Wild vs Canucks Picks and Prediction – 3/8/2025

The Minnesota Wild go on the road Friday night with a game in Vancouver, British Columbia against the Vancouver Canucks. For other NHL news see our NHL Picks. Minnesota have been above average this season with a 36-26 record and are on a two game winning streak following their win against the Seattle Kraken. Offensively Minnesota has been average scoring 2.82 goals per game. Defensively the Wild have been good allowing 2.86 goals against per game so far this season. Matthew Boldy leads the way for the Minnesota offense with 53 points, and 21 goals on 215 shots and 32 assists this year. Filip Gustavsson is the top goalie for Minnesota so far with 24 wins and 41 outings carrying a .914 save percentage.

The Vancouver Canucks stay at home Friday night with a 28-33 record and have a one game winning streak. Vancouver has been average offensively scoring 2.74 goals per game this season. Defensively the Canucks have been average allowing 3.03 goals per game and gave up two goals in their recent win against the Anaheim Ducks. Kevin Lankinen was in the net for the Canucks against Anaheim posting the .875 save percentage after giving up two goals on 16 shots in 59 minutes of play. Vancouver scored three goals in the second period and was a main reason why they won the game. 

The Minnesota Wild are 22-12 away from home this year and have won two games in a row. The last three games played in Vancouver between these two teams have gone under 5.5 goals. The Canucks team is looking to get back to the playoffs this season and are sitting one point out of a wild card spot. Vancouver will get the job done on home ice in this matchup. Final Score Prediction Vancouver wins 3-2.