Venue & Game Info
Location: Grand Casino Arena, 199 W. Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul, MN 55102
Puckdrop: 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT
Broadcast: ESPN+, Sportsnet Pacific, Bally Sports North
Injury Report
Vancouver Canucks:
Brock Boeser – Expected to return after missing last game (blocked shot)
Multiple depth players remain sidelined, forcing lineup adjustments
Minnesota Wild:
No major injuries reported, but defensive depth has been inconsistent
Team Recent Form
Vancouver Canucks:
Last 5: W-L-W-L-L
Goals per game: 2.6 (21st NHL)
Goals allowed: 3.0 (21st NHL)
Power play: 17.9% (22nd NHL)
Penalty kill: 71.4% (29th NHL)
Minnesota Wild:
Last 5: L-L-L-L-L (five-game losing streak)
Goals per game: 2.6 (21st NHL)
Goals allowed: 3.9 (28th NHL)
Power play: 29.2% (4th NHL)
Penalty kill: ~75% (bottom-third)
Player Matchups
Kiefer Sherwood (VAN) vs. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN)
Sherwood: Coming off a hat trick vs. St. Louis, tied for league lead with 9 goals
Kaprizov: 7 G, 9 A, 16 PTS, riding a four-game point streak
Elias Pettersson (VAN) vs. Matt Boldy (MIN)
Pettersson: 3 G, 5 A, 8 PTS, key playmaker
Boldy: 5 G, 7 A, 12 PTS, strong on the power play
Goaltending:
Thatcher Demko (VAN): 4-3-0, .910 SV%
Filip Gustavsson (MIN): 2-6-1, .890 SV%, struggling in net
Series History
Minnesota is 15-4-1 in its last 20 games vs. Vancouver
Wild won 8 straight meetings before Vancouver snapped the streak last season
2025 head-to-head: Wild 2-1 vs. Canucks
Betting Trends
Canucks: 1-4 in last 5 games; 5 of last 10 have gone Over
Wild: 0-5 in last 5 games; 1-4 ATS in last 5
Totals: Both teams average 2.6 goals per game; Wild allow nearly 4 goals per game
Game Odds
Vancouver Canucks 5.5
Minnesota Wild – 162
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, October 31, 2025
