The Minnesota Wild and the New Jersey Devils meet in NHL action from the Prudential Center on Sunday.

Wild Drop Back-To-Back Games

The Minnesota Wild come into this game looking to rebound after a 3-2 shootout loss at the hands of the Washington Capitals in their last matchup. Joel Eriksson Ek, Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello each have 9 points with Eriksson Ek logging a team-high 5 goals along with 4 assists while Kaprizov and Zuccarello each have 2 goals and a team-high 7 assists. Ryan Hartman has 8 points with a team-high 5 goals, while Marcus Johansson has 6 points with 5 assists and Jake Middleton and Pat Maroon each have 5 apples as well. Filip Gustavsson has posted a 2-2-1 record with a 4.36 GAA and an .885 save percentage while Marc-Andre Fleury is 1-1-1 with a 2.96 GAA and an .896 save percentage this season.

Devils Take Out Sabres

The New Jersey Devils come into this game looking to build on their 5-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres in their last matchup. Jack Hughes leads the Devils in scoring with 18 points including a team-high 13 assists as well as 5 goals while Jesper Bratt has 11 points with 4 goals and 7 assists and Tyler Toffoli has 9 points with a team-high 6 goals. Dougie Hamilton has 6 points with 3 goals and 3 assists and Timo Meier has 6 points of his own with 5 assists. Erik Haula also has 5 points with 4 goals on the year. Vitek Vanecek has gone 3-2 with a 3.30 GAA and an .891 save percentage while Akira Schmid is 1-0-1 with a 4.07 GAA and an .863 save percentage this season.

Chris’ Pick

I’m rolling with Minnesota here as I just think that’s where the value lies in this game. The Devils have been having the more sustained success in their recent games, but the Wild are a lot better than what they’ve shown lately and are far too talented a team to be leaving this kind of plus money on the table with. New Jersey’s going to be a solid team this year, but Minnesota’s owned this matchup in the past and I think they grab another win here.