Minnesota Wild vs Nashville Predators Prediction, 4/24/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Nashville Predators

Date: Sunday, April 24, 2022

Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: Bally Sports South

The Nashville Predators (44-28-5) host the Minnesota Wild (50-21-7) at Bridgestone Arena on Sunday.

The Minnesota Wild were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 6-3 victory against the Kraken in their last contest. The Wild had a solid offensive output and it showed in the victory. For the game, they converted 6 of the 35 shots they put on goal. They also had 5 chances with extra men on the ice and were able to notch 3 goals. Minnesota accounted for 15 penalty minutes in this outing.

Minnesota Wild opponents have recorded 247 power play opportunities (4th in pro hockey) and have notched 60 goals in those chances. The Wild have had 2,465 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .904. Minnesota has taken 2,534 shots and has a shot percentage of 11.4%. While at even strength, the Wild have surrendered 177 goals while getting 241 themselves. Minnesota has accounted for 238 power play opportunities and they have tallied 49 goals during those chances, garnering them a rate of 20.59%. For the year, they have accumulated 107 points and their points percentage is sitting at .686. Concerning their goal scoring prowess, the Minnesota Wild have notched 290 goals (5th in the National Hockey League) so far this season and have allowed 237.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Cam Talbot. Opponents have been able to score 993 goals against Talbot in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.63. Talbot has been involved in 395 contests over the course of his pro hockey career. He has a save percentage of .915 in his 22,659 mins guarding the cage. He has amassed an overall record of 200-142-34 and he started in 380 games. Over the course of his pro career, Talbot has earned 202 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .532. Talbot has seen 11,639 shot attempts against him and has garnered 10,646 total saves.

In their last contest, Nashville played the Flames in an outing where the Predators ended up with the victory by a mark of 3-2. The Predators scored 3 goals of the 27 shots on goal they pursued. They had 5 opportunities on the power play in this game and netted 1 goal out of those opportunities.

Nashville has attempted 2,300 shots (26th in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 10.61%, while allowing their opponents 2,449 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 79.69% on their oppositions 261 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 90.8%. They have a tally of 236 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 23.73%. The Predators are sitting with 188 goals at even strength and 56 goals (6th in the league) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 225 goals to be scored by way of 172 goals at even strength and 53 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the season, the Nashville Predators have accumulated 244 goals, 93 points, in addition to a points percentage of .604.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Juuse Saros between the pipes. His opposition is averaging 2.52 goals per game and he has yielded 525 goals in total. Saros' percentage of quality starts comes out to 61.8% and he has accumulated 126 quality starts in his professional career. He has started in 204 games and has played for a total of 12,516 minutes. Saros has accrued a lifetime record of 114-71-20 and has been in net for 220 games. He has recorded 6,051 stops out of the 6,576 shots taken against him, which gives him a save percentage of .920.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota

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