Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators Hockey Betting Tips 3/5/2019

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Bridgestone Arena

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The Minnesota Wild travel to Bridgestone Arena to play the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Wild at +160 and the Predators at -190.

Minnesota has a record of 32-27-7 this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They have scored 181 goals and given up 188 goals for a point differential of -7. For the season they have an ATS record of 32-33-0 and an over/under record of 26-33-0. Nashville has a record of 38-25-5 this year. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 199 goals and surrendered 179 for a goal differential of +20. Their record against the spread is 37-30-0 while their over/under record is 29-35-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 32-33-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 26-33-0 against the over/under this season

Important Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 37-30-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 29-35-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/17/18 D Matt Dumba Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/21/19 C Victor Rask Lower Body IR (02/21)
02/07/19 C Mikko Koivu Knee is out for season

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

03/03/19 D Dan Hamhuis Lower Body is questionable Tuesday vs Minnesota
02/22/19 RW Craig Smith Lower Body is out indefinitely
01/29/19 LW Austin Watson Suspension is out indefinitely
01/18/19 LW Zac Rinaldo Lower Body IR (01/18)
01/07/19 RW Miikka Salomaki Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Devan Dubnyk has 26 wins and 21 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 1,531 shots against him and he's given up 134 goals. He's made 1,397 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Jason Zucker has accumulated 34 total points this season for the Wild. He has 17 goals this year with 179 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 17.2 minutes played per game. Zach Parise averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 24 goals on 207 shots. He has 30 assists, giving him a total of 54 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Roman Josi has scored 52 total points this year for the Predators. He has 14 goals this season with 231 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 38 assists on the season and averages 25.2 minutes played per game. Pekka Rinne has 23 wins and 17 losses this year in goal for the Predators. He has 1,270 shots against him and he's surrendered 109 goals. He's made 1,161 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Mattias Ekholm averages 23.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 8 goals on 122 shots. He has 34 assists, giving him a total of 42 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have allowed 204 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this year. That is 15th in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.69% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 15th in the league. The Wild have 71 total points this season, ranking 17th in the NHL in offense. They are 24th in the league with 181 goals while they've given up 188 goals, which is 20th overall. They have had 194 power play opportunities and scored 41 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 13th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Predators are 14th with 199 goals scored while they are 26th in the NHL with 179 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.84%. They give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 7th place in the league. The Predators have a total of 81 points this year, which is 9th in the NHL. They have 28 power play goals on 226 opportunities for a percentage of 12%. That ranks their power play unit 30th. They've allowed 210 power play opportunities and have given up 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, which is 13th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.2%, as they've attempted 3,764 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,729 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.8% as they have 2,841 attempts while they have given up 2,747 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 11th in the league. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 51.3% of the time, which is 14th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.7% for the season. That is 18th overall in the NHL. They have 1,992 face-off wins compared to 1,986 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.1%. That ranks them 16th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 1,297 hits and they have blocked 982 shots from the opposition, putting them 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Predators are 8th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.9% for the season, which is 24th in the NHL. They have 2,141 face-off wins compared to 2,028 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.4%. That is 8th in the league. On defense Nashville has 1,258 hits and they have blocked 885 shots from the opposition, which is 22nd in the league. Nashville is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.9% as they've attempted 4,123 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,671 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.7% ranks 4th as they have 3,106 attempts while they have given up 2,786 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota +160

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