Minnesota Wild vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/12/2025

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Saturday, April 12, 2025

Venue:  Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Wild +100, Canucks -120; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Wild +100, Canucks -120; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Wild +100, Canucks -120; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Minnesota Wild:  43-29-7 (4th place, Central Division)

Vancouver Canucks:  37-29-13 (5th place, Pacific Division)

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Minnesota Wild:  4-4-2 last 10

Vancouver Canucks:  5-4-1 last 10

The Wild are entering this game with 93 points, a 43-29-7 record overall, and they are 22-12-5 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the San Jose Sharks in their last game, winning that one at home 8-7 in overtime, but this is also the 2nd game of a back-to-back for them with their game against the Calgary Flames still to be played on Friday night. In their game against the Sharks, Joel Eriksson Ek recorded the hattrick as he led the team in goals scored with 4, Kirill Kaprizov scored 2 goals while Brock Faber and Marcus Johansson each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Matt Boldy led the team in assists with 4 while Kirill Kaprizov led the team in shots on net in that game with 9. Marc-André Fleury was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 7 goals on 31 shots with 24 saves and a .774 save percentage. Their offense has scored 220 goals this season averaging 2.8 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 231 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game.

The Canucks are entering this game with 87 points, a 37-29-13 record overall, and they are 16-15-7 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Colorado Avalanche in their last game, winning that one on the road 4-1. Dakota Joshua, Kiefer Sherwood, Jake DeBrusk, and Nils Höglander each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Dakota Joshua, Kiefer Sherwood, Derek Forbort, Conor Garland, Filip Hronek, Marcus Pettersson, and Aatu Räty each led the team in assists with 1 while Quinn Hughes and Pius Suter each led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Kevin Lankinen was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 32 shots with 31 saves and a .969 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 231 goals this season averaging 2.9 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 245 goals against them allowing 3.1 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Wild listed as a slight underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Wild have looked good in their games this season with their 43-29-7 record overall which has them in 5th place of their division in the West and in a Wild Card spot. They have been a better road team this year too with their 22-12-5 road record. Meanwhile, the Canucks haven't looked great in their games this season with their 37-29-13 record overall which has them in 5th place of their division in the West and out of a playoff spot. They haven't looked great on home ice either with their 16-15-7 home record this season. They have looked better lately as they are 5-4-1 in their last 10 games and they have some momentum on their side with 2 wins in a row now too, but they have officially been eliminated from playoff contention and don't have much left to play for this season. The Wild haven't looked great lately themselves, going 4-4-2 in their last 10 games, but they are building some momentum again with 2 wins in a row now. They are at a bit of a disadvantage here since they are playing this game on a back-to-back, but the Wild are still playing to clinch their playoff spot so they have every reason to go full force in this game. They have been a better road team all season and they can take advantage of the Canucks disappointment from finally being eliminated from playoff contention. The best way to place a bet here is on the Wild to win this game. 

Wild Canucks Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Saturday, April 12, 2025 (10:00 pm ET start time) is Wild 4 Canucks 3.

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Minnesota Wild: 67-41 (+12.7 units) on the moneyline when playing against a team with a losing record. 33-17 (+14.4 units) on the moneyline against poor starting goalies - saving 89.5% of shots against or less. 107-89 (+6.8 units) on the moneyline against poor power play killing teams - opp score on over 17.5% of chances. 30-22 UNDER when playing against a marginal losing team (Win Pct. 40% to 49%).

Vancouver Canucks: 23-25 (-12.3 units) on the moneyline as a home favorite of -200 or less. 61-68 (-14.2 units) on the moneyline off a win in their previous game. 22-23 (-5.3 units) on the moneyline after allowing 1 goal or less in their previous game. 18-12 UNDER in a home game where the total is 5.5.

Minnesota Wild:  J. Middleton (D) Day To Day - Upper Body. T. Grosenick (G) Out For Season - Knee.

Vancouver Canucks:  T. Myers (D) Day To Day - Undisclosed. N. Aman (C) Day To Day - Undisclosed. E. Pettersson (D) Out - Upper-body. F. Chytil (C) Out - Concussion. N. Juulsen (D) Out For Season - Groin.

“Obviously (Eriksson Ek) and Kirill were huge difference makers in the game. I'm happy for a lot of different reasons in that respect. It's hard on those guys. They're obviously tremendous competitors, they mean so much to the team and personally, they [want to] play and that was a lot of time off, a lot of rehab, a lot of dark days for them as well. Can they come back? Will they come back? And you know, you progress and there's a setback or you progress and you're not really what you need to be, but I give those guys credit, I give our training staff, our doctors and our strength and conditioning coaches credit, the guys were ready to play and they were huge difference makers in the game.” - John Hynes after his team’s win against the Sharks in their game on Wednesday.

“I think it was a really good effort. Lot of good stuff from some individuals. I thought the team played really well. I liked our game.” - Rick Tocchet after his team’s win against the Avalanche in their game on Thursday.

LW Kirill Kaprizov

C Marco Rossi

RW Mats Zuccarello

LD Jonas Brodin

RD Brock Faber

G Marc-Andre Fleury

LW Nils Hoglander

C Pius Suter

RW Conor Garland

LD Quinn Hughes

RD Elias Pettersson

G Kevin Lankinen

Points: M. Boldy (71)

Goals: M. Boldy (26)

Assists: M. Boldy (45)

GAA: F. Gustavsson (2.54)

Points: Q. Hughes (74)

Goals: B. Boeser (26)

Assists: Q. Hughes (58)

GAA: K. Lankinen (2.63)

Coaches:

Minnesota Wild: John Hynes (2nd season)

Vancouver Canucks: Rick Tocchet (3rd season)