Los Angeles Kings vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 10/19/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Kings vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Thursday, October 19, 2023

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Kings (+105) Wild (-133)

Xcel Energy Center is the site where the Minnesota Wild (2-1-0) will take on the Los Angeles Kings (1-1-1) on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has Los Angeles at +105 and Minnesota is priced at -133. The over/under has been set at 7.

The Los Angeles Kings came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 5-1 victory over the Jets in their previous contest . Los Angeles had 17 penalty minutes in this matchup. Additionally, they had 5 chances on the power play and scored 1 goal. The Kings had a solid offensive outing in this victory. For the game, they tallied a score on 5 of the 29 shots they tried.

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While playing at even strength, the Kings have given up 10 goals while earning 9 on the offensive side of the ice. Los Angeles Kings opponents have recorded 11 power play opportunities (18th in the league) and have tallied 1 goal in those attempts. When talking about their scoring capabilities, the Los Angeles Kings have earned 12 goals (8th in pro hockey) on the campaign and have conceded 11. Los Angeles has taken 95 shots and has a shot percentage of 12.6%. For the current campaign, the have a total of 3 points and their points % is .500. The Kings have seen 83 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .867. Los Angeles comes into the game with 17 power play opportunities and they have scored 3 goals during those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 17.65%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Cam Talbot. Opponents have been able to score 1,095 goals versus Talbot in his pro career and his goals against average is 2.65. Talbot has played in 434 matchups throughout his hockey career. His save percentage is .914 during his 24,786 minutes on the ice. He has amassed a mark of 219-157-36 and was named the starter in 415 games. During his career on the ice, Talbot has accounted for 225 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .542. Talbot has seen 12,670 shots taken against him and has recorded 11,575 total saves.

In their last outing, Minnesota squared up with the Canadiens in an outing where the Wild earned a victory by a final score of 5-2. They had 8 power play chances in this game and scored 3 out of those tries. The Wild recorded 5 goals of the 35 shots on goal they took.

On the season, the Minnesota Wild have earned a total of 11 goals, 4 points, in addition to a points percentage of .667. They have allowed 9 goals to be scored by of a combination of 7 goals at even strength and 2 goals while they were shorthanded. The Wild are sitting with 7 goals at even strength and 4 goals (7th in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have a total of 13 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 30.77%. Minnesota has attempted 88 shots (21st in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 12.50%, while allowing the opposition 103 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 81.82% on the other teams 11 chances on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 91.3%.

For the opposition you will find Filip Gustavsson patrolling the crease. Gustavsson has amassed a career mark of 33-23-10 and has participated in 68 contests. Gustavsson's percentage of quality starts comes in at 66.1% and he has earned 41 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has gathered 1,908 stops out of the 2,075 shots tried, which gives him a rate of .920. Opponents are averaging 2.54 goals per contest and he has relinquished 167 goals overall. He has been a starter 62 games and has played for a total of 3,951 mins.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota (-133)

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