Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators NHL Picks & Predictions 3/27/2018

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Bridgestone Arena

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The Minnesota Wild travel to Bridgestone Arena to play the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Wild at +149 and the Predators at -165.

Minnesota has a record of 42-24-9 this season and on the road they have a record of 17-18-1-1. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 232 goals and given up 213 goals for a point differential of +19. For the season they have an ATS record of 42-33-0 and an over/under record of 38-33-0. Nashville is 48-16-11 including 25-8-4-3 at home this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 243 goals and surrendered 192 for a goal differential of +51. Their record against the spread is 48-27-0 while their over/under record is 37-37-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 42-33-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 38-33-0 against the over/under this season

Important Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 48-27-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 37-37-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

03/15/18 D Jared Spurgeon Groin is out indefinitely
03/05/18 C Luke Kunin ACL is out for season

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

03/25/18 LW Austin Watson Upper Body is "?" Tuesday vs Minnesota
03/25/18 D Yannick Weber Undisclosed is "?" Tuesday vs Minnesota
03/16/18 C Calle Jarnkrok Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Eric Staal has accumulated 72 total points this season for the Wild. He has 39 goals this year with 215 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 33 assists on the season and averages 17.9 minutes played per game. Jason Zucker averages 17 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 30 goals on 200 shots. He has 29 assists, giving him a total of 59 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 32 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 1,593 shots against him and he's given up 134 goals. He's made 1,459 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

P.K. Subban has scored 54 total points this year for the Predators. He has 15 goals this season with 191 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 39 assists on the season and averages 24.1 minutes played per game. Kevin Fiala averages 15.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 23 goals on 176 shots. He has 23 assists, giving him a total of 46 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 40 wins and 11 losses this year in goal for the Predators. He has 1,732 shots against him and he's surrendered 124 goals. He's made 1,608 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have 93 total points this season, which ranks them 9th in the NHL. They are 11th in the league in goals scored with 232 while they've given up 213 goals, ranking them 19th overall. They have had 225 power play opportunities and have scored 45 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 18th in the NHL. The Wild have allowed 248 power play opportunities and have given up 50 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, putting them 18th in the league when short-handed. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.18% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 14th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators are 1st in the NHL with a total of 107 points this year. They have 52 power play goals on 252 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranks them 13th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 270 power play opportunities and have given up 48 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. That is 9th in the NHL. As a team, the Predators are 7th in the league with 243 goals scored while they've given up 192 goals, which is 29th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.05%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 1st in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota has a Corsi percentage of 46.9% as they've tried 3,999 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,526 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 29th in Corsi percentage. They are 24th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 48% as they have 3,078 shots while they've given up 3,334 attempts on defense. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 48.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the year. That puts them 24th and 4th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,209 face-off wins as opposed to 2,221 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.9%. That is 16th overall in the NHL. On defense Minnesota has 1,256 hits and they've blocked 1,192 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 6th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 49% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the year. That ranks them 25th and 9th respectively in the NHL. They have 2,515 face-off wins as opposed to 2,210 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.2%. That is 3rd in the league. On defense Nashville has 1,533 hits and they've blocked 1,101 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 18th in blocked shots. Nashville is ranked 9th in Corsi percentage with 50.7% as they've tried 4,498 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,374 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 12th in the NHL at 50.9%, as they have 3,395 shots while they've given up 3,273 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Nashville -165

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