Minnesota Wild vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction, 11/26/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Detroit Red Wings

Date: Sunday, November 26, 2023

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Wild (-110) Red Wings (-118)

Little Caesars Arena is the location where the Detroit Red Wings (10-6-3) will take on the Minnesota Wild (5-9-4) on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has the Wild at -110 and the Red Wings are opening at -118. The over/under is 7.

The Minnesota Wild will look to clean up some issues after taking a 3-2 loss against the Avalanche in their last outing. The Wild had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in this defeat. In the game, they were able to notch a goal on 2 out of the 21 shots they put on net. Furthermore, they had 5 chances on the power play and were able to notch 1 goal. Minnesota accumulated 14 penalty mins for this game.

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At even strength, the Wild have allowed 50 goals while getting 44 when they are on offense. Minnesota Wild opponents have tallied 64 power play tries (19th in the NHL) and have scored 21 goals in those attempts. In regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Minnesota Wild have earned 55 goals (28th in the National Hockey League) so far this year and have given up 71. Minnesota has taken 547 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.1%. For the year, they have earned 14 points and their points percentage is .389. The Wild thus far have had 565 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .874. Minnesota has accumulated 69 power play opportunities and they have notched 11 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a rate of 15.94%.

The player between the pipes for this game is Marc-Andre Fleury. The opposition has racked up 2,485 goals against Fleury in his professional career and his goals against average per contest is 2.59. Fleury has been in goal for 994 contests throughout his hockey career. His save percentage is .912 in his 57,581 minutes played. He has compiled a win-loss record of 547-319-93 and he has started in 836 games. Over the course of his pro career, Fleury has accumulated 460 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .550. Fleury has had 28,343 shots taken against him and has amassed 25,858 total saves.

The last time they were on the ice, Detroit squared up with the Bruins in an outing where the Red Wings ended up with the victory by a tally of 5-2. They had 6 power play opportunities in this contest and tallied 2 out of those chances. The Red Wings recorded 5 goals out of the 29 shots on goal they were seeking.

The Red Wings have accumulated 53 goals at even strength and 17 goals (5th in pro hockey) while having a power play advantage. Detroit has tried 584 shots (18th in the NHL) and has earned a shooting percentage of 11.99%, while allowing their opponents 557 shots. For the year, the Detroit Red Wings have a total of 70 goals, 23 points, as well as a points percentage of .605. They have allowed 59 goals to be scored by way of 44 goals at even strength and 15 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have earned 80 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 21.25%. They have a penalty kill rate of 78.87% on their opponents 71 power play chances, and their save percentage is 89.4%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Alex Lyon defending the goal. The opposition is averaging 2.97 goals per game and he has allowed 106 goals altogether. Lyon's rate of quality starts comes out to 51.5% and he has qualified for 17 quality starting assignments in his pro hockey career. He has made the start in 33 games and has played for a total of 2,144 mins. Lyon has accumulated a career record of 17-12-5 and has participated in 41 contests. He is sitting with 997 stops out of 1,103 shots taken, which gives him a save percentage of .904.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Detroit (-118)

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