Vancouver Canucks vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 2/19/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vancouver Canucks vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Monday, February 19, 2024

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Canucks (-125) Wild (+104)

The Vancouver Canucks (37-13-6) are on their way to Xcel Energy Center on Monday where they will play the Minnesota Wild (25-23-6). The moneyline on this game has the Canucks at -125 and the Wild are sitting at +104. The total has been set at 7.

The Vancouver Canucks will need a bounce back game after taking a 4-2 defeat against the Jets their last time on the ice. Vancouver recorded 25 penalty mins in this contest. They also had 4 power play chances but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. The Canucks had a below average offensive outing in this loss. For the game, they tallied a score on 2 of the 37 shots they attempted.

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At even strength, the Canucks have conceded 109 goals while having 163 of their own. Vancouver Canucks opponents have recorded 174 power play opportunities (10th in professional hockey) and have come away with 35 goals in those attempts. With respect to scoring goals, the Vancouver Canucks have accumulated 205 goals (2nd in hockey) this year and have allowed 144. Vancouver has taken 1,578 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 13.0%. For the current season, they have recorded 80 points and their points percentage is sitting at .714. The Canucks have had 1,669 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .914. Vancouver steps onto the ice with 182 power play chances and they have tallied 42 goals out of those tries, giving them a rate of 23.08%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Thatcher Demko. The opposition has been able to score 573 goals versus Demko in his career and his goals against rate is 2.81. Demko has participated in 209 games throughout his NHL career. His save percentage is .912 during his 12,241 minutes in the crease. He has accumulated an overall record of 111-77-16 and he has started in 203 games. During his career on the ice, Demko has recorded 116 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .571. Demko has seen 6,497 shots against him and has accrued 5,924 total saves.

In their last game, Minnesota faced the Sabres in an outing where the Wild ended up losing by a tally of 3-2. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this outing and scored 1 out of those opportunities. The Wild netted 2 goals of the 32 shots on goal they were seeking.

On the season, the Minnesota Wild have notched a total of 161 goals, 56 points, and a points percentage of .519. They have permitted 174 goals to be scored by of a combination of 128 goals at even strength and 46 goals while they were shorthanded. The Wild have scored 123 goals at even strength and 38 goals (12th in the league) while on the power play. They have recorded 184 chances on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 20.65%. Minnesota has tried 1,629 shots (19th in hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 9.88%, while allowing the other team 1,638 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 75.14% on their oppositions 185 tries on the power play, and their save percentage is 89.4%.

On the other side of the ice you are expected to see Filip Gustavsson in the crease. He has accounted for 2,670 saves out of 2,925 shots attempted, which gives him a save % of .913. Gustavsson has accumulated a lifetime record of 47-35-13 and has been in goal for 98 games. He has been a starter 91 contests and his ice time sits at 5,624 mins. Gustavsson's percentage of quality starts sits at 57.1% and he has 52 quality starts in his hockey career. The opposition is averaging 2.72 goals/game and he has yielded 255 goals overall.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Vancouver (-125)

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