Minnesota Wild vs New York Islanders Prediction, 1/12/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs New York Islanders

Date: Thursday, January 12, 2023

Location: UBS Arena in Elmont, NY

TV: MSG

Odds/Point Spread: Wild (-110) Islanders (-110)

UBS Arena is the site where the New York Islanders (22-17-3) will try to defeat the Minnesota Wild (22-14-4) on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has the Wild at -110 and the Islanders are opening at -110. The over/under has been set at 7.

The Minnesota Wild had a decent effort after finishing in a 3-3 tie against the Rangers their last time on the ice. Minnesota recorded 8 penalty minutes in this contest. Moreover, they had 1 power play opportunity but didn't get a goal. The Wild had an average offensive output in this game. For the game, they netted 3 out of the 32 shots they put on goal.

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With respect to their scoring, the Minnesota Wild have racked up 126 goals (22nd in the league) so far this season and have allowed 114. For the year, the have a total of 48 points and their points percentage is sitting at .600. Minnesota has accounted for 127 power play opportunities and they have added 30 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 23.62%. At even strength, the Wild have surrendered 85 goals while scoring 96 of their own. Minnesota has attempted 1,256 shots and holds a shot percentage of 10.0%. The Wild so far have had 1,203 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .905. Minnesota Wild opponents have totaled 137 power play opportunities (12th in hockey) and have a total of 29 goals in those chances.

The player between the pipes for this game is Marc-Andre Fleury. Opponents have racked up 2,400 goals versus Fleury in his pro career and his goals against average per contest is 2.58. Fleury has been in net for 965 games during his pro hockey career. His save percentage is at .913 for his 55,862 mins on the ice. He has earned a record of 533-307-90 and he was named the starter in 808 games. Over the course of his pro career, Fleury is sitting with 444 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .550. Fleury has had 27,465 shot attempts against him and has amassed 25,065 saves.

When they took the ice last, New York faced off against the Stars in an outing where the Islanders got the tie by a score of 1-1. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this one and scored 1 out of those chances. The Islanders converted 1 goal out of the 28 shots on goal they attempted.

The Islanders have scored 107 goals at even strength and 23 goals (27th in hockey) while having more men on the ice. New York has put up 1,289 shots (16th in hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.09%, while allowing their opponents 1,312 shots. On the season, the New York Islanders have notched a total of 130 goals, 47 points, as well as a points percentage of .560. They have granted a total of 113 goals to be scored by way of 90 goals at even strength and 23 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have recorded 123 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 18.70%. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 81.45% on their oppositions 124 power play tries, and their save percentage currently sits at 91.4%.

Across the ice you will find Ilya Sorokin in net. Sorokin is the owner of a lifetime mark of 53-37-13 and has been in goal for 105 games. Sorokin's quality start percentage is 70.6% and he has made 72 quality starts in his NHL career. He has racked up 2,869 saves out of the 3,105 shots attempted, which gives him a rate of .924. His opponents are averaging 2.32 goals per contest and he has given up 236 goals overall. He has started in 102 contests and has played 6,094 minutes.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota (-110)

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