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Both the Minnesota Wild and Montreal Canadiens will look to rebound from shaky starts to the season when they clash on Tuesday (October 25) night in the NHL.
The Canadiens have a 3-3 record but are coming off a difficult 5-2 loss, while the Wild have a 1-3-1 record and are one of the most unexpected teams at the bottom of the Central Division.
The forthcoming game should be a good one as both teams will look to get their campaigns on track.
Wild vs Canadiens Betting Odds
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Wild vs Canadiens Match Details
Fixture: Wild at Canadiens
Date and Time: Tuesday, October 25; 7:05 pm ET
Venue: Bell Center, Montreal, QB
Wild vs Canadiens Key Stats
Despite their offense picking up and averaging 3.80 goals per game to start the season, the Wild are having a rough time. The top line is led by Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello, who have combined for four goals and ten assists, but the rest of the offense has also been very effective. Although the defense has been terrible, giving up 5.40 goals per game, the attack has improved.
The top pairing of Jared Spurgeon and Jonas Brodin has performed admirably, but the rest of the team has failed, allowing rivals to create attempts aplenty on goal. Goalkeeper Marc-Andre Fleury has also performed poorly, saving just 0.847% of the shots he has faced and allowing 5.25 goals per shot on 118 attempts.
Despite having a good first half of the season, the Canadiens' offense has struggled, averaging just 2.67 goals per game. Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, and Sean Monahan have paced the top two lines with a combined nine goals and seven assists, while the rest of the offense has struggled.
The Canadiens will hope to turn things around after giving up three goals a game, including five in their most recent one. Unlike Jordan Harris, Chris Wideman, and Arber Xhekaj, the rest of the team has failed, allowing opponents to carry the puck into the offensive zone and get open shots on goal. The three players have combined for 1.4 defensive point shares and 27 blocked shots.
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Wild vs Canadiens Best Picks and Prediction
With Kirill Kaprizov, Mats Zuccarello, and the rest of the forward group outpacing the Canadiens defense with speed in all three zones and producing open shots with excellent centering passes, the Wild should score many goals.
Jared Spurgeon, Jonas Brodin, and the rest of the defensive unit should step up and create turnovers in the defensive zone while also limiting shots on net. That should allow goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury to step up and make saves for the Wild to limit the Canadiens' offense, which is only averaging 2.67 goals per game. The Wild should triumph and cover the odds in a convincing road victory.
Pick: Wild -1.5 (+140)
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