In their second head-to-head meeting of the regular season, the Vegas Golden Knights and the Minnesota Wild collide at the Xcel Energy Center. AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain will broadcast this Western Conference matchup, which gets underway at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, February 11.
Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild Odds
Minnesota (+105) is playing the role of underdog to Vegas (-125) and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 6 goals. The line for betting that total stands at -110 money on the over and -110 for the under.
Vegas is 28-29 straight up (SU) and has lost 16.0 units for moneyline bettors this year. 29 of its games have gone over the total, while 24 have gone under and just four have pushed. As the road team in 2019-20, the Knights are 14-15 SU.
Vegas has converted on 20.9 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s right around league average. Its penalty kill is ranked 21st out of 31 teams, and it has successfully killed off 78.9 percent of all penalties.
Vegas, as a collective unit, has been penalized 3.7 times per game this season, 3.2 per game over its past five games total, and 3.6 per game over its last five games as the visiting team. The team’s been forced to defend opponent power plays just 6.6 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
Sporting a .906 save percentage and 26.6 saves per game, Marc-Andre Fleury (21-19-5) has been the primary option in goal for Vegas this season. If head coach Peter Deboer decides to rest him, however, Vegas could turn to Malcolm Subban (7-10-3 record, .897 save percentage, 3.04 goals against average).
Mark Stone and Max Pacioretty will both lead the way for the visiting Golden Knights. Stone has 53 points via 20 goals and 33 assists, and has recorded two or more points 14 times. Pacioretty has 24 goals and 28 assists to his credit (and has notched at least one point in 35 games).
Over on the other bench, Minnesota is 26-29 straight up (SU) and has lost 2.0 units for moneyline bettors this year. 26 of its games have gone over the total, while 24 have gone under and just five have pushed. This year, the team is 16-12 SU as the home team.
Minnesota has converted on 21.5 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a mark that’s good enough for ninth-best in the league. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 32nd overall, and it’s successfully killed off 73.8 percent of all penalties.
The Wild have been penalized 3.7 times per game this season, and 5.0 per game over their past five outings. The team has had to stave off opponent power plays 9.8 minutes per game over their last five home outings.
Alex Stalock (25.4 saves per game) has been the top netminder in the crease for Minnesota. Stalock has 14 wins, 13 losses, and three OT losses to his credit and has recorded a subpar .905 save percentage and 2.85 goals against average this year.
Eric Staal (17 goals, 23 assists) will pace the offensive attack for the Wild.
Vegas Golden Knights vs. Minnesota Wild Betting Predictions
NHL Tip: SU Winner – Wild, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- The total has gone under in three of Minnesota’s last five games.
- The Golden Knights are 8-6 in games where they outshoot their opponent by 10 or more. They’ve averaged the league’s second-most shots on goal (34.3) while Minnesota has attempted the 27th-most (just 29.7).
- The Golden Knights are 15-13 SU when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent while the Wild are 9-11 SU in games where they serve more minutes than their opponent.
- Vegas is 3-2 in games decided by a shootout this season while Minnesota is 1-2 in shootouts.
- Minnesota is ranked 21st overall this season with 6.8 takeaways per game. That figure has trended lower recently, however, as the team has averaged 6.2 takeaways over its last 10 games and 5.6 takeaways over its last five.
- Vegas skaters have averaged 7.8 takeaways per game over its last five road games, a drop-off from its season average of 9.7 takeaways per game (ranked first overall).
