Boston Bruins vs Minnesota Wild 10/22/22 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Minnesota Wild and Boston Bruins meet Saturday in NHL action at the TD Garden. The Minnesota Wild look to rebound from a 1-3 start. The Boston Bruins look to build on their 3-1 record.

The Minnesota Wild are averaging 4 goals per game and are scoring on 41.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Kirill Kaprizov leads Minnesota with 4 goals, Calen Addison has 6 assists and Mats Zuccarello has 19 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 5.8 goals per game and are killing 73.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Marc-Andre Fleury has given up 14 goals on 75 shots faced, and Filip Gustavsson has allowed 8 goals on 57 shots.

The Boston Bruins are averaging 5.2 goals per game and are scoring on 25 percent of their power play opportunities. A.J. Greer leads Boston with 3 goals, David Pastrnak has 5 assists and Jake DeBrusk has 21 shots on goal. Defensively, the Boston Bruins are allowing 3.8 goals per game and are killing 92.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Linus Ullmark has given up 7 goals on 113 shots faced and Jeremy Swagman has allowed 9 goals on 49 shots.

The Boston Bruins are going to get the benefit of the doubt at home, and they’re playing well, but we’re getting a rare underdog spot with the Wild. The Minnesota Wild have dominated the Bruins in the last two meetings, and they’re off to a fine start overall, especially on the offensive side, where they’re sixth in goals per game and second in power play percentage. The Bruins are probably the rightful favorite, but I’m going to take the Wild and the more favorable price.