Minnesota Wild vs Nashville Predators NHL Betting Tips 10/3/2019

Thursday, October 3, 2019

Bridgestone Arena

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The Minnesota Wild travel to Bridgestone Arena to play the Nashville Predators on Thursday, October 3, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Wild at +218 and the Predators at +107.

Minnesota had a record of 37-36-9 last season and on the road they had a record of 21-18-2-2. They finished 7th in the Central Division. They scored 210 goals and gave up 233 goals for a point differential of -23. For the season they had an ATS record of 36-44 and an over/under record of 31-45-6. Nashville finished with a record of 47-29-6 including 14-11-1-0 at home last season. They were 1st in the Central Division. They scored 236 goals and surrendered 212 for a goal differential of +24. Their record against the spread was 42-35 while their over/under record was 33-46-3.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild were 36-44 straight up last year

The Minnesota Wild were 31-45-6 against the over/under last season

Important Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators were 42-35 straight up last year

The Nashville Predators were 33-46-3 against the over/under last season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

9/28/2019 Greg Pateryn D Lower Body Expected to be out until at least Oct 3
9/27/2019 Mason Shaw C Knee IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 14

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Eric Staal accumulated 52 total points last season for the Wild. He had 22 goals last year with 215 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He had a total of 30 assists on the season and averaged 18.1 minutes played per game. Jason Zucker averaged 17.1 minutes of ice time per game last year. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 21 goals on 214 shots. He had 21 assists giving him a total of 42 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk had 31 wins and 28 losses last season in net for the Wild. He had 1,877 shots against him and he gave up 163 goals. He made 1,714 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Ryan Johansen scored 64 total points last year for the Predators. He had 14 goals last season with 136 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He had a total of 50 assists on the season and averaged 19.6 minutes played per game. Filip Forsberg averaged 18.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 28 goals on 217 shots. He had 22 assists giving him a total of 50 points on the season. Pekka Rinne had 30 wins and 19 losses last year in goal for the Predators. He had 1,581 shots against him and he surrendered 130 goals. He made 1,451 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild had 83 total points last season, which ranked them 21st in the NHL. They were 27th in the league in goals scored with 210 while they gave up 233 goals, ranking them 20th overall. They had 241 power play opportunities and scored 49 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That was 14th in the NHL. The Wild allowed 240 power play opportunities and gave up 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, putting them 7th in the league when short-handed. They averaged 31 shots per game and as a team shot 8.18% for the season. They allowed 30 shots to their opposition per contest and had a team save percentage of 90%. That put them 20th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators were 9th in the NHL with a total of 100 points last year. They had 33 power play goals on 255 opportunities for a percentage of 13%. That ranked them 31st in the league as a power play unit. They allowed 251 power play opportunities and gave up 45 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. That was 6th in the NHL. As a team, the Predators were 19th in the league with 236 goals scored while they gave up 212 goals, which was 29th overall. They averaged 33 shots per contest and had a team shooting percentage of 8.82%. As a team they gave up 30 shots per game and had a save percentage of 91%. That was 4th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3%, as they've attempted 4,705 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,643 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.8% as they have 3,531 attempts while they have given up 3,422 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 12th in the league. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 51.4% of the time, which is 15th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.6% for the season. That is 18th overall in the NHL. They have 2,404 face-off wins compared to 2,465 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.4%. That ranks them 22nd in the league. On defense Minnesota has 1,602 hits and they have blocked 1,221 shots from the opposition, putting them 10th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Predators are 12th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48% for the season, which is 21st in the NHL. They have 2,537 face-off wins compared to 2,385 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.5%. That is 5th in the league. On defense Nashville has 1,492 hits and they have blocked 1,079 shots from the opposition, which is 25th in the league. Nashville is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.1% as they've attempted 4,882 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,484 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52% ranks 8th as they have 3,696 attempts while they have given up 3,405 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Nashville +107

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