Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild 10/20/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 10/19/2022 at 10:14 PM ET
The Vancouver Canucks takes a road trip Thursday night to St. Paul, MN to take on the Minnesota Wild. Vancouver comes into Thursday winless through their first three games played following a 4-3 overtime loss to Columbus on Tuesday. Goalie Spencer Martin struggled immensely in the net for Vancouver posting a .879 save percentage after allowing four goals on 33 shots in just over 63 minutes on the ice.
Offensively Vancouver has been mediocre through their first three games averaging three goals on 32.8 shots per game but have allowed 4.5 goals on nearly 30 shots. Elias Pettersson leads the way for the Vancouver offense with six points on the year to go along with a team high three goals on 14 shots. Quinn Hughes is the top setup man with 3 assists this year.
The Minnesota Wild continue a homestand to open this season winless through their first three games following a blowout 6-3 lost to Colorado on Monday. Filip Gustavsson continued to struggle this season allowing five goals on 37 shots to post a .865 save percentage in 56.5 minutes on the ice.
Offensively Minnesota has been stellar thus far this season averaging four goals on 36.7 shots per game but have allowed nearly seven goals per game in their three losses. Kirill Kaprizov is the top player in the Minnesota offense leading the team with five points and a team high three goals on 13 shots.
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Both teams come into this game Thursday night winless thus far this season and will look to hang their first victory on the year. Look for Minnesota to rely on their home crowd to carry them to the needed victory. Take Minnesota Thursday night to pick up their first victory of the season over a struggling Vancouver team. Final Score Prediction, Minnesota Wild win 3-2.
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