The Minnesota Wild and the Utah Hockey Club meet Thursday in NHL action from the Delta Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Hockey Club vs Wild Prediction.
Matchup History
The Utah Hockey Club won the last meeting between these two teams in Minnesota by a final score of 4-0 back on January 23rd, 2025. The road team has won all three meetings between these two teams this season.
Minnesota Wild Recap
The Minnesota Wild come into this game looking to bounce back from a 3-2 loss at the hands of Detroit last time out to improve to 34-20-4 on the year. After this game, Minnesota will head on the road again for a matchup with the Colorado Avalanche.
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 51 points including 21 goals and 30 assists. Marco Rossi has 50 points with 21 goals and 29 assists while Mats Zuccarello has 36 points with 12 goals and 24 assists. Filip Gustavsson has gone 22-12-3 with a 2.64 GAA and a .914 save percentage in goal for Minnesota while Marc-Andre Fleury is 12-6-1 with a 2.58 GAA and a .910 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 underdog has won each of the three previous games between the Wild and Utah.
- Utah has lost four of its six previous games as a home favorite following a win.
- Utah has failed to cover the puck line in each of its last 10 night games.
- The underdog has covered the puck line in each of Utah’s last seven games at Delta Center.
Minnesota Wild Player Prop Facts
- Marco Rossi has scored a goal in each of the Wild’s last three games.
- Kirill Kaprizov has recorded at least one point in 15 of his last 17 appearances in road games.
- Matthew Boldy has recorded an assist in each of the Wild’s last three games.
- Marcus Johansson has recorded two assists against Utah this season – equal-most against any opponent.
Utah Hockey Club Recap
The Utah Hockey Club come into this game looking to add on to their 2-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks last time out to improve to 26-24-9 on the year. After this game, Utah will welcome the New Jersey Devils to town.
Utah Wins Back-To-Back Games
Clayton Keller leads Utah in scoring with 64 points including 21 goals and a team-high 43 assists while Dylan Guenther has 43 points with 21 goals. Logan Cooley has 45 points with 16 goals and 29 assists of his own while Nick Schmaltz has 33 assists as part of his 44 points. Mikhail Sergachev has 36 points with 26 assists while Barrett Hayton has 32 points with 15 goals and 17 assists. Connor Ingram has gone 9-8-4 with a 3.27 GAA and an .882 save percentage while Karel Vejmelka has gone 15-15-4 with a 2.48 GAA and a .910 save percentage in goal for Utah this season. Jaxson Stauber has gone 2-1-1 with a 2.23 GAA and a .925 save percentage this season as well for Utah.
Why the Utah Hockey Club will win
- The Wild have lost each of their last seven night games against opponents on a winning streak.
- Utah has won five of its last six home games against Western Conference opponents.
- The Wild have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last seven night games against opponents on a winning streak.
Utah Hockey Club Player Prop Facts
- Clayton Keller has scored at least one goal in four of Utah’s last five games as a home favorite against Central Division opponents.
- Clayton Keller has recorded at least one point in 18 of his last 19 appearances with his team as a favorite against Western Conference opponents.
- Mikhail Sergachev has recorded at least one assist in each of his last four appearances with his team as a favorite against the Wild.
- Dylan Guenther has scored the last goal in three of Utah’s last four games as a favorite.
- Dylan Guenther has scored two goals against the Wild this season – equal-most against any opponent.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of Utah’s last six home games has gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Each of the Wild’s last five games as underdogs against opponents on a winning streak has gone OVER the total goals line.
- Four of the last five games between teams from the same division have gone OVER the total goals line.
Hockey Club vs Wild Prediction
I’m with Minnesota here. I know for Minnesota, the absences of Joel Eriksson Ek and Kirill Kaprizov are not ones to be taken lightly but the thing is that Utah keeps getting respect at home. While they beat Chicago, that win doesn’t move the needle all that much for me. The road team has still won all three meetings between these two teams so far this season and these are two teams that have thrived as the road team as well all season long. I think that the Wild have some value with the plus money in this game so give me Minnesota here.