Minnesota Wild vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, 11/21/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Edmonton Oilers

Date: Thursday, November 21, 2024

Location: Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Wild (-144) Oilers (+120)

The Minnesota Wild (12-3-3) are on their way to Rogers Place on Thursday where they will attempt to defeat the Edmonton Oilers (10-8-2). The moneyline on this game has the Wild at -144 and the Oilers are coming in at +120. The total is 6.

The Minnesota Wild were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 4-2 victory over the Blues in their last outing. Minnesota compiled 6 mins in the box in this outing. They also had 2 power play chances but weren't able to score. The Wild had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in this win. While out there on the ice, they scored on 4 of the 28 shots they tried.

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Minnesota Wild opponents have 42 power play tries (30th in the NHL) and have a total of 10 goals in those chances. The Wild so far have had 509 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .917. Minnesota has taken 511 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 11.9%. At even strength, the Wild let the opposition score 32 goals while notching 50 of their own. Minnesota has compiled 55 power play opportunities and they have tallied 11 goals out of those tries, earning them a rate of 20.00%. For the current campaign, they have earned 27 points and their points percentage sits at .750. When talking about their scoring capabilities, the Minnesota Wild have tallied 61 goals (8th in the league) over the course of the season and have given up 42.

The man in goal for this game is Filip Gustavsson. During his career on the ice, Gustavsson has 70 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .598. His save percentage currently is at .913 for his 6,391 minutes in the crease. Gustavsson has had 3,676 shots against him and has recorded 3,358 total saves. The opposition has scored 318 goals against Gustavsson in his NHL career and his goals against average is 2.99. He has accumulated a mark of 61-43-16 and he has gotten the start in 117 games. Gustavsson has been in goal for 125 matchups throughout his pro hockey career.

In their last game, Edmonton played the Senators in a matchup where the Oilers got the victory by a final of 5-2. They had 3 attempts on the power play in this game and scored 1 out of those opportunities. The Oilers earned 5 goals out of the 31 shots on goal they took.

The Oilers have 46 goals at even strength and 9 goals (25th in the league) while having more men on the ice. Edmonton has attempted 661 shots (1st in hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 8.32%, while allowing the opposition 510 shots. So far this year, the Edmonton Oilers have earned a total of 55 goals, 22 points, as well as a points percentage of .550. They have allowed 62 goals to be scored by way of 46 goals at even strength and 16 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a tally of 52 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 17.31%. They have a penalty kill percentage of 68.63% on their oppositions 51 power play tries, and their save percentage is 87.8%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Stuart Skinner defending the goal. Opponents are averaging 3.02 goals per contest and he has yielded 357 goals altogether. Skinner's quality start percentage comes out to 58.0% and he has 76 quality starts in his pro career. He got the starting nod in 131 games and has played for a total of 7,089 mins. Skinner holds a career record of 78-41-12 and has participated in 136 games. He has tallied 3,474 stops out of the 3,831 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save percentage of .907.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Edmonton (+120)

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