Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights Hockey Betting Tips 3/29/2019

Friday, March 29, 2019

T-Mobile Arena

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The Minnesota Wild travel to T-Mobile Arena to play the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday, March 29, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Wild at +145 and the Golden Knights at -180.

Minnesota has a record of 35-33-9 this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They have scored 202 goals and given up 220 goals for a point differential of -18. For the season they have an ATS record of 35-42-0 and an over/under record of 30-40-0. Vegas has a record of 42-29-6 this year. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 235 goals and surrendered 211 for a goal differential of +24. Their record against the spread is 42-34-0 while their over/under record is 34-38-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 35-42-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 30-40-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 42-34-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 34-38-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/17/18 D Matt Dumba Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/25/19 LW Zach Parise Lower Body is questionable Friday vs Las Vegas
03/14/19 C Joel Eriksson Ek Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/07/19 C Mikko Koivu Knee is out for season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

11/07/18 LW Erik Haula Knee is out indefinitely
03/28/19 GO Marc-Andre Fleury Lower Body is questionable Friday vs Minnesota
03/27/19 LW Max Pacioretty Knee is questionable Friday vs Minnesota

Player Spotlight

Devan Dubnyk has 29 wins and 27 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 1,786 shots against him and he's given up 158 goals. He's made 1,628 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Zach Parise has accumulated 59 total points this season for the Wild. He has 26 goals this year with 227 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 33 assists on the season and averages 18.7 minutes played per game. Jason Zucker averages 17.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 21 goals on 205 shots. He has 18 assists, giving him a total of 39 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Jon Marchessault has scored 56 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 24 goals this season with 266 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 18.3 minutes played per game. Marc-Andre Fleury has 35 wins and 19 losses this year in goal for the Golden Knights. He has 1,673 shots against him and he's surrendered 144 goals. He's made 1,529 saves for a save percentage of 91%. William Karlsson averages 18.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 23 goals on 163 shots. He has 30 assists, giving him a total of 53 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have allowed 228 power play opportunities and have given up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81% this year. That is 10th in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.35% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 19th in the league. The Wild have 79 total points this season, ranking 20th in the NHL in offense. They are 27th in the league with 202 goals while they've given up 220 goals, which is 20th overall. They have had 229 power play opportunities and scored 47 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 13th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Golden Knights are 12th with 235 goals scored while they are 22nd in the NHL with 211 goals allowed this year. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.86%. They give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 14th place in the league. The Golden Knights have a total of 90 points this year, which is 14th in the NHL. They have 39 power play goals on 223 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks their power play unit 20th. They've allowed 216 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, which is 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.6%, as they've attempted 4,423 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,318 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.2% as they have 3,330 attempts while they have given up 3,174 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 11th in the league. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 51.4% of the time, which is 14th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.6% for the season. That is 18th overall in the NHL. They have 2,274 face-off wins compared to 2,311 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.6%. That ranks them 19th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 1,490 hits and they have blocked 1,144 shots from the opposition, putting them 10th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Golden Knights are 1st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 44.8% for the season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 2,330 face-off wins compared to 2,305 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.3%. That is 15th in the league. On defense Vegas has 2,136 hits and they have blocked 1,044 shots from the opposition, which is 22nd in the league. Vegas is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.7% as they've attempted 4,932 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,085 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.6% ranks 2nd as they have 3,653 attempts while they have given up 3,041 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota +145

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