The Minnesota Wild and Montreal Canadiens — the former coming off a defeat, the latter a victory — will face each other on Tuesday at 7:00 PM ET, at Bell Centre in Montréal. The oddsmakers have made the Wild solid favorites at -146 on the moneyline, despite being away from home, and the Canadiens are at +119.
The betting facts in the article below use the latest odds as of October 17, 2023 at 3:13 PM ET. Check out the article below for the latest odds for this outing and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!
Wild vs. Canadiens Betting Odds
- Moneyline: MIN: (-146) | MON: (+119)
- Puck line: MIN: -1.5 (165) | MON: +1.5 (-201)
- Total: 6.5 — Over: (+101) | Under: (-125)
Injury Report as of October 17
Wild: Alex Goligoski: Lower Body (Out), Jared Spurgeon: Upper Body (Out), Matthew Boldy: Undisclosed (Out), Caedan Bankier: Undisclosed (Out), Sam Hentges: Undisclosed (Out), Michael Milne: Undisclosed (Out)
Canadiens: Christian Dvorak: Knee (Out), Chris Wideman: Back (Out), Carey Price: Knee (Out), Kirby Dach: Knee (Out)
Wild vs. Canadiens Predictions & Computer Picks
| Moneyline Pick | Canadiens |
|---|---|
| Total Pick | Over (6.5) |
| Spread Pick | Canadiens (+1.5) |
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Wild vs. Canadiens Team Stats (2022-23)
| Wild Avg. (Rank) | Canadiens Avg. (Rank) | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.94 (23rd) | Goals Scored | 2.78 (26th) |
| 2.67 (6th) | Goals Allowed | 3.72 (29th) |
| 30.9 (18th) | Shots | 27.2 (30th) |
| 31.1 (17th) | Shots Allowed | 33.5 (28th) |
Wild Key Players (Stats from 2022-23)
| Name | GP | GOALS | ASST | PTS | SHOTS | PP GOALS | PLUS/MINUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirill Kaprizov | 67 | 40 | 35 | 75 | 261 | 17 | +4 |
| Mats Zuccarello | 78 | 22 | 45 | 67 | 198 | 9 | -3 |
| Matthew Boldy | 81 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 255 | 8 | +1 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | 78 | 23 | 38 | 61 | 246 | 12 | +4 |
| Marcus Johansson | 80 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 137 | 5 | +3 |
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Canadiens Key Players (Stats from 2022-23)
| Name | GP | GOALS | ASST | PTS | SHOTS | PP GOALS | PLUS/MINUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Suzuki | 82 | 26 | 40 | 66 | 162 | 7 | -13 |
| Kirby Dach | 58 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 107 | 6 | -2 |
| Cole Caulfield | 46 | 26 | 10 | 36 | 157 | 7 | -10 |
| Michael Matheson | 48 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 126 | 0 | +7 |
| Josh Anderson | 69 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 162 | 4 | -8 |
Betting Trends
- The Wild were 39-22 when favored on the moneyline last season.
- The Wild have a 59.3% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- Last season the Canadiens were an underdog 76 times, and won 27, or 35.5%, of those games.
- The Canadiens have a 45.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Of Minnesota’s 88 games last season, 32 finished above this game’s total of 6.5 goals.
- Montreal played 40 games last season that finished with more than 6.5 goals.
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