The Minnesota Wild and the Philadelphia Flyers meet Tuesday in NHL action from the XFinity Mobile Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game.
Minnesota Wild vs. Philadelphia Flyers Prediction
I’m on Minnesota here. Historically, the Wild have been really good as a road team, and while the Flyers have been able to pick up wins here and there, it doesn’t change the fact that this team still has questionable goaltending and has fallen flat more often than not this season. I think this is just a bad matchup for Philadelphia, even at home, so I’ll roll with Minnesota in this one.
Minnesota Wild Recap
The Minnesota Wild come into this game looking to add on to their 5-1 win over Washington last time out to sit at 10-3-3 this season. After this game, the Wild will head home for a game against the San Jose Sharks.
Wild Win 4 Of Last 5
Kirill Kaprizov powers the Minnesota Wild offense through 16 games of the 2026-27 regular season, capturing the top spot on the team scoring leaderboard with 25 points after scoring a team-high 15 goals and distributing 10 assists. Quinn Hughes follows closely with 21 points from the blue line on 5 goals and a team-high 16 helpers, while Matt Boldy and Joel Eriksson Ek each contribute 14 points, featuring Boldy’s 6 goals and Eriksson Ek’s 9 assists. Maxim Shabanov registers 10 points through 5 tallies, followed by Bobby Brink with 8 points. Michael McCarron chips in 7 points, while Danila Yurov and Blake Coleman each record 6 points. Jared Spurgeon, Jonas Brodin, Ryan Hartman, Olli Maatta, Yakov Trenin, and Nico Sturm round out the remaining roster production with point totals between 2 and 5. In net, Jesper Wallstedt has started 14 games, posting a 9-2-3 record, a 2.06 goals-against average, and a .920 save percentage with 333 saves on 362 shots. Calvin Pickard has made 2 appearances, going 1-1-0 with a 3.50 goals-against average and an .833 save percentage after turning aside 35 of 42 shots.
Why the Minnesota Wild will win
- The road team has won each of the Wild’s last five games.
- The Flyers have lost 14 of their last 17 night games.
- The road team has covered the puck line in eight of the Wild’s last nine games.
- The Wild have won the second period in each of their last four games against the Flyers.
Philadelphia Flyers Recap
The Philadelphia Flyers come into this game looking to add on to their 6-3 win over Utah last time out to improve to 4-8-4 this season. After this game, the Flyers will head on the road for a game against the New York Rangers.
Flyers Snap Three-Game Slide
Trevor Zegras drives the Philadelphia Flyers offense through 16 games of the 2026-27 regular season, capturing the top spot on the team scoring leaderboard with 13 points after scoring 4 goals and distributing a team-high 9 assists. Matvei Michkov follows closely with 12 points, leading the squad by lighting the lamp 10 times while adding 2 helpers, while Porter Martone, Travis Sanheim, and Christian Dvorak each contribute 7 points. Oliver Bonk and Jamie Drysdale register 6 points apiece from the blue line, followed by Noah Cates, Denver Barkey, Sean Couturier, and Travis Konecny with 5 points each. Nick Seeler, Tyson Foerster, Cole Knuble, and Owen Tippet round out the remaining roster production with point totals between 2 and 4. In net, Dan Vladar has appeared in 8 games, posting a 3-3-2 record, a 3.23 goals-against average, and an .885 save percentage with 201 saves on 227 shots. Joseph Woll has also made 8 appearances, going 1-5-2 with a 3.13 goals-against average and an .899 save percentage after turning aside 222 of 247 shots.
Why the Philadelphia Flyers will win
- The Flyers have won each of their last five games as underdogs against Central Division opponents.
- The Wild have lost five of their last seven games as favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Wild’s last 10 games at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
- The Wild have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six night games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The Wild have lost the third period in each of their last four games as road favorites following a road win.