Wild vs Devils Prediction 3/29/25 NHL Picks Today

The New Jersey Devils and Minnesota Wild meet Saturday in NHL action at the Xcel Energy Center. Here’s a Wild vs Devils Prediction. This article will include a Wild vs Devils Pick.

New Jersey Devils Betting Preview

The New Jersey Devils lost to the Jets, beat the Blackhawks, and they play the Rangers, Bruins, and Penguins next. The Devils have lost five of their last seven games and were just shutout by the Jets.

The New Jersey Devils are averaging 2.95 goals per game and are scoring 27.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Nico Hischier leads New Jersey with 30 goals, Jesper Bratt has 64 assists, and Timo Meier has 216 shots on goal. Defensively, the New Jersey Devils are allowing 2.64 goals per game and are killing 81.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jake Allen has allowed 70 goals on 770 shots faced, while Jacob Markstrom has given up 109 goals on 1,088 shots.

Minnesota Wild Betting Preview

The Minnesota Wild lost to the Golden Knights, beat the Capitals, and they play the Rangers, Islanders, and Stars next. The Wild have been a .500 team over their last 14 games.

The Minnesota Wild are averaging 2.7 goals per game and are scoring 20.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Matt Boldy leads Minnesota with 24 goals, Marco Rossi has 33 assists, and Ryan Hartman has 139 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 2.79 goals per game and are killing 71.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Filip Gustavsson has allowed 121 goals on 1,474 shots faced, and Marc-Andre Fleury has given up 61 goals on 631 shots.

Why the Minnesota Wild will win

• The Wild have won eight of their last nine night games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• The Devils have lost eight of their last nine games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• The Wild have covered the puck line in each of their last eight night games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• The Devils have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last nine games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• The favorites have won the first period in each of the Devils’ last four games at Xcel Energy Center.

Why the New Jersey Devils will win

• The Devils have won each of their last five night games against the Wild following a road loss.
• The Wild have lost five of their last nine games as home favorites against opponents who are on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• The road team has covered the puck line in each of the last four games between the Devils and Wild.
• The Devils have won the third period in nine of their last 10 games as road underdogs when leading after the second period.

Wild vs Devils Injury Report

The Minnesota Wild will be without Troy Grosenick, Joel Eriksson Ek, David Jiricek, and Kirill Kaprizov, while Declan Chisholm is questionable.

The New Jersey Devils will be without Cody Glass and Luke Hughes.

Wild vs Devils Prediction

The Devils have played some of their best hockey on the road this season, so you can make a case for the plus money. In my eyes, the juice isn’t worth the squeeze. The Wild are playing the better hockey and have been the better team this season. The Devils have been getting rocked defensively as of late, and they’ve lost five of their last seven games. The Wild are more trustworthy defensively, and they leaned into their defense as they’ve won four of their last six games. The cheap price feels almost too good to be true. Give me the Wild on their home ice.