Wild vs Canadiens NHL Handicapping

The Minnesota Wild and the Montreal Canadiens will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Bell Centre.

Oddsmakers currently have the Canadiens listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Wild, while the game's total is sitting at 5.

Minnesota lost its last outing, a 4-0 result against the Kings on February 28. Bettors who backed the Kings at -111 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Last time out for Montreal, they were a 2-1 loser as they battled the Lightning on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Lightning at +105 were rewarded, while the 3 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Montreal:
Team record: 24-30-10 SU, ATS
Current streak: lost 5 straight games.

The total has gone OVER in 6 of last 8 games when playing Minnesota
is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games

When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Toronto are 5-5
After playing Tampa Bay are 5-5
After a loss are 3-7

Minnesota:
Team record: 28-26-9 SU, ATS

The total has gone OVER in 6 of last 8 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of last 6 games on the road
is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Montreal
is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games

When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Florida are 4-4-2
After playing Los Angeles are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

Next up:
Minnesota at Detroit, Friday, March 2
Montreal home to Toronto, Saturday, March 3