NHL Game Preview: Vancouver Canucks (6-6-0) vs. Minnesota Wild (3-6-3)

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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

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