Minnesota Wild vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction, 10/29/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Detroit Red Wings

Date: Saturday, October 29, 2022

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Wild (-137) Red Wings (+114)

Little Caesars Arena is the site where the Detroit Red Wings (3-2-2) will try to beat the Minnesota Wild (3-3-1) on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Wild at -137 while the Red Wings are sitting at +114. The over/under is 6.

The Minnesota Wild went home feeling good about their game by earning a 4-2 victory over the Senators in their previous outing. The Wild played really well in this victory. In the matchup, they netted 4 of the 40 shots they put on goal. Furthermore, they had 4 power play opportunities and scored 1 goal. Minnesota amassed 22 penalty minutes in this outing.

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Minnesota Wild opponents have earned 28 power play opportunities (13th in pro hockey) and have a total of 6 goals in those attempts. The Wild have had 232 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .871. Minnesota has taken 245 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.6%. At even strength, the Wild have given up 24 goals while getting 17 themselves. Minnesota has compiled 29 power play opportunities and they have notched 9 goals out of those chances, garnering them a percentage of 31.03%. For the current season, they have tallied 7 points and their points percentage sits at .500. In regard to scoring goals, the Minnesota Wild have accounted for 26 goals (8th in the NHL) this season and have conceded 30.

The man protecting the net in this game is Marc-Andre Fleury. For his career, Fleury has earned 434 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .550. His save percentage is at .913 during his 54,714 mins in the crease. Fleury has had 26,902 shots against him and has amassed 24,553 total saves. The opposition has been able to score 2,349 goals against Fleury in his career and his goals against average is 2.58. He has an overall record of 523-300-88 and he started in 789 games. Fleury has taken the ice for 945 games during his NHL career.

When they took the ice last, Detroit faced the Bruins in a game where the Red Wings ended up taking the loss by a final score of 5-1. They had 5 power play attempts in this contest but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Red Wings recorded 1 goal of the 29 shots on goal they were seeking.

Detroit has tried 215 shots (25th in the league) and has earned a shooting percentage of 10.70%, while allowing the other team 240 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 83.33% on their oppositions 24 power play chances, and their save percentage is 90.4%. They have earned 29 chances on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 17.24%. The Red Wings have 18 goals at even strength and 5 goals (21st in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have allowed 23 goals to be scored by way of 19 goals at even strength and 4 goals while they had less men on the ice. This season, the Detroit Red Wings have tallied 23 goals, 8 points, in addition to a points percentage of .571.

For the opposition you are going to see Ville Husso patrolling the crease. Husso holds a lifetime mark of 36-14-8 and has played in 61 games. Husso's quality start percentage comes out to 56.1% and he has accumulated 32 quality starting assignments in his career. He has recorded 1,667 saves out of 1,827 shots attempted, which gives him a rate of .912. Opponents are averaging 2.74 goals/game and he has surrendered 160 goals overall. He has started in 57 games and has played 3,498 mins.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Detroit (+114)

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