The Boston Bruins and Minnesota Wild meet Saturday in NHL action at the Grand Casino Arena. Here’s a Wild vs. Bruins Prediction. This article will include a Wild vs Bruins Pick.
Boston Bruins Betting Preview
The Boston Bruins beat the Rangers and Jets, and they play the Senators next. The Bruins look for back-to-back 3-0 starts to the season.
The Boston Bruins are averaging 3.5 goals per game and are scoring on 0 percent of their power play opportunities. JJ Peterka leads Boston with 2 goals, Nikita Zadorov has 2 assists, and David Pastrnak has 8 shots on goal. Defensively, the Boston Bruins are allowing 1.5 goals per game and are killing 75 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jeremy Swayman has allowed 3 goals on 57 shots faced.
Minnesota Wild Betting Preview
The Minnesota Wild beat the Predators, and they play the Sabres and Lightning next. The Wild look for their first 2-0 start since the 2021-22 season.
The Minnesota Wild are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring 25 percent of their power play opportunities. Nick Foligno leads Minnesota with 1 goal, Jared Spurgeon has 1 assist, and Quinn Hughes has 5 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 1 goal per game and are killing 100 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jesper Wallstedt has allowed 1 goal on 20 shots faced.
Why the Minnesota Wild will win
- The Bruins have lost seven of their last eight road games after coming off overtime.
- The home team has won each of the last five games between the Bruins and Wild.
- The home team has covered the puck line in four of the last five games between the Bruins and Wild.
- The Bruins have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five road games following a road win.
- The Bruins have lost the second period in 10 of their last 11 road games following a road win.
Why the Boston Bruins will win
- The Bruins have won four of their last five games as road underdogs.
- The Wild have lost eight of their last 13 games as home favorites against opponents on a winning streak.
- The Bruins have covered the puck line in each of their last 12 games as an underdog when playing with a rest disadvantage.
- The Wild have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last nine games as favorites against opponents on a winning streak.
- The Bruins have won the third period in each of their last five games against Central Division opponents.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Bruins’ last seven road games against Central Division opponents have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Nine of the Wild’s last 10 games as favorites following a road win have gone OVER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3’ market has hit in each of the Wild’s last 12 games against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Bruins’ last nine games following an overtime win.
Minnesota Wild Player Prop Facts
- Kirill Kaprizov has scored at least one goal in each of his last four appearances against the Bruins.
- Quinn Hughes has recorded at least one assist in each of the Wild’s last eight Saturday night games.
- Matthew Boldy has scored the last goal in three of the Wild’s last four home games.
Boston Bruins Player Prop Facts
- Pavel Zacha has scored at least one goal in each of his last five appearances after playing the previous day.
- David Pastrnak has recorded at least one assist in eight of the Bruins’ last nine games against Central Division opponents.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Minnesota Wild ranked 3rd in the league in power play percentage last season (25.19%).
- The Minnesota Wild ranked 4th in the league for goals against per game last season (2.87).
- The Boston Bruins ranked 31st in the league for power play goals against last season (64).
- The Boston Bruins ranked 2nd in the league in penalty minutes last season (978).
Wild vs Bruins Injury Report
The Wild will be without Brock Faber and Filip Gustavsson.
The Bruins will be without Matthew Poitras.
Wild vs Bruins Prediction
I know the Bruins are old and on the end of a back-to-back with a game that included overtime, but you have to be pleased with what you’ve seen through two games. The offense has some life out of the gate. Yes, the Wild are the better team at home with the rest advantage, but we’re getting more than 1.5 times our money with a Bruins side that looks sharp and has beaten a couple of decent teams. You can do worse than taking a shot in the dark with the Bruins on Saturday night.