Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Wild (-120) Canucks (+100)

The Vancouver Canucks (12-12-3) will try to beat the Minnesota Wild (13-10-2) at Rogers Arena on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Wild at -120 and the Canucks open at +100. The over/under has been set at 7.

The Minnesota Wild were on the losing side of the ice with a 5-3 loss against the Flames in their previous contest . Minnesota amassed 12 minutes in the box in this game. The Wild played like an average offensive team in this defeat. In addition, they had 4 power play attempts but weren't able to net one. In the outing, they earned a goal on 3 out of the 28 shots they looked to score on.

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When it comes to scoring goals, the Minnesota Wild have accounted for 78 goals (23rd in pro hockey) for the year and have given up 78. For the current campaign, they have racked up 28 points and their points percentage comes in at .560. Minnesota skates onto the rink with 82 power play chances and they have notched 20 goals out of those tries, giving them a percentage of 24.39%. When playing at even strength, the Wild have surrendered 61 goals while having 58 on offense. Minnesota has attempted 786 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.9%. The Wild have had 742 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .895. Minnesota Wild opponents have 84 power play tries (20th in the league) and have tallied 17 goals in those attempts.

The man in goal for this game is Marc-Andre Fleury. Over the course of his pro career, Fleury has recorded 438 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .548. His save percentage is .913 in his 55,375 minutes guarding the cage. Fleury has had 27,202 shots against him and has amassed 24,823 saves. Opponents have scored 2,379 goals versus Fleury in his pro career and his goals against average per contest is 2.58. He has amassed an overall mark of 529-305-88 and he started in 800 games. Fleury has been in goal for 956 games throughout his professional hockey career.

In their last contest, Vancouver squared up with the Sharks in a game where the Canucks took home the victory by a final score of 6-5. The Canucks converted 6 goals of the 27 shots on goal they took. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this outing and notched 2 out of those opportunities.

For the year, the Vancouver Canucks have notched a total of 97 goals, 27 points, as well as a points percentage of .500. They have granted a total of 105 goals to be scored by way of 79 goals at even strength and 26 goals while they were shorthanded. The Canucks have tallied 70 goals at even strength and 27 goals (6th in hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have a total of 96 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 28.13%. Vancouver has tried 810 shots (20th in the league) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 11.98%, while allowing the opposition 882 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 68.67% on the other teams 83 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 88.1%.

For the opposition you are expected to see Spencer Martin in goal. The opposition is averaging 3.09 goals per game and he has allowed 66 goals altogether. Martin's quality start percentage comes out to 52.4% and he has accumulated 11 quality starts in his NHL career. He has started in 21 games and his ice time sits at 1,281 minutes. Martin is the owner of a career record of 11-4-5 and has played in 22 games. He has a tally of 629 stops out of 695 shots tried, giving him a percentage of .905.

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Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota (-120)

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