Wild vs Islanders Prediction, Preview, Odds and Picks, Jan. 12

The Minnesota Wild and the New York Islanders are playing each other at UBS Arena on Thursday at 7:37 p.m. ET. The Wild are on a three-game losing streak and coming off a shootout loss to the Rangers at Maidson Square Garden on Tuesday. New Zealand Islanders also are in the midst of a losing run and are coming from a home loss against the Dallas Stars on Monday.

Wild lost to the Rangers in a shootout on Tuesday night. It was their second straight road loss after losing to Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. The Wild are 10-6-3 on the road and 5- 3-2-1 in their last ten games. They are 19-21-0 against the spread and have a 47.5% winning percentage.

Islanders lost 2-1 in a shootout to the Stars. They are 12-6-2 at home and 3-0-3 SU in their last four home games. Islanders are 4-4-5 on the road and 24-18-8 ATS. Wild are 6th in the league in goals scored per game and 15th against.

Minnesota is 5-4-1 in their last ten meetings with New York. The last time the Wild beat the Islanders, they won 4-2 at UBS Arena. New Yorkers are 5 -5-0 in this same stretch.

Wild vs Islanders is a Thursday, Jan. 12th at 7:30 p.m. ET at UBS Arena, Elmont, NY. Wild are 22-14-4 and the Islanders are22-17-3.

The Wild are listed at -115 in our Vegas NHL lines. The odds are 53.49% for Wild to win and 51.22% on Islanders. The game is on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Coliseum. Wild is a +230 road favorite, while Islanders are a -270 home underdog.