Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators NHL Picks & Predictions 10/15/2018

Monday, October 15, 2018

Bridgestone Arena

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The Minnesota Wild head to Bridgestone Arena to take on the Nashville Predators on Monday, October 15, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Wild at +155 and the Predators at -195.

Minnesota has a record of 1-1-2 this year. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've tallied 10 goals and surrendered 14 goals for a point differential of -4. For the year they have an ATS mark of 1-3-0 and an over/under record of 2-2-0. Nashville has a record of 4-1-0 this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They have scored 15 goals and given up 10 for a goal differential of +5. Their record against the spread is 4-1-0 while their over/under mark is 2-3-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 1-3-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 2-2-0 against the over/under this season

Important Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 4-1-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 2-3-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

10/14/18 C Joel Eriksson Ek Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 C Luke Kunin Knee is out indefinitely

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

10/12/18 LW Austin Watson Suspension 18-game suspension ( elgible to return 11/15)

Player Spotlight

Jason Zucker has scored 4 total points this year for the Wild. He has 3 goals this season with 17 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 1 assist on the year and averages 18.5 minutes played per contest. Zach Parise averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by tallying 1 goal on 12 attempts. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 5 points on the year. Devan Dubnyk has 1 win and 1 loss this season in goal for the Wild. He has 167 shots against him and he's surrendered 11 goals. He's made 156 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Filip Forsberg has 5 total points this season for the Predators. He has 3 goals this year with 17 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 2 assists on the year and averages 18.8 minutes played per contest. P.K. Subban averages 23.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 1 goal on 10 attempts. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 3 points on the year. Pekka Rinne has 2 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Predators. He has 92 shots against him and he's given up 5 goals. He's made 87 saves for a save percentage of 95%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have 4 total points this year, which is 24th in the NHL. They've scored 10 goals while giving up 14 scores, which has them ranked 27th and 16th respectively. They have had 12 power play chances and scored 2 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That is 21st in the league. The Wild have given up 20 power play opportunities and surrendered 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking them 9th when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.33% for the year. They allow 42 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 9th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators are 4th in the league with a total of 8 points this season. They have 1 power play goal on 17 chances for a percentage of 6%. That is 28th in the NHL. They've given up 12 power play opportunities and surrendered 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, ranking 20th overall. As a team, the Predators are 14th with a total of 15 goals scored while they've given up 10 goals this season, ranking 26th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.49%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 93%, putting them 4th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 42.1%, as they've attempted 204 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 281 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 42.2% as they have 163 attempts while they have given up 223 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 28th in the league. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 46% of the time, which is 24th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 54% for the season. That is 9th overall in the NHL. They have 145 face-off wins compared to 135 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That ranks them 10th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 81 hits and they have blocked 58 shots from the opposition, putting them 17th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Predators are 11th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.4% for the season, which is 21st in the NHL. They have 153 face-off wins compared to 144 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.5%. That is 11th in the league. On defense Nashville has 94 hits and they have blocked 57 shots from the opposition, which is 19th in the league. Nashville is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.7% as they've attempted 265 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 248 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.1% ranks 11th as they have 208 attempts while they have given up 191 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Wild/Predators NHL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota +155

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