Minnesota vs Vancouver Prediction: the Wild Should Outplay the Canucks

Prediction for the NHL-1 match between Minnesota vs Vancouver, which will take place on December 4th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

Minnesota is playing some great hockey at the moment. Of course, they made some mistakes, but the Wild haven't lost more than two games in a row, which says a lot. John Hynes' charges have an established system, and the mechanism always works. The Wild come into this match after three victories. They beat Buffalo (1-0), Chicago (3-2) and Nashville (3-2 OT). It should be noted that Minnesota leads the Western standings with 36 points.

As for Vancouver, they have also done well, but they are still far from Minnesota. The Canucks sit sixth in the Western Conference standings with 29 points. The team has had their share of misfires, especially at home. But on the road, Rick Tocchet's men have been in fine form, having secured ten wins in 12 games. The day before, Vancouver made it two victories in a row, first beating Buffalo 4-3 in overtime and then Detroit 5-4 in overtime.

Vancouver is doing well on the road. At the same time, they now have an opponent that is far from mediocre - Minnesota's results are unbelievable in this campaign; no one is going to lead the West table just like that. Also, the Wild are very good defensively, conceding an average of just 2.4 pucks per game compared to the Canucks' 3.2. That's why the visitors are not so high up in the standings. We believe that competent defensive play will be the key to this battle, and Vancouver's road trip is long - fatigue could play a role. That's why we're backing the hosts to win this one.