Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild NHL Picks & Predictions 2/2/2018

Friday, February 2, 2018

Xcel Energy Center

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The Vegas Golden Knights travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Friday, February 2, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Golden Knights at -164 and the Wild at +148.

Vegas has a record of 33-12-4 this season and on the road they have a record of 14-9-2-1. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 168 goals and given up 130 goals for a point differential of +38. For the season they have an ATS record of 33-16-0 and an over/under record of 27-20-0. Minnesota is 27-18-5 including 17-4-4-0 at home this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 147 goals and surrendered 142 for a goal differential of +5. Their record against the spread is 27-23-0 while their over/under record is 25-23-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 33-16-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 27-20-0 against the over/under this season

Important Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 27-23-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 25-23-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

10/06/17 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal IR (10/02)
01/30/18 D Brayden McNabb Undisclosed missed last 2 games, is "?" Thursday vs Winnipeg
01/18/18 LW Tomas Nosek Upper Body IR (01/16)
01/10/18 D Luca Sbisa Hand IR (01/08)
01/05/18 D Jon Merrill Lower Body IR (01/04)

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

01/09/18 RW Nino Niederreiter Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

David Perron has accumulated 42 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 12 goals this year with 78 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 30 assists on the season and averages 17.7 minutes played per game. James Neal averages 17.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 22 goals on 144 shots. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 34 points on the season. Marc-Andre Fleury has 13 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Golden Knights. He has 589 shots against him and he's given up 34 goals. He's made 555 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Player Spotlight

Eric Staal has scored 43 total points this year for the Wild. He has 20 goals this season with 136 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 18.1 minutes played per game. Jason Zucker averages 17.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 20 goals on 127 shots. He has 17 assists, giving him a total of 37 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 19 wins and 10 losses this year in goal for the Wild. He has 998 shots against him and he's surrendered 83 goals. He's made 915 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have 70 total points this season, which ranks them 2nd in the NHL. They are 3rd in the league in goals scored with 168 while they've given up 130 goals, ranking them 27th overall. They have had 157 power play opportunities and have scored 30 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 19th in the NHL. The Golden Knights have allowed 143 power play opportunities and have given up 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, putting them 10th in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.33% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 12th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild are 13th in the NHL with a total of 59 points this year. They have 31 power play goals on 153 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks them 12th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 184 power play opportunities and have given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. That is 12th in the NHL. As a team, the Wild are 14th in the league with 147 goals scored while they've given up 142 goals, which is 18th overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.77%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 14th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.9%, as they've attempted 3,021 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,797 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.3% as they have 2,253 attempts while they have given up 2,052 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 10th in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 52.1% of the time, which is 11th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.9% for the season. That is 25th overall in the NHL. They have 1,496 face-off wins compared to 1,538 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.3%. That ranks them 24th in the league. On defense Vegas has 939 hits and they have blocked 745 shots from the opposition, putting them 15th overall.

Advanced Statistics

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 ranks them 22nd and 6th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,510 face-off wins as opposed to 1,482 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That is 12th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 861 hits and they've blocked 774 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 8th in blocked shots. Minnesota is ranked 31st in Corsi percentage with 46.4% as they've tried 2,619 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,024 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 29th in the NHL at 47.4%, as they have 2,026 shots while they've given up 2,250 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota +148

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