Thursday’s NHL slate features an outing between the heavily favored Minnesota Wild (41-21-12, -426 on the moneyline to win at home) and the Vancouver Canucks (22-44-8, +330 moneyline odds) at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Wild vs. Canucks Betting Lines

• Favorite: Wild (-426)
• Underdog: Canucks (+330)
• Over/under: 6.5

Wild vs. Canucks Quick Facts

• Minnesota and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 36 of 73 games this season.
• Vancouver has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 39 of 73 games this season.
• These two clubs combine to average 5.8 goals per game, 0.7 less than the total set for this match.
• The 6.6 goals per game these two teams are giving up this season are 0.2 more than the 6.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Wild Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Wild Season Stat Insights

• The Wild’s 3.2 average goals per game add up to 238 total, which makes them the 12th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
• Minnesota is ranked fourth in league action for the fewest goals against this season, having allowed 211 in total (2.8 per game).
• With a +27 goal differential, they’re ranked eighth-best in the league.
• Minnesota’s 60 power-play goals this season (on 240 chances) are the third-most in the NHL.
• The Wild’s offense ranks third the league with a 25% power-play conversion rate.
• Minnesota has scored a total of six shorthanded goals this season.
• The Wild kill 78.76% of their opponent’s power plays, the 17th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Wild’s players win 46.9% of their faceoffs to rank 30th in the league.
• Minnesota connects on 11% of its shots, ranking 16th in the NHL.
• The Wild average 21.1 hits and 15.5 blocked shots per game.

Wild Moneyline

• Minnesota has been victorious in 23 of the 43 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Wild have not played a game this season with their moneyline odds less than -426.
• The moneyline odds imply that Minnesota has a 81.0% chance of winning this contest.

Wild Leaders

• Kirill Kaprizov: 39 goals and 42 assists
• Matthew Boldy: 38 goals and 38 assists
• Quinn Hughes: six goals and 66 assists
• Filip Gustavsson: 26-13-6 record, .909 save percentage, 117 goals allowed

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Canucks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Canucks Season Stats Insights

• The Canucks’ 190 total goals (2.6 per game) rank 31st in the league.
• Vancouver has given up 281 total goals (3.8 per game) to rank 32nd.
• Their -91 goal differential ranks 32nd in the league.
• Vancouver has put up 43 power-play goals this season, which ranks 17th in the NHL (on 216 chances).
• The Canucks’ power-play conversion rate (19.91%) ranks 18th in the league.
• Vancouver has scored eight shorthanded goals this season (fifth among all NHL teams).
• The Canucks’ 32nd-ranked penalty kill rate is 71.36%.
• The Canucks have the 21st-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL (49.2%).
• Vancouver is shooting 9.9% (29th in the league).
• The Canucks have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 21.3 hits and 13.7 blocked shots per game.

Canucks Moneyline Insights

• This season the Canucks have 18 wins in the 61 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
• Vancouver has had moneyline odds of +330 or longer once this season and won that game.
• Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Canucks have a 23.3% chance to win.

Canucks Leaders

• Elias Pettersson: 15 goals and 32 assists
• Brock Boeser: 21 goals and 22 assists
• Filip Hronek: eight goals and 34 assists
• Kevin Lankinen: 9-26-5 record, .874 save percentage, 148 goals given up