Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild

Feb 19, 2008 | By Billy Brewer | Picks Articles Archive

The Minnesota Wild has beaten the Vancouver Canucks four times straight this season. Last game saw the Wild win 5-4 (SO) as 112-moneyline road dogs. Can they make it a five game sweep?

The Minnesota Wild play host to the Vancouver Canucks tonight, at Xcel Energy Center, for some hard hitting NHL action. Betway.com has the 2.00-moneyline favs with the over/under listed at 5. Get your free NHL Pick in now!

The Vancouver Canucks have just four wins in their last ten games. They recently beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 as 147-moneyline favs. The Canucks showed some toughness throughout the game and it helped. They got goals from Markus Naslund, Sami Salo, Daniel Sedin and Alex Burrows. Their offense has been scoring but their goaltender is letting more than usual go in. Goalie Roberto Luongo has averaged 3.20 GAA in his last five games; this is unheard of for his stardom. He’s currently 25-18-7 with a 2.23 GAA and a .921 SVPCT. On offense in their last five games they’ve scored four power play goals on twenty-one tries. However on defense the Canucks have let in one goal in seventeen penalty kills. The top producer for the Canucks is Henrik Sedin with 58pts and their hottest defenseman is Alex Elder with a +14 rating. The Canucks currently sit in 2^nd place in the Northwest Standings and are 13-11-0-5 away from home. They are 30-29 ATS, 23-22-14 over/under and 11-12-6 over/under on the road. Get your free NHL Pick in now!

The Minnesota Wild are on a tear. They’ve won back to back games and they’ve won seven of their last ten games. They recently beat the Nashville Predators 5-4 (SO) as 191-moneyline favs. Marion Gaborik scored the overtime winner with 5 seconds left. The Wild has averaged 3.2 GAG and they only have two power play goals in nineteen tries. Goalie Niklas Backstrom has been playing stellar hockey. He’s won seven of ten and is now 23-10-3 with a 2.52 GAA and a .913 SVPCT. The go to guy for the Wild is Marion Gaborik with 62pts and Brian Rolston has 23 goals. Their top defenseman is Brent Burns with a +12 rating. The Wild currently sit in 1^st place in the Northwest Standings and are 18-9-1-1 at home. They are 25-34 ATS, 24-20-15 over/under and 10-10-9 over/under at home.

Game: Vancouver (29-22-0-8) at Minnesota (34-21-1-3)
Faceoff: Tue, Feb 19, 2008 8:00 PM ET
Line: Betway.com
Pick: Minnesota 2.00

Bottom Line: It’s going to be five in a row for the Wild over Canucks. The Wild play a more aggressive style of defense and Luongo has been looking shaky lately. Get your free NHL Pick in now!

Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild

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