Vancouver Canucks vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 12/3/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vancouver Canucks vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Canucks (+110) Wild (-130)

Xcel Energy Center is the site where the Minnesota Wild (16-4-4) will take on the Vancouver Canucks (13-7-3) on Tuesday. The line on this matchup has the Canucks at +110 while the Wild are at -130. The over/under is set at 6.

The Vancouver Canucks were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 5-4 win against the Red Wings their last time out. Vancouver garnered 8 minutes in the box for this game. In addition, they had 4 chances on the power play and scored 2 goals. The Canucks had a impressive offensive performance in this victory. For the game, they scored on 5 of the 32 shots they attempted.

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In regard to their scoring, the Vancouver Canucks have notched 76 goals (14th in the league) over the course of the season and have allowed 73. For the current campaign, the have a total of 29 points and their points percentage comes in at .630. Vancouver has 70 power play opportunities and they have notched 16 goals during those chances, garnering them a rate of 22.86%. At even strength, the Canucks have allowed the opponent to score 59 goals while having 60 on the offensive side of the ice. Vancouver has attempted 622 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 12.2%. The Canucks have seen 649 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .888. Vancouver Canucks opponents have earned 72 power play opportunities (18th in professional hockey) and have earned 14 goals in those attempts.

The man protecting the net in this game is Kevin Lankinen. Lankinen has taken the ice for 129 contests throughout his pro hockey career. He has accumulated a win-loss record of 57-46-14 and he has gotten the start in 118 games. Opponents have scored 365 goals against Lankinen in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 3.48. Lankinen has seen 3,853 shots against him and has recorded 3,488 saves. His save percentage is .905 in his 6,292 mins guarding the cage. Over the course of his pro career, Lankinen has 61 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .517.

The last time they were on the ice, Minnesota squared up with the Predators in a game where the Wild took home the victory by a score of 3-2. They had 3 chances on the power play in this outing and notched 1 out of those tries. The Wild converted 3 goals out of the 28 shots on goal they tried.

The Wild have accumulated 64 goals at even strength and 13 goals (20th in the NHL) while on the power play. Minnesota has tried 691 shots (21st in hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 11.14%, while allowing the other team 691 shots. On the campaign, the Minnesota Wild have tallied 77 goals, 36 points, in addition to a points percentage of .750. They have allowed 56 goals to be scored by of a combination of 41 goals at even strength and 15 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 66 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 19.70%. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 73.68% on their opponents 57 power play tries, and their save percentage currently comes in at 91.9%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Filip Gustavsson in goal. He has a tally of 3,478 stops out of 3,804 shots taken against him, which gives him a save % of .914. Gustavsson has amassed a career mark of 63-44-17 and has been in goal for 129 games. He got the starting nod in 121 games and has played 6,401 minutes. Gustavsson's quality start percentage comes out to 61.2% and he has accumulated 74 quality starting assignments in his pro career. Opponents are averaging 3.06 goals/game and he has yielded 326 goals in total.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Vancouver (+110)

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