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Vancouver Canucks vs. Minnesota Wild
The Vancouver Canucks and the Minnesota Wild will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Xcel Energy Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Wild as -200-moneyline favorites versus the Canucks, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
In their last action, Minnesota was a 3-0 winner at home against the Golden Knights. Bettors on Minnesota at -195 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Vancouver won its last outing, a 3-1 result against the Avalanche on March 23. Bettors who backed the Canucks at +244 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Vancouver:
Team record: 31-26-8 SU
Vancouver is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Vancouver's last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 6 games
Minnesota:
Team record: 37-20-4 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Minnesota is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Minnesota's last 18 games
Next up:
Vancouver at Dallas Saturday, March 26
Minnesota home to Columbus Saturday, March 26