Wild vs. Kings: Betting Trends, Odds, Advanced Stats
The Minnesota Wild (2-1) host the Los Angeles Kings (1-1-1) at Xcel Energy Center on Thursday, October 19 at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+, BSW, BSN, and BSWI, with both teams fresh off of a win. The Wild are coming off a 5-2 triumph over the Montreal Canadiens, while the Kings defeated the Winnipeg Jets 5-1 in their most recent game.
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Wild vs. Kings Game Info
- When: Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN+, BSW, BSN, and BSWI Live Stream:Watch this game on ESPN+
- Where: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota
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Wild Betting Insights
- Last season, the Wild went 8-8 in games they played as moneyline favorites.
- Minnesota was 9-10 (47.4%) last season when playing with moneyline odds of -110 or stronger.
- Based on this contest's moneyline, the Wild have an implied probability of 52.4% to win.
- Last season, 43 of Minnesota's games went over Thursday's over/under of 6 goals.
Wild vs Kings Additional Info
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Wild Advanced Stats
- The Wild's 239 goals scored last season (2.9 per game) ranked 23rd in the NHL.
- Defensively, Minnesota was one of the stingiest units in NHL play, allowing 219 total goals (2.7 per game) to rank sixth.
- Their goal differential (+20) ranked 14th in the league.
- The 54 power-play goals Minnesota scored last season (15th in the NHL) came via 252 chances.
- The Wild had the league's 15th-ranked power-play conversion rate (21.43%).
- The 14 shorthanded goals Minnesota scored last season ranked third among all NHL teams.
- The Wild killed 82.03% of opponent power plays, the 10th-best percentage in the league.
- The Wild won 47.7% of their faceoffs to rank 26th in the NHL.
- Minnesota scored on 9.4% of its shots as a team (23rd in league).
- The Wild shut out opponents five times last season. They averaged 21.8 hits and 16.1 blocked shots per game.
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