Wild vs Canucks Picks and Prediction – 4/13/2025

The Minnesota Wild go on the road Saturday 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 43-36 record and are on a two game winning streak following their win against the San Jose Sharks. Offensively Minnesota has been below average scoring 2.75 goals per game. Defensively the Wild have been good allowing 2.89 goals against per game so far this season. Matthew Boldy leads the way for the Minnesota offense with 71 points, and 26 goals on 264 shots and 45 assists this year. Filip Gustavsson is the top goalie for Minnesota so far with 30 wins and 55 outings carrying a .915 save percentage. Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek have returned from the injured list and made a huge difference.

The Vancouver Canucks stay at home Saturday night with a 37-42 record and have a two game winning streak. Vancouver has been average offensively scoring 2.89 goals per game this season. Defensively the Canucks have been average allowing 3.08 goals per game and only gave up one goal in their recent win against the Colorado Avalanche. Kevin Lankinen was in the net for the Canucks against Colorado posting the .969 save percentage after giving up one goal on 32 shots in 60 minutes of play. Vancouver scored two goals in the second and third period and was a main reason why they won the game. The Canucks are 3-2 in their last five games played. 

The Vancouver Canucks have been eliminated from the playoffs this year. Both goaltenders for each team have been letting in quite a few goals. Minnesota needs to keep winning to stay in the final wild card spot. Minnesota will do enough to win in a high scoring affair. Final Score Prediction, Minnesota Wild win 4-3.