Minnesota at Vancouver

Minnesota is 11-2 in the past 13 meetings, and the Wild has currently won eight of 10, although they look to bounce back from a 4-1 loss to Calgary on Thursday night. The Wild have won six of seven against the Western Conference, and they have won five of their past six road games. Vancouver has lost six straight versus the Central Division, and the Canucks have lost five home games in a row. Also, the Canucks are 0-6 in their past six games when their opponent scored two or fewer goals in their previous game. Vancouver is on a 1-7 run, including a current four-game skid. The Canucks have scored only five goals in four games. Jesper Wallstedt has been spectacular in his rookie season for Minnesota. He is 8-0-2 with a 1.74 goals-against average with four shutouts. Take the Wild.