Minnesota Wild vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction 11-1-24 NHL Picks

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Minnesota Wild meet Friday in NHL action at the Xcel Energy Center. Here’s a Minnesota Wild vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction. This article will include a Minnesota Wild vs Tampa Bay Lightning Pick.

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Preview

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Predators and Avalanche, and they play the Jets and Blues next. The Tampa Bay Lightning are averaging 3.9 goals per Game and are scoring on 14.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Nikita Kucherov leads Tampa Bay with 9 goals, Anthony Cirelli has 10 assists and Jake Guentzel has 32 shots on goal. Defensively, the Tampa Bay Lightning are allowing 2.8 goals per Game and are killing 72.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Andrei Vasilevskiy has allowed 21 goals on 236 shots faced, and Jonas Johansson has given up 6 goals on 50 shots.

Minnesota Wild Betting Preview

The Minnesota Wild lost to the Flyers, beat the Penguins, and they play the Kings and Maple Leafs next. The Minnesota Wild are averaging 3.78 goals per Game and are scoring on 25.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Mats Zuccarello leads Minnesota with 5 goals, Kirill Kaprizov has 13 assists and Matt Boldy has 34 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 2.56 goals per Game and are killing 70.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Filip Gustavsson has allowed 13 goals on 167 shots faced, and Marc-Andre Fleury has given up 9 goals on 89 shots.

Why the Minnesota Wild will win

• The Lightning have lost 10 of their last 11 games at Xcel Energy Center.
• The Wild have won each of their last five night games.
• The Wild have covered the puck line in each of their last six night games.
• The Lightning have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last five games as road underdogs against Central Division opponents.
• The Wild have won the first period in seven of their last eight night games at Xcel Energy Center.

Minnesota Wild vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction

The Tampa Bay Lightning are playing great hockey over the last week, and they’ve had some of their results on the road. However, the Wild have been just as effective as they’ve earned points in 8 of their 9 Games, and they get a rare home Game. The home team has won 6 of the last 8 Games between the Wild and Lightning. The Xcel Energy Center has been a house of horrors for Tampa Bay. We’re getting a pick em spot between two teams playing well. I’ll give the edge to the Wild on their home ice.