Vegas Golden Knights vs Minnesota Wild Preview
The Wild and Golden Knights are set to face off at 10:00 ET on ESPN+. The Golden Knights will host the game at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV.
This Western conference matchup has an over/under of 5.5 goals, and the Golden Knights are favored by -1.5 goals vs. the Wild. Check out BetCoco for Vegas Golden Knights – Minnesota Wild odds
Vegas Golden Knights vs Minnesota Wild Head-to-Head and Key Stats
The last three times that the Golden Knights have faced off vs. the Wild as the favorite, they have gone 3-0. When looking at the last three head-to-head matchups between the Wild and Golden Knights, only 3 points per game has separated the teams, with the Golden Knights going 3-0 vs. the spread.
- The Wild are 2-1 puck line in their three last road games and 3-0 straight-up.
- Vegas has played well in their previous three home games, going 3-0 straight up. In this stretch, they averaged 3 goals per game while allowing 1. The team also performed well vs the puck line at 3-0.
- The Golden Knights have played well in their last three games as the betting underdog, going 2-1 straight up and 2-1 against the spread.
- In their last ten games as the betting favorite, the Wild have a straight up record of 7-3 and an puck line mark of 3-7.
Vegas Golden Knights vs Minnesota Wild Prediction
On the season, the Wild are 23-23-5 and sit in 12th place in the Western Conference. In the Central Division, they are in 6th place. In their last ten games, the Wild have gone 6-4, and they have won two straight games.
When playing on the road this season, Minnesota has gone 10-12-2. As the underdog, the Wild have gone 8-17-3, including winning three straight games in that role.
For their offensive performance, the Wild come in averaging 3 goals per game this season, which is 21st in the NHL. In the category of shots on goal per game, they are 21st in the league. The Minnesota offense is ranked 13th in power play goals. As for shorthanded goals, they find themselves at 25th in the NHL.
Heading into this matchup vs. Vegas, goalie Filip Gustavsson has started 29 games in this season. His current record is 14-13, and his save percentage stands at 0.798%.
Through 52 games, Vegas has a record of 31-15-6, which has them in 3rd place in the Western Conference. In the Pacific Division, the Golden Knights are in 2nd place. Over their last ten games, Vegas has a record of 7-3, and they have won two straight games.
At home this season, the Golden Knights have gone 19-5-2, and they have won four straight games at T-Mobile Arena. Overall, Vegas has been favored in 32 of their 52 games, and they have gone 19-9-4 in those games. Against other teams in the Western Conference, the Golden Knights have gone 20-11.
For their offensive performance, the Golden Knights come in averaging 3.2 goals per game this season, which is 12th in the NHL. In the category of shots on goal per game, they are 8th in the league. So far this year, the Golden Knights are 14-10 in games they have had more shots on goal than their opponent. They are 16-5 in games with fewer shots on goal.
Goalie Logan Thompson gets the start and has made 29 starts this season. His record at this point is 16-10, and his save percentage is 0.817%.
With the Golden Knights being favored by 1.5, our NHL analytics models has this one playing out 4-3 in favor of the Golden Knights.
Vegas Golden Knights vs Minnesota Wild Betting Tips
- Take the Golden Knights on the moneyline
- On the spread, we like Wild (+1.5)
- Our NHL model projects 7 goals, and we suggest taking the under
Vegas Golden Knights Injury Report
- Jack Eichel – Knee – Out
- William Carrier – Upper Body – Out
- Shea Theodore – Upper Body – Out
- Ben Hutton – Upper Body – Out
- Robin Lehner – Hip – Out
- Mark Stone – Illness – Questionable
- Jonas Rondbjerg – Illness – Questionable
- Zach Whitecloud – Illness – Questionable
- Tobias Bjornfot – Undisclosed – Out
- Pavel Dorofeyev – Upper Body – Questionable
Minnesota Wild Injury Report
- Marcus Foligno – Lower Body – Out
- Jared Spurgeon – Lower Body – Out
- Pat Maroon – Back – Out
- Connor Dewar – Lower Body – Out
- Declan Chisholm – Personal – Questionable
- Sam Hentges – Undisclosed – Out
