The Minnesota Wild and the Boston Bruins meet Tuesday in NHL action from the TD Garden. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Bruins vs Wild Prediction.
Minnesota Wild Recap
The Minnesota Wild come into this game looking to bounce back from a 6-0 loss at the hands of the Ottawa Senators last time out to drop to 31-18-4 on the year. After this game, Minnesota will head home for a matchup with the Carolina Hurricanes.
Wild Looking To Rebound
Kirill Kaprizov leads the Wild with 52 points including a team-high 23 goals and 29 assists while Matt Boldy has 45 points including 18 goals and 27 assists. Marco Rossi has 44 points with 17 goals and 27 assists while Mats Zuccarello has 35 points with 12 goals and 23 assists. Brock Faber also has 21 points with 15 assists of his own this season. Filip Gustavsson has gone 20-11-3 with a 2.66 GAA and a .913 save percentage in goal for Minnesota while Marc-Andre Fleury is 11-5-1 with a 2.60 GAA and a .908 save percentage on the year. Jesper Wallstedt is 0-2 with a 4.09 GAA and an .843 save percentage this season.
Why the Minnesota Wild will win
- The Wild have won each of their last five road games following a road loss.
- The Bruins have lost three of their last four games as home favorites against Central Division opponents.
- The Wild have covered the puck line in 17 of their last 19 road games following a road loss.
- The Bruins have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last nine night games against Central Division opponents.
Boston Bruins Recap
The Boston Bruins come into this game looking to build on their 6-3 win over the New York Rangers last time out to sit at 26-22-6 on the year. After this game, Boston will head back on the road for a rematch with the New York Rangers.
Bruins Looking To Build Some Steam
David Pastrnak leads the Bruins in scoring with 65 points including 27 goals and 38 assists while Brad Marchand has 42 points with 19 goals and 23 assists. Elias Lindholm has 28 points with 19 assists while Pavel Zacha has 32 points and Justin Brazeau has 20 points with 10 goals and Zacha has 12 goals. Charlie McAvoy also has 21 points with 6 goals and 15 assists as well on the year. Jeremy Swayman has seen the bulk of the action in goal for Boston going 17-17-4 with a 3.03 GAA and an .895 save percentage while Joonas Korpisalo is 9-5-2 with a 2.84 GAA and an .894 save percentage.
Why the Boston Bruins will win
- The home team has won eight of the Bruins’ last nine games.
- The Bruins have covered the puck line in each of their last four games as home favorites.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Bruins’ last six home night games following a home win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Each of the Wild’s last six Tuesday games as road underdogs have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Seven of the last eight Tuesday games at TD Garden have gone UNDER the total goals line.
Bruins vs Wild Prediction
I’m on the Wild here. I get the case to be made for Boston at home, but my problem with the Bruins this season is that they’ve been consistently inconsistent. When I give Boston the benefit of the doubt and think that they’ll come through, they get wrecked, and when I bet against them, they come to play like it’s game seven. That being said, we’re still getting plus money with one of the best road teams in the NHL this season, and I think that Minnesota shows up here to provide some value as they had been playing really well on this road trip before getting skunked by Ottawa last time out. Give me the Wild here.