The Vegas Golden Knights and the Minnesota Wild meet Sunday in NHL action from the Grand Casino Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Vegas Golden Knights vs. Minnesota Wild prediction.
Vegas Golden Knights Recap
The Vegas Golden Knights come into this game looking to add on to their 4-1 win over St. Louis last time out to sit at 8-4-5 this season. After this game, Vegas will head home for a game against the New York Rangers.
Golden Knights Snap Four-Game Slide
Going into Saturday, Jack Eichel leads Vegas with 23 points coming on 8 goals and a team-high 15 assists while Mark Stone has 13 points with 2 goals and 11 assists of his own. Mitch Marner has 19 points with 4 goals and 15 assists while Pavel Dorofeyev has 11 points with a team-high 10 goals and Ivan Barbashev has 16 points with 7 goals and 9 assists. Tomas Hertl’s added 13 points with 7 goals and 6 assists while William Karlsson’s chipped in 4 goals and 3 assists and Shea Theodore has 6 assists. In goal for Vegas so far this season, Adin Hill is 1-0-2 with a 2.73 GAA and an .888 save percentage while Akira Schmid is 6-1-2 with a 2.67 GAA and an .894 save percentage this season. Carl Lindbom is also 0-3-1 with a 3.29 GAA and an .859 save percentage so far this season.
Why the Vegas Golden Knights will win
- The Wild have lost each of their last six games on the second leg of a back-to-back against the Golden Knights.
- The Golden Knights have won seven of their last eight road games against the Wild.
- The road team has covered the puck line in each of the Golden Knights’ last nine games.
- The Wild have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last nine night games following a home win.
Vegas Golden Knights Player Prop Facts
- Mark Stone has recorded at least one assist in each of his last seven appearances with the Golden Knights as favorites.
- Tomas Hertl has scored a goal in four of the Golden Knights’ last five games against Western Conference opponents.
- Mark Stone has recorded at least one point in each of his last 11 appearances with the Golden Knights as favorites.
Minnesota Wild Recap
The Minnesota Wild come into this game looking to build on their 2-0 win over Anaheim in their last game to sit at 8-7-4 this season. After this game, Minnesota will square off against the Carolina Hurricanes at home.
Wild Win 5 Of Last 7
Kirill Kaprizov leads the Wild with 18 points with a team-high 8 goals and 10 assists while Matt Boldy has 13 points with 5 goals and 8 assists. Marco Rossi has 12 points with 9 assists while Marcus Johansson has 12 points with 6 goals and 6 assists. Zeev Buium has 9 points with 3 goals and 6 assists while Joel Eriksson Ek has 9 points with 2 goals and 7 assists. Vladimir Tarasenko also has 9 points with 2 goals and 7 assists and Ryan Hartman has 6 points with 4 goals. Filip Gustavsson’s gone 4-7-2 with a 3.09 GAA and an .896 save percentage while Jesper Wallstedt is 3-0-2 with a 2.51 GAA and an .909 save percentage in goal for Minnesota this season.
Why the Minnesota Wild will win
- The Golden Knights have lost four of their last five games as favorites.
- The Wild have won seven of their last 12 games as home underdogs against opponents who are on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The Wild have covered the puck line in each of their last seven games as home underdogs.
- The Golden Knights have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games following a road win.
Minnesota Wild Player Prop Facts
- Matthew Boldy has scored at least one goal in four of the Wild’s last five games.
- Marcus Johansson has recorded at least one point in 10 of the Wild’s last 11 games.
- Kirill Kaprizov has recorded at least one assist in each of his last five appearances after playing less than 20 minutes the previous day.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Golden Knights’ last five road games following a road win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Each of the Wild’s last four home games have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Seven of the last eight Sunday games at Grand Casino Arena have gone UNDER the total goals line.
Vegas Golden Knights vs. Minnesota Wild Prediction
I’m on the Wild in this one. I don’t think that Minnesota’s play, winning all these low-scoring games, is going to be sustainable long-term, but one win doesn’t convince me that the Golden Knights are on the all the way back. I’m expecting Carl Lindbom to start for Vegas here, and he’s not NHL ready if I’m being honest. The Wild have an edge in goaltending here, and I think they get it done here. Give me Minnesota.