Minnesota Wild (40-22-8) vs. New Jersey Devils (45-18-7)
March 21, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: New Jersey Devils -175 / Minnesota Wild +150; Over/Under: +6
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The Minnesota Wild and the New Jersey Devils meet in NHL action from the Prudential Center on Tuesday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
New Jersey is listed as a -175 home favorite while Minnesota is a +150 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 6 goals.
Injuries
Minnesota has Marcus Foligno listed as questionable for this game with a lower-body injury while Kirill Kaprizov and Gustav Nyquist are both out until mid-April. For New Jersey, Miles Wood, Nathan Bastian and Curtis Lazar are all questionable for this game while MacKenzie Blackwood is out until late March.
Matchup History
Minnesota’s 3-2 shootout win back on February 11th, 2023, made it four straight wins for the Wild in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Minnesota is 5-1 in their last 6 road games and 12-4 in their last 16 games overall while the over is 6-0 in their last 6 games overall. New Jersey is 21-10 in their last 31 games overall and 9-4 in their last 13 home games while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games against the Western Conference.
Pick
I’m backing the under here. Minnesota’s done a great job of finding their scoring mitts as of late, but this to me feels like a playoff type atmosphere between two teams chasing their respective division leaders down the stretch. I could easily see a 3-2 game whichever way this ends up going, so give me the under here.
