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Vancouver Canucks vs. Minnesota Wild
The Vancouver Canucks and the Minnesota Wild will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Xcel Energy Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Canucks as -102-moneyline favorites versus the Wild, while the game's total opened at 6.
Last time out for Minnesota, they were a 3-2 winner as they battled the Flames at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Wild at -140 were rewarded, while the 5 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
The Canucks were a 4-0 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Panthers. That made winners of bettors who got Vancouver at +116 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Vancouver:
Team record: 20-9-1 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Vancouver is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Vancouver is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Vancouver is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Minnesota:
Team record: 11-12-4 SU
Minnesota is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Minnesota is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games
Next up:
Vancouver at Chicago Sunday, December 17
Minnesota at Pittsburgh Monday, December 18