Minnesota Wild vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 10/27/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Thursday, October 27, 2022

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN5

The Minnesota Wild (2-3-1) are traveling to Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday where they will go up against the Ottawa Senators (4-2-0).

The Minnesota Wild went home feeling good about their game by earning a 3-1 victory against the Canadiens in their previous outing. Minnesota compiled 10 penalty minutes in this game. Furthermore, they had 3 opportunities with more players on the ice but weren't able to make the most of them. The Wild offense didn't overly impress in this win. In the game, they converted 3 of the 31 shots they looked to score on.

In regard to their scoring, the Minnesota Wild have notched 22 goals (17th in pro hockey) on the year and have given up 28. For the season, they have recorded 5 points and their points percentage is .417. Minnesota is sitting with 25 power play opportunities and they have scored 8 goals out of those chances, earning them a rate of 32.00%. At even strength, the Wild have surrendered 23 goals while getting 14 on offense. Minnesota has taken 205 shots and has a shot percentage of 10.7%. The Wild so far have had 203 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .862. Minnesota Wild opponents have recorded 23 power play opportunities (19th in professional hockey) and have come away with 5 goals in those attempts.

The man protecting the net in this game is Marc-Andre Fleury. During his career on the ice, Fleury has tallied 433 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .549. He has a save percentage of .913 for his 54,654 minutes between the pipes. Fleury has seen 26,873 shots against him and has gathered 24,526 saves. The opposition has notched 2,347 goals versus Fleury in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.58. He has a win-loss record of 522-300-88 and he has gotten the start in 788 games. Fleury has taken the ice for 944 contests during his NHL career.

Their last time out, Ottawa went up against the Stars in a game where the Senators took home the win by a final score of 4-2. The Senators recorded 4 goals of the 32 shots on goal they took. They had 4 power play attempts in this contest and recorded 1 out of those tries.

So far this year, the Ottawa Senators are sitting with 25 goals, 8 points, and a points percentage of .667. They have allowed 18 goals to be scored by of a combination of 13 goals at even strength and 5 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Senators have tallied 20 goals at even strength and 5 goals (17th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have a tally of 20 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 25.00%. Ottawa has put up 203 shots (19th in professional hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 12.32%, while allowing their opponents 179 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 76.19% on their opponents 21 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 89.9%.

Across the ice you will find Anton Forsberg in the crease. Forsberg has earned a career record of 40-48-9 and has been in goal for 107 games. Forsberg's rate of quality starts is 55.6% and he has earned 55 quality starts in his pro career. He has a tally of 2,854 stops out of the 3,139 shots taken against him, which gives him a save percentage of .909. Teams are averaging 3.02 goals per game and he has yielded 285 goals overall. He has made the start in 99 games and has played for a total of 5,668 minutes.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Ottawa

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