The Minnesota Wild and Vegas Golden Knights meet Sunday in the NHL playoffs Game 1 at the T-Mobile Arena. Here’s a Golden Knights vs Wild Prediction. This article will include a Golden Knights vs Wild Pick.
Minnesota Wild Betting Preview
The Minnesota Wild have won four of their last five games, all of which came in overtime. The Wild are in the playoffs for the 11th time in the last 13 years.
The Minnesota Wild are averaging 2.74 goals per game and are scoring 20.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Matt Boldy leads Minnesota with 27 goals, Marco Rossi has 36 assists, and Ryan Hartman has 158 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 2.88 goals per game and are killing 72.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Filip Gustavsson has allowed 146 goals on 1,693 shots faced, and Marc-Andre Fleury has given up 68 goals on 670 shots.
Vegas Golden Knights Betting Preview
The Vegas Golden Knights enter the playoffs with wins in 11 of their last 15 games. The Golden Knights have made the playoffs in six of their seven seasons in franchise history.
The Vegas Golden Knights are averaging 3.34 goals per game and are scoring on 28.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Pavel Dorofeyev leads Vegas with 35 goals, Jack Eichel has 66 assists, and Tomas Hertl has 177 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vegas Golden Knights are allowing 2.61 goals per game and are killing 75.7 percent of their opponents’ power plays. Ilya Samsonov has given up 82 goals on 752 shots faced, while Adin Hill has allowed 121 goals on 1,293 shots.
Why the Vegas Golden Knights will win
- The Golden Knights have won eight of their last nine games against the Wild.
- The Wild have lost six of their last seven games at T-Mobile Arena.
- The Wild have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six night games against Western Conference opponents.
- The Golden Knights have covered the puck line in seven of their last eight night games against opponents on a winning streak.
- The Golden Knights have won the third period in each of their last seven games as favorites against Western Conference opponents when tied after the second period.
Why the Minnesota Wild will win
- The Wild have won four of their last five games.
- The Golden Knights have lost two of their last three games as home favorites following a road win.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in nine of the Wild’s last 10 games.
- The Golden Knights have failed to cover the puck line in five of their last six games as favorites.
- The Wild have won the third period in five of their last six games when trailing after the second period.
Vegas Golden Knights Player Prop Facts
- Tomas Hertl has scored a goal in each of his last four home appearances against the Wild.
- Jack Eichel has recorded at least one assist in each of his last eight Sunday appearances against Western Conference opponents at T-Mobile Arena.
- Jack Eichel has recorded at least one point in each of his last 16 Sunday home appearances.
- Brayden McNabb ranks 1st in the Western Conference for Plus/Minus (+42) this season.
Minnesota Wild Player Prop Facts
- Gustav Nyquist has recorded at least one assist in five of his last six appearances in road playoff games.
- Mats Zuccarello has recorded at least one point in six of the Wild’s last seven games.
- Yakov Trenin has the most Shorthanded Goals for the Wild this season (2).
Golden Knights vs Wild Injury Report
The Vegas Golden Knights don’t have any players listed on their injury report.
The Minnesota Wild will be without Troy Grosenick.
Golden Knights vs Wild Prediction
The Wild have had success on the road this season, and their recent stretch of overtime wins has to do wonders in terms of confidence. You can do worse than taking a shot at 1.5 times your money. However, the Golden Knights are an experienced playoff group that’s a tough out at home, and they’ve owned the Wild in recent meetings. Vegas has won five straight games against the Wild, and that includes outscoring them 12-4 in three games this season. The Wild have scored two or fewer goals in seven of the last nine games against the Golden Knights. Give me Vegas and the PL for max betting value.