The Vegas Golden Knights took down the Minnesota Wild on home ice on Saturday night in the first game of this home-and-home set. Read on for our best Golden Knights vs. Wild predictions based on the best NHL odds.
Vegas broke a two-game skid with a dominant 4-1 victory over the Wild on Saturday. The Golden Knights outshot Minnesota 43-30 in the victory after getting outshot in many of their previous games.
Conversely, Saturday's loss was the first in four games for the Wild, who beat the Chicago Blackhawks, Seattle Kraken, and Colorado Avalanche prior to that. Minnesota is now 5-1-1 in its past seven games.
Minnesota is fighting for the top spot in the Central Division while Vegas is doing the same in the Pacific.
Here is our best Golden Knights vs. Wild prediction (odds via FanDuel Sportsbo ok; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).
Golden Knights vs. Wild prediction
These are two of the best defensive teams in the league with Minnesota allowing 2.63 goals per game and Vegas at 2.82. That's resulted in the Wild being the third-best Under team this season at 42-31-3 with the Golden Knights not too far behind at 37-34-5.
Minnesota has scored just one goal in each of the first two meetings this season. Kirill Kaprizov scored a power-play goal in the Wild's 5-1 loss back in February and the Russian sniper remains out for this one.
Filip Gustavsson will be between the pipes for the Wild with his 2.01 GAA and .933 SV%. It is likely to be Laurent Brossoit for the Golden Knights with a 2.44 GAA and .920 SV%.
Perhaps most importantly, BetMGM is offering us an Under 6 at -115 while other books have the total down at 5.5
Golden Knights vs. Wild best odds
| DraftKings | FanDuel | BetMGM | Caesars | PointsBet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 5.5 | Under 5.5 | Under 6 | Under 6 | Under 6 |
| +105 | +108 | -115 | -115 | -115 |
The total opened at six with the Under slightly favored at -115. It's remained there at a handful of books with DraftKings and FanDuel dropping it down to 5.5. It makes sense given the 4-1 final on Saturday and Minnesota's lack of scoring threats.
Golden Knights vs. Wild odds
Golden Knights vs. Wild odds analysis
The line hasn't moved much since opening at Wild -135 and Golden Knights +110. The only real change is gaining five cents on Vegas at +115 at various books.
Golden Knights vs. Wild game info
- Date: Monday, April 3, 8 p.m. ET
- TV: NHLN, BSNX, BSWIX, ATTSN-RM
- Location: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN
Golden Knights-Wild pick made 4/3/2023 at 12:09 p.m. ET.
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