Montreal Canadiens vs Minnesota Wild: The Wild beat the Canadiens for the second time

Prediction for the NHL Montreal Canadiens vs Minnesota Wild match, which will take place on April 20. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

Montreal is having a very weak regular season. The endless string of injuries and other problems has made the last Stanley Cup finalist a hopeless NHL underdog. Since the appointment of Martin St. Louis as head coach, the Canadiens have improved, but not for long. The Red and Blue have failed to score a single point in their last five games, losing all their games by a combined score of 9:23. Montreal is in last place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Minnesota has been the league's hopeless underdog for years, but now their next personnel rebuild is complete, allowing them to contend for big things. The current regular season is proving to be successful for the Wild. In the last 17 meetings, the team has only once left the ice without a point, losing to Nashville (2:6), and three times they lost in overtime, and in the remaining 13 meetings there were always victories. Minnesota is in fourth place in the Western Conference standings.

Montreal and Minnesota are very different teams at the moment. While the Canadiens are in poor form this regular season, the Wild are in great shape, sitting in the top group in the West, having won four of their previous five games. Also, Dean Evason's side won the only head-to-head encounter this season (8:2). As a result, we suggest betting on Minnesota's victory with a handicap (-1.5) for 2.05.

In 75 meetings, Minnesota has already scored 281 pucks (3.75 average per game). Montreal, meanwhile, has trouble defensively, conceding 295 pucks in 76 games (3.88 per game average). Therefore, we suggest betting on an individual total over 4.5 for 2.65.

Joel Eriksson is still a relatively young forward, but he is in his sixth season for Minnesota. He has progressed steadily, becoming the Wild's second centre forward in the current regular season. In 70 games he's already scored 41 points (21 goals + 20 assists). Obviously, he's in top form, so it's worth taking a closer look at Joel Eriksson Total Over 0.5 for 1.86.

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