Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild NHL Picks & Parlay 11/30/2017

Thursday, November 30, 2017

Xcel Energy Center

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The Vegas Golden Knights head to Xcel Energy Center to take on the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, November 30, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Golden Knights at +149 and the Wild at -165.

Vegas has a record of 15-7-1 this year and away from home they have a record of 6-5-1. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 81 goals and surrendered 69 goals for a point differential of +12. For the year they have an ATS mark of 15-7-0 and an over/under record of 14-6-0. Minnesota has a record of 11-10-3, including 6-3-2 on home ice this year. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 72 goals and have given up 74 for a goal differential of -2. Their record against the spread is 11-13-0 while their over/under mark is 13-9-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 15-7-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 14-6-0 against the over/under this season

Important Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 11-13-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 13-9-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

11/28/17 LW David Perron Upper Body is "?" Thursday vs Minnesota
11/28/17 GO Maxime Lagace Undisclosed is "?" Thursday vs Minnesota
11/28/17 LW William Carrier Undisclosed is "?" Thursday vs Minnesota
11/17/17 D Luca Sbisa Lower Body IR (11/12)
10/31/17 GO Oscar Dansk Lower Body IR (10/30)
10/15/17 RW David Clarkson Back IR (10/03)
10/15/17 C Mikhail Grabovski Concussion IR (10/03)
10/15/17 GO Marc-Andre Fleury Concussion IR (10/13)
10/06/17 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal IR (10/02)

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

11/27/17 D Jared Spurgeon Illness is "?" Thursday vs Vegas
10/24/17 LW Zach Parise Back IR (10/01)

Player Spotlight

Malcolm Subban has 4 wins and 1 loss this season in goal for the Golden Knights. He has 153 shots against him and he's surrendered 11 goals. He's made 142 stops for a save percentage of 93%. James Neal has scored 19 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 12 goals this season with 64 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 7 assists on the year and averages 17.3 minutes played per contest. David Perron averages 17.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 6 goals on 39 attempts. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Jason Zucker has 20 total points this season for the Wild. He has 13 goals this year with 58 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 22%. He has a total of 7 assists on the year and averages 17.7 minutes played per contest. Devan Dubnyk has 9 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 561 shots against him and he's given up 50 goals. He's made 511 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Eric Staal averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 8 goals on 70 attempts. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 21 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have given up 74 power play opportunities and surrendered 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this season. That is 17th in the league. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.33% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 25th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Golden Knights are 10th overall with 31 total points this year. They are 6th in the league with 81 goals and 22nd in goals allowed with 69. They've had 83 power play chances and scored 17 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 15th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Wild are 17th with a total of 72 goals scored while they are 14th with 74 goals surrendered this season. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.24%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 15th in the league. The Wild have a total of 25 points this season, which is 21st in the NHL. They have had 18 power play goals on 74 chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 5th overall. They've given up 89 power play opportunities and surrendered 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 9th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas has a Corsi percentage of 50.9% as they've tried 1,360 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,312 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 13th in Corsi percentage. They are 8th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 51.5% as they have 1,014 shots while they've given up 954 attempts on defense. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 49.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.2% for the year. That puts them 20th and 14th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 734 face-off wins as opposed to 721 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.4%. That is 22nd overall in the NHL. On defense Vegas has 469 hits and they've blocked 358 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 15th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild are 25th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.8% for the season, which is 8th in the NHL. They have 737 face-off wins compared to 733 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.1%. That is 18th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 438 hits and they have blocked 368 shots from the opposition, which is 9th in the league. Minnesota is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47% as they've attempted 1,250 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,410 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.9% ranks 24th as they have 958 attempts while they have given up 1,042 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Vegas +149 and over 6 total goals

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