Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild Hockey Betting Tips and Predictions 3/25/2019

Monday, March 25, 2019

Xcel Energy Center

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The Nashville Predators head to Xcel Energy Center to take on the Minnesota Wild on Monday, March 25, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Predators at -127 and the Wild at -103.

Nashville has a record of 42-28-6 this year. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've tallied 219 goals and surrendered 200 goals for a point differential of +19. For the year they have an ATS mark of 42-34-0 and an over/under record of 31-42-0. Minnesota has a record of 35-32-9 this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They have scored 202 goals and given up 219 for a goal differential of -17. Their record against the spread is 35-41-0 while their over/under mark is 30-39-0.

Valuable Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 42-34-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 31-42-0 against the over/under this season

Important Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 35-41-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 30-39-0 against the over/under this season

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

03/21/19 LW Austin Watson Suspension Served is questionable Saturday vs Winnipeg
03/05/19 D Dan Hamhuis Lower Body IR (03/05)
01/18/19 LW Zac Rinaldo Lower Body IR (01/18)
01/07/19 RW Miikka Salomaki Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/17/18 D Matt Dumba Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/23/19 LW Zach Parise Lower Body is questionable Monday vs Nashville
03/14/19 C Joel Eriksson Ek Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/07/19 C Mikko Koivu Knee is out for season

Player Spotlight

Roman Josi has scored 55 total points this year for the Predators. He has 15 goals this season with 259 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 40 assists on the year and averages 25.2 minutes played per contest. Mattias Ekholm averages 23.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by tallying 8 goals on 138 attempts. He has 34 assists, giving him a total of 42 points on the year. Pekka Rinne has 26 wins and 19 losses this season in goal for the Predators. He has 1,445 shots against him and he's surrendered 123 goals. He's made 1,322 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Jason Zucker has 39 total points this season for the Wild. He has 21 goals this year with 204 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 18 assists on the year and averages 17.1 minutes played per contest. Zach Parise averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 26 goals on 227 attempts. He has 33 assists, giving him a total of 59 points on the year. Devan Dubnyk has 29 wins and 26 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 1,767 shots against him and he's given up 157 goals. He's made 1,610 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators have 90 total points this year, which is 10th in the NHL. They've scored 219 goals while giving up 200 scores, which has them ranked 19th and 28th respectively. They have had 242 power play chances and scored 31 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 13%. That is 30th in the league. The Predators have given up 232 power play opportunities and surrendered 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 9th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.80% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 7th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild are 19th in the league with a total of 79 points this season. They have 47 power play goals on 226 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 11th in the NHL. They've given up 225 power play opportunities and surrendered 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 13th overall. As a team, the Wild are 24th with a total of 202 goals scored while they've given up 219 goals this season, ranking 18th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.46%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 21st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Nashville is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.4%, as they've attempted 4,560 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,135 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.3% as they have 3,436 attempts while they have given up 3,135 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 7th in the league. The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 52.6% of the time, which is 8th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.4% for the season. That is 24th overall in the NHL. They have 2,352 face-off wins compared to 2,237 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.3%. That ranks them 8th in the league. On defense Nashville has 1,398 hits and they have blocked 1,000 shots from the opposition, putting them 22nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild are 15th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.7% for the season, which is 17th in the NHL. They have 2,256 face-off wins compared to 2,278 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.8%. That is 17th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 1,473 hits and they have blocked 1,129 shots from the opposition, which is 10th in the league. Minnesota is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.5% as they've attempted 4,354 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,275 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51% ranks 11th as they have 3,278 attempts while they have given up 3,146 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Nashville -127

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