Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild NHL Picks & Predictions 3/3/2019

Sunday, March 3, 2019

Xcel Energy Center

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The Nashville Predators travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Sunday, March 3, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Predators at -120 and the Wild at +100.

Nashville has a record of 37-25-5 this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They have scored 197 goals and given up 177 goals for a point differential of +20. For the season they have an ATS record of 37-30-0 and an over/under record of 29-35-0. Minnesota has a record of 31-27-6 this year. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 175 goals and surrendered 184 for a goal differential of -9. Their record against the spread is 31-33-0 while their over/under record is 26-33-0.

Valuable 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

Important Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 31-33-0 straight up this year

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

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

03/01/19 D Dan Hamhuis Lower Body is questionable Sunday 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

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/17/18 D Matt Dumba Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/01/19 LW Zach Parise Foot injured last game, is questionable Saturday vs Calgary
02/21/19 C Victor Rask Lower Body IR (02/21)
02/07/19 C Mikko Koivu Knee is out for season

Player Spotlight

Pekka Rinne has 23 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has 1,270 shots against him and he's given up 109 goals. He's made 1,161 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Roman Josi has accumulated 51 total points this season for the Predators. He has 14 goals this year with 225 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 37 assists on the season and averages 25.1 minutes played per game. Mattias Ekholm averages 23.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 8 goals on 120 shots. He has 34 assists, giving him a total of 42 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Jason Zucker has scored 32 total points this year for the Wild. He has 16 goals this season with 172 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 17.2 minutes played per game. Devan Dubnyk has 25 wins and 21 losses this year in goal for the Wild. He has 1,494 shots against him and he's surrendered 132 goals. He's made 1,362 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Zach Parise averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 24 goals on 205 shots. He has 30 assists, giving him a total of 54 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators have allowed 208 power play opportunities and have given up 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this year. That is 15th in the NHL. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.93% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 6th in the league. The Predators have 79 total points this season, ranking 9th in the NHL in offense. They are 13th in the league with 197 goals while they've given up 177 goals, which is 25th overall. They have had 224 power play opportunities and scored 28 goals on those chances for a percentage of 13%. That is 31st in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Wild are 27th with 175 goals scored while they are 22nd in the NHL with 184 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.60%. They give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 19th place in the league. The Wild have a total of 68 points this year, which is 19th in the NHL. They have 41 power play goals on 190 opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That ranks their power play unit 13th. They've allowed 199 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, which is 19th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Nashville is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.9%, as they've attempted 4,053 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,607 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.7% as they have 3,049 attempts while they have given up 2,739 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 4th in the league. The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 53.1% of the time, which is 8th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.9% for the season. That is 24th overall in the NHL. They have 2,114 face-off wins compared to 2,004 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.3%. That ranks them 8th in the league. On defense Nashville has 1,236 hits and they have blocked 868 shots from the opposition, putting them 23rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild are 12th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.3% for the season, which is 20th in the NHL. They have 1,938 face-off wins compared to 1,925 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That is 14th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 1,256 hits and they have blocked 943 shots from the opposition, which is 13th in the league. Minnesota is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.5% as they've attempted 3,656 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,580 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.1% ranks 11th as they have 2,759 attempts while they have given up 2,637 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota +100

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