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Final · Sun, Oct 25, 10:00 PM ET
Filip Gustavsson · 0.904 SV%
The preseason ratings make Minnesota Wild 60.3% to win on the road: a clear lean, worth 10.3 points over a coin flip, which grades B. Over a full season those same ratings project MIN for 101 points and VAN for 80.
The model leaned Minnesota Wild at 60.3%.
PuckCast had Minnesota Wild at 60.3% to win this game on Sun, Oct 25. The matchup detail follows.
MIN controlled play at 5v5 last season, 54.4% of the expected goals to 38.4%.
In goal, neither team has named a starter. Last season Filip Gustavsson (MIN) saved -9.1 goals above expected to Kevin Lankinen's -44.4, on save percentages of 0.904 and 0.875.
None of that is the model read. This is a rating-and-home-ice forecast; the full prediction, with confirmed goalies, rest and form, priced against the market, publishes inside the seven days before puck drop and replaces these numbers. Minnesota Wild over Vancouver Canucks is where it starts, not where it ends.
No sportsbook has posted a price for this game yet. Prices usually appear roughly a week before puck drop.
No starter is named this far out. These are each side’s projected starters on the current roster, with last season’s numbers.
MIN
Filip Gustavsson
50 games, 2025-26
VAN
Kevin Lankinen
47 games, 2025-26
| MIN | Metric | VAN |
|---|---|---|
| 54.4% | xGF% (5v5) | 38.4% |
| — | Shot share | — |
| — | Goals for / game | — |
| — | Goals against / game | — |
| — | Power play | — |
| — | Penalty kill | — |
| — | Faceoffs | — |
Minnesota Wild
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matt Boldy | L | 35 | 45 | 80 |
 Kirill Kaprizov | L | 38 | 41 | 79 |
 Quinn Hughes | D | 12 | 67 | 78 |
 Joel Eriksson Ek | C | 17 | 24 | 41 |
Vancouver Canucks
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Elias Pettersson | C | 23 | 42 | 65 |
| Team | Proj. points | Playoff odds |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Wild | 101 | 65.5% |
| Vancouver Canucks | 80 | 21.8% |
Forecast method preseason-elo-v1; ratings as of 2026-08-19.
Final scores from the graded ledger. A loss in overtime also reads L.
Last three seasons: VAN 3, MIN 6
| Date | Game | Final | Our pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | VAN @ MIN | VAN 2, MIN 5 | MIN hit |
| 2025-12-06 | MIN @ VAN | MIN 2, VAN 4 | MIN missed |
| 2025-11-01 | VAN @ MIN | VAN 2, MIN 5 | MIN hit |
| 2025-04-12 | MIN @ VAN | MIN 3, VAN 2 | VAN missed |
| 2025-03-07 | MIN @ VAN | MIN 1, VAN 3 | VAN hit |
| 2024-12-03 | VAN @ MIN | VAN 2, MIN 3 | MIN hit |
| 2024-02-19 | VAN @ MIN | VAN 7, MIN 10 | VAN missed |
| 2023-12-16 | VAN @ MIN | VAN 1, MIN 2 | MIN hit |
 Brock Boeser | R | 25 | 29 | 53 |
|---|
 Marco Rossi | C | 18 | 28 | 46 |
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 Filip Hronek | D | 7 | 36 | 43 |
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