Vancouver Canucks vs Minnesota Wild 26 October 2026 Prediction

Vancouver has lost nine straight games and now faces Minnesota, which remains in the top five of the Western Conference despite a recent dip in form. The Canucks beat the Wild at home last season and will look to do it again.

Vancouver's Nine-Game Losing Streak

Vancouver has lost its last nine games and fallen to the bottom of the Western Conference standings. The schedule has been difficult, but the results remain a concern.

The Canucks opened their current homestand with a 6-3 loss to Carolina, one of the Eastern Conference's top teams, then fell 5-2 to Detroit. Defense has been their biggest problem: Manny Malhotra's team has allowed a league-high 56 goals in 12 games. Starting goaltender Kevin Lankinen has stopped just 81.2% of the shots he has faced this season.

Vancouver Canucks Predicted Lineup: Lankinen (Merilainen) — E. N. Pettersson, Hronek — O'Connor, E. Pettersson, Karlsson

Other Players on the Roster: Defensemen — Oleksiak, Willander, Buium, Mancini, Bains; forwards — Cotter, Rossi, Boeser, DeBrusk, Chytil, Lekkerimaki, Sasson, Gallagher

Unavailable: Demko, Thomas (both injured)

Manager: Manny Malhotra

Minnesota's Losses in Canada

Minnesota sits fifth in the West and is competing with Utah and Seattle for a top-three spot. John Hynes' team has picked up points at a slower rate recently, losing its first two games of a Canadian road trip.

The Wild took a point from a 4-3 overtime loss to Edmonton but followed it with a 2-1 defeat to Calgary. Both Calgary goals came on the power play. Minnesota still led 39-22 in shots on goal and 4.4-1.8 in expected goals.

Minnesota Wild Predicted Lineup: Wallstedt (Pickard) — Hughes, Spurgeon — Kaprizov, Eriksson Ek, Boldy

Other Players on the Roster: Defensemen — Brodin, Maatta, Bogosian, Hunt; forwards — Brink, Hartman, Coleman, Trenin, Yurov, Rieger, Sturm, McCarron, Pitlick

Unavailable: Faber, Gustavsson, N. Foligno, M. Foligno (all injured); Shabanov (questionable)

Manager: John Hynes

Vancouver's Home Record Against Minnesota

Vancouver has won three of its last four home games against Minnesota and earned at least one point in all four. The Wild's lone win in that stretch came in overtime, 3-2. In their 2025-26 visit, Minnesota lost 4-2 despite opening the scoring through Matt Boldy.

Key Stats

Minnesota generates 3.5 expected goals per game, a top-four mark in the league.

Vancouver has scored on 14.3% of its shots on goal; only three teams have a higher rate.

The Wild rank in the top seven on the power play at 25.7%.

Vancouver Canucks vs Minnesota Wild Prediction: Minnesota Wild to Win

Main prediction: Vancouver has lost nine straight, while Minnesota has recently beaten St. Louis and Columbus and taken a point against Edmonton. The Wild also won the teams' most recent meeting 5-2. The pick is Minnesota Wild to win at 1.88. Predicted score: 4-2 Minnesota.

Goals prediction: Vancouver has allowed 20 regulation goals over its last five games. Minnesota scored four against both Vegas and Florida and five against St. Louis. With the Canucks having conceded five in the teams' last meeting, the additional pick is Minnesota Wild team total over 3.5 goals at 1.95.