The Vegas Golden Knights and Minnesota Wild meet Thursday in the NHL playoffs Game 3 at the Xcel Energy Center. Here’s a Wild vs Golden Knights Prediction. This article will include a Wild vs Golden Knights Pick.
Vegas Golden Knights Betting Preview
The Vegas Golden Knights look for a win to take a 2-1 series lead. The Golden Knights have lost back-to-back games once since March 20.
The Vegas Golden Knights are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 100 percent of their power play opportunities. Tomas Hertl leads Vegas with 2 goals, Alex Pietrangelo has 2 assists, and Pavel Dorofeyev has 8 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vegas Golden Knights are allowing 3.5 goals per game and are killing 100 percent of their opponents’ power plays. Adin Hill has allowed 6 goals on 36 shots faced.
Minnesota Wild Betting Preview
The Minnesota Wild look for back-to-back wins to take a 2-1 series lead. The Wild have won five of their last seven games.
The Minnesota Wild are averaging 3.5 goals per game and are scoring 0 percent of their power play opportunities. Matt Boldy leads Minnesota with 3 goals, Kirill Kaprizov has 3 assists, and Joel Eriksson Ek has 7 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 3 goals per game and are killing 0 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Filip Gustavsson has allowed 5 goals on 58 shots faced.
Why the Minnesota Wild will win
- The Golden Knights have lost four of their last five games as favorites following a home loss.
- The Wild have won three of their last four games as home underdogs against Western Conference opponents.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Wild’s last five games at Xcel Energy Center.
- The Golden Knights have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last five games following a home loss.
- In five of the Wild’s last six Western Conference First Round games, the team leading after the second period has won the third period.
Why the Vegas Golden Knights will win
- The Golden Knights have won each of their last six games against the Wild following a loss.
- The Wild have lost three of their last four night games following a road win.
- The Golden Knights have covered the puck line in each of their last six road games against Central Division opponents.
- The Wild have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight night games against Western Conference opponents.
- The Golden Knights have won the third period in each of their last seven games as favorites against Western Conference opponents when tied after the second period.
Minnesota Wild Player Prop Facts
- Marcus Johansson has scored a goal in each of his last four home appearances against Pacific Division opponents.
- Mats Zuccarello has recorded at least one assist in each of the Wild’s last four home games against Western Conference opponents.
- Mats Zuccarello has recorded at least one point in eight of his last nine appearances with the Wild as home underdogs against Western Conference opponents.
- Ryan Hartman has recorded two assists against the Golden Knights this season – equal-most against any opponent.
Vegas Golden Knights Player Prop Facts
- Tomas Hertl has scored at least one goal in seven of his last eight appearances with the Golden Knights as favorites against Central Division opponents.
- Mark Stone has recorded at least one assist in eight of his last nine appearances with the Golden Knights as road favorites against Central Division opponents.
- Tomas Hertl has recorded at least one point in each of his last seven road appearances against Western Conference opponents.
- Brayden McNabb ranks 1st in the Western Conference for Plus/Minus (+42) this season.
Wild vs Golden Knights Injury Report
The Vegas Golden Knights don’t have any players listed on their injury report.
The Minnesota Wild will be without Troy Grosenick.
Wild vs Golden Knights Prediction
Even on the road, the Golden Knights are going to be favored because they’ve won eight of the last 10 games against the Wild. The Golden Knights have won six of the last seven games since March of last year. With that said, I’m going to side with the over.
The first two games have produced a combined 13 goals. Six of the last nine games between the Golden Knights and Wild have produced six or more goals, producing the over in six of those games. The Wild have scored no less than three goals in eight of their last nine games. The Golden Knights have seen the over in four of their last five games. I expect more fireworks. Give me the over in game 3.