The Vegas Golden Knights (40-25-8) wrap up a 4-Game road trip Saturday afternoon against the Minnesota Wild (35-28-9) at Xcel Energy Center. Puck drop is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+/Hulu). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Golden Knights vs. Wild odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Season series: Wild lead 1-0
The Golden Knights wrap up their road trip in the Twin Cities, and Vegas is looking to avenge a 5-3 loss on home ice to the Wild back on Feb. 12. Minnesota (+135) won as a moderate underdog as the Over (5.5) connected. The road team has won the past 2 meetings and 3 of the past 4 in the series.
Vegas has secured 7 out of a possible 8 points on the road trip as it is rounding into playoff form after going 2-8-1 in an 11-game stretch from Feb. 12-March 7. That loss to Minnesota kicked off the ugly skid.
Minnesota won 3-1 and covered the puck line as a giant favorite (-375) against the San Jose Sharks last time out Thursday as the Under (6) connected. The Wild improved to 7-1-3 across the past 11 games, while the Under is 5-2 in the past 7 contests.
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Golden Knights at Wild odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated 9 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Golden Knights -120 (bet $120 to win $100) | Wild +100 (bet $100 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Golden Knights -1.5 (+195) | Wild +1.5 (-250)
- Over/Under: 5.5 (O: -120 | U: +100)
Golden Knights at Wild projected goalies
Logan Thompson (21-12-5, 2.68 GAA, .909 SV%, 1 SO) vs. Marc-Andre Fleury (16-12-5, 2.85 GAA, .899 SV%, 2 SO)
Thompson scooped up a win in Winnipeg Thursday, allowing just a single goal on 40 shots. He also won in St. Louis Monday, conceding just 1 goal on 32 shots. Thompson has been red hot in the month of March, going 4-1-0 with a 2.28 GAA and .925 SV% in 5 starts and a relief appearance.
Fleury was on the short end of a 5-4 OT loss against the Blues last time out Saturday, but he is still a respectable 4-2-2 with a 2.63 GAA and .900 SV% with 1 SO in 8 starts in March.
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Golden Knights at Wild picks and predictions
Prediction
Wild 3, Golden Knights 2
Moneyline
While the Golden Knights (-120) have picked up wins in 4 of the past 5 games, going 4-0-1 during the span, it’s hard to get past the fact the WILD (+100) won in Vegas in the 1st meeting in a high-scoring affair.
The Wild has been equally hot lately, going 7-1-3 across the past 11 Games, and they haven’t lost in regulation on home ice since Feb. 27 against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Puck line/Against the spread
The Wild +1.5 (-250) will cost you 2½ times your potential return, and that’s way too much risk for not enough reward if you need insurance and cannot play Minnesota straight up.
AVOID.
Over/Under
UNDER 5.5 (+100) is a decent play at even-money. Both of these teams have been playing good hockey lately.
The Under is 5-2 in the past 7 games for the Wild while going 3-1 in the past 4 games on home ice.
The total has gone low in 4 of the past 5 outings for the Golden Knights while cashing at a 3-1 clip in the past 4 tries on the road.
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