The Minnesota Wild and New Jersey Devils meet Wednesday in NHL action at the Prudential Center. Here’s a Devils vs Wild Prediction. This article will include a Devils vs Wild Pick.
Minnesota Wild Betting Preview
The Minnesota Wild lost to the Flyers, beat the Rangers, and they play the Mammoth next. The Wild have lost 4 of their last 6 games.
The Minnesota Wild are averaging 2.71 goals per game and are scoring 34.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Kirill Kaprizov leads Minnesota with 5 goals, Matt Boldy has 6 assists and Ryan Hartman has 23 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 3.29 goals per game and are killing 72.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Filip Gustavsson has allowed 15 goals on 149 shots faced, and Jesper Wallstedt has given up 5 goals on 55 shots.
New Jersey Devils Betting Preview
The New Jersey Devils beat the Oilers and Maple Leafs, and they play the Sharks next. The Devils have won 5 straight games.
The New Jersey Devils are averaging 4 goals per game and are scoring 27.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Jack Hughes leads New Jersey with 6 goals, Jesper Bratt has 7 assists and Timo Meier has 18 shots on goal. Defensively, the New Jersey Devils are allowing 2.83 goals per game and are killing 95.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jacob Markstrom has allowed 9 goals on 58 shots faced, while Jake Allen has given up 7 goals on 101 shots.
Why the New Jersey Devils will win
- The Wild have lost seven of their last eight games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The Devils have won each of their last five games.
- The Wild have failed to cover the puck line in six of their last seven road games against opponents on a winning streak.
- The Devils have covered the puck line in four of their last five games.
- The Devils have won the second period in each of their last four games when trailing after the first period.
Why the Minnesota Wild will win
- The Devils have lost each of their last four games as home favorites on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The Wild have won three of their last six games as underdogs against opponents who are on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The road team has covered the puck line in each of the last six games between the Wild and Devils.
- The Devils have failed to cover the puck line in 14 of their last 16 games following a road win.
- The Devils have lost the third period in each of their last four games when trailing after the second period.
Total Goals Facts
- Six of the Wild’s last seven road games following a road win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Four of the Devils’ last five games as favorites on the second leg of a back-to-back have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Nine of the last 10 Wednesday night games between teams from different conferences have gone OVER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3’ market has hit in each of the Wild’s last nine road games against opponents on a winning streak.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Devils’ last seven night games at Prudential Center.
New Jersey Devils Player Prop Facts
- Luke Hughes has recorded at least one assist in seven of his last eight appearances against Central Division opponents.
- Jack Hughes has scored at least one goal in four of his last five appearances in home games.
- Jack Hughes has recorded at least one point in each of his last 11 appearances with the Devils as favorites.
Minnesota Wild Player Prop Facts
- Matthew Boldy has recorded at least one point in seven of the Wild’s last eight road games.
- Marcus Foligno has recorded an assist in three of the Wild’s last four games against the Devils.
Matchup/League Facts
- The New Jersey Devils rank T2nd in the league for goals per game this season (4.00).
- The New Jersey Devils rank 3rd in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (95.45%).
- The Minnesota Wild rank 1st in the league in power play percentage this season (34.48%).
- The Minnesota Wild rank 25th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (72.22%).
Devils vs Wild Prediction
The Wild have had some success on the road this season, but their offense has been in a hole for much of their last four games. The Wild are averaging 1.75 goals in their last four games, and that’s just not going to get it done. The Devils have caught fire with five straight wins, and they’re rolling at both ends of the ice. The Devils have won four straight games against the Wild. I’m not stepping in front of the Devils in their current form. Give me the red-hot home team.