Wild vs Golden Knights Pick
Vegas Golden Knights (30-18-4) vs. Minnesota Wild (27-18-4)
February 9, 2023 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Minnesota Wild -111 / Vegas Golden Knights -111; Over/Under: +100
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The Vegas Golden Knights and Minnesota Wild meet Thursday in NHL action at the Xcel Energy Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Vegas Golden Knights Betting Preview
The Vegas Golden Knights are averaging 3.1 goals per game and are scoring on 23.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Reilly Smith leads Vegas with 18 goals, Chandler Stephenson has 34 assists and Jonathan Marchessault has 153 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vegas Golden Knights are allowing 2.9 goals per game and are killing 79.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Logan Thompson has given up 93 goals on 1,069 shots faced, and Adin Hill has allowed 46 goals on 499 shots.
The Minnesota Wild Betting Preview
The Minnesota Wild are averaging 3.1 goals per game and are scoring on 24.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Kirill Kaprizov leads Minnesota with 28 goals, Mats Zuccarello has 30 assists and Matt Boldy has 153 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 79.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Marc-Andre Fleury has given up 88 goals on 929 shots faced, and Filip Gustavsson has allowed 42 goals on 541 shots.
Golden Knights vs Wild Trends
The Golden Knights are 1-4 in their last 5 road games and 1-4 in their last 5 overall. The Wild are 67-27 in their last 94 home games and 9-2 in their last 11 games playing on 0 days rest. The under is 4-0-1 in Golden Knights last 5 overall. The under is 4-0 in Wild last 4 overall. The home team is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Vegas Golden Knights aren’t playing well at the moment, and those issues usually don’t fix themselves on the road. The Minnesota Wild have been one of the best home teams in the league dating back to last year, and they’ve had no trouble winning on the end of back to backs. Pick ’em price, I’ll typically give the home team the edge. Give me the Wild.
