Hockey Betting Odds – Minnesota at Vancouver Game. The Vancouver Canucks will try and continue their home mastery of the Minnesota Wild as the two teams meet in Thursday hockey betting. The Canucks have already clinched the Presidents’ Trophy so they don’t have anything to play for but they still should handle the Wild. Vancouver is a big favorite in NHL hockey betting at the Sbg sportsbook.
Canucks Own the Wild
Vancouver has won their last six home games against Minnesota. The Canucks clinched the top record in the league last week and since that time they have not played well, getting swept in a home and home against Edmonton. The Canucks have said they want to play better on Thursday in their regular season home finale to get ready for the playoffs. The Canucks finish the regular season at Calgary on Saturday. Vancouver has dominated the Wild lately, outscoring them 9-3 in their two home games this season. The Canucks might choose to go with backup goaltender Cory Schneider on Thursday and rest Roberto Luongo. Schneider is 3-1-0 with a 1.62 goals-against average in his career against Minnesota. Ryan Kesler has eight goals in the past seven home games against the Wild.
Minnesota is 2-9-1 in Last 10
The Wild have done nothing in their last 10 games. They have just two wins in NHL hockey betting and they are 3 for 42 on the power play. Minnesota has lost eight straight against teams headed to the playoffs. They went with rookie Carson McMillan in goal on Sunday but still lost 4-2 at Detroit. Leading scorer Martin Havlat has gone into the tank with no points in eight of his last 11 games.
Game Trends
The Wild are 5-12 in hockey betting in the last 17 meetings and they are 0-6 in the last 6 meetings in Vancouver. The Wild are 8-2 in their last 10 vs. the Northwest. The Wild are 2-7 in their last 9 vs. the Western Conference. The Wild are 1-5 in their last 6 road games. The Wild are 2-10 in their last 12 overall. The Canucks are 41-16 in their last 57 vs. the Western Conference. The Canucks are 42-18 in their last 60 overall. Looking at the total, the Under is 6-2-1 in Minnesota’s last 9 road games. The Under is 8-2 in the Canucks last 10 home games. In this series, the Over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Vancouver.