Ottawa Senators vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 12/29/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ottawa Senators vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Sunday, December 29, 2024

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Senators (+126) Wild (-152)

The Ottawa Senators (18-14-2) are traveling to Xcel Energy Center on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Minnesota Wild (21-10-4). The line on this matchup has the Senators at +126 while the Wild are coming in at -152. The total comes in at 6.

The Ottawa Senators will need a bounce back game after taking a 3-1 defeat against the Oilers their last time out. Ottawa recorded 12 penalty minutes in this outing. Furthermore, they had 1 power play try but didn't get a goal. The Senators had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in the loss. For the game, they tallied a score on 1 out of the 21 shots they put on goal.

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Regarding their goal scoring prowess, the Ottawa Senators have racked up 105 goals (15th in the National Hockey League) over the course of the season and have conceded 97. For the year, they have racked up 38 points and their points percentage comes in at .559. Ottawa has accumulated 114 power play chances and they have notched 27 goals during those chances, garnering them a rate of 23.68%. At even strength, the Senators have given up 75 goals while notching 78 themselves. Ottawa has taken 1,021 shots and has a shot percentage of 10.3%. The Senators so far have had 935 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .896. Ottawa Senators opponents have earned 97 power play tries (21st in professional hockey) and have earned 22 goals in those chances.

The man in net for this game is Linus Ullmark. Ullmark has participated in 270 games during his professional hockey career. He has an overall record of 150-80-25 and got the start in 260 games. Opponents have scored 649 goals versus Ullmark in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.72. Ullmark has had 7,933 shots against him and has accrued 7,284 total saves. His save percentage currently is at .918 for his 14,342 minutes on the ice. Throughout his time in hockey, Ullmark has 166 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .638.

When they were on the ice last, Minnesota played the Blackhawks in a game where the Wild notched a win by a final of 4-3. They had 1 chance on the power play in this one but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal. The Wild recorded 4 goals out of the 27 shots on goal they took.

On the season, the Minnesota Wild have tallied 103 goals, 46 points, in addition to a points percentage of .657. They have granted a total of 94 goals to be scored by way of 68 goals at even strength and 26 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Wild have accumulated 87 goals at even strength and 16 goals (26th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have recorded 91 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 17.58%. Minnesota has attempted 990 shots (19th in hockey) and has a shot percentage of 10.40%, while allowing the other team 1,000 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 69.41% on the other teams 85 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 90.6%.

Across the ice you will find Filip Gustavsson in net. He has a tally of 3,604 stops out of the 3,945 shots taken against him, which gives him a save percentage of .914. Gustavsson is the owner of a career record of 67-45-17 and has participated in 134 games. He has started in 126 games and has accumulated 6,413 mins. Gustavsson's quality start rate comes out to 60.3% and he has made 76 quality starts in his professional career. Teams are averaging 3.19 goals/game and he has surrendered 341 goals overall.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota (-152)

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