Saturday’s NHL schedule includes a projected tight contest between the Minnesota Wild (43-30-7, -118 on the moneyline to win) and the Vancouver Canucks (37-29-13, -102 moneyline odds) at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Wild vs. Canucks Betting Lines

• Favorite: Wild (-118)
• Underdog: Canucks (-102)
• Over/under: 5.5

Wild vs. Canucks Quick Facts

• Minnesota and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 38 of 80 games this season.
• Vancouver has combined with its opponent to score over 5.5 goals in 42 of 79 games this season.
• These two teams combine to average 5.6 goals per game, 0.1 more than the total set for this match.
• This game’s over/under is 0.5 less than the 6.0 goals these two teams concede per game combined.

Wild Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Wild Season Stat Insights

• The Wild are ranked 25th in the NHL with 219 goals this season, an average of 2.7 per contest.
• On defense, Minnesota has given up 232 goals (2.9 per game) to rank 16th in NHL play.
• The team is ranked 18th in goal differential at -13.
• The 43 power-play goals Minnesota has put up this season (on 203 chances) rank 20th in the league.
• The Wild’s offense has the NHL’s 19th-ranked power-play conversion rate (21.18%).
• Minnesota’s four shorthanded goals this season rank 21st in the league.
• The Wild rank 30th in the NHL in penalty-kill success rate at 72.5%.
• With a 46.7% faceoff win percentage, the Wild have the 29th-ranked rate in the NHL.
• Minnesota connects on 10% of its shots, ranking 24th in the league.
• The Wild’s players are still looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 19.8 hits and 16.2 blocked shots per game.

Wild Moneyline

• Through 39 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Minnesota has won 26 of those games.
• The Wild have won 25 of the 38 games they have played with moneyline odds shorter than -118.
• Looking at the moneyline odds, Minnesota has a 54.1% chance of winning this contest.

Wild Leaders

• Matthew Boldy: 26 goals and 45 assists
• Marco Rossi: 24 goals and 36 assists
• Kirill Kaprizov: 25 goals and 30 assists
• Filip Gustavsson: 30-19-6 record, .914 save percentage, 142 goals allowed

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Canucks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Canucks Season Stats Insights

• The Canucks’ 228 total goals (2.9 per game) rank 20th in the league.
• Vancouver has given up 243 total goals (3.1 per game) to rank 18th.
• Their -15 goal differential ranks 19th in the league.
• Vancouver has put up 49 power-play goals this season, which ranks 15th in the NHL (on 214 chances).
• The Canucks have the NHL’s 13th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 22.9%.
• Vancouver has scored four shorthanded goals this season (21st among all NHL teams).
• The 82.49% penalty-kill percentage the Canucks have amassed is the league’s third-best rate.
• The Canucks have the 23rd-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL (49%).
• Vancouver is shooting 11.3% (eighth in the league).
• The Canucks have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Canucks Moneyline Insights

• The Canucks have claimed an upset victory in 19, or 42.2%, of the 45 games they have played as an underdog this season.
• Vancouver is 19-25 when it is underdogs of -102 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline implies a 50.5% chance of victory for the Canucks.

Canucks Leaders

• Quinn Hughes: 16 goals and 59 assists
• Brock Boeser: 25 goals and 24 assists
• Conor Garland: 18 goals and 29 assists
• Kevin Lankinen: 25-15-9 record, .901 save percentage, 128 goals given up