Minnesota Wild vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 1/12/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Sunday, January 12, 2025

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: Vegas 34

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

T-Mobile Arena is the location where the Vegas Golden Knights (28-10-3) will meet the Minnesota Wild (26-12-4) on Sunday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Wild at +120 while the Golden Knights are coming in at -144. The over/under is set at 6.

The Minnesota Wild will look for better times on the ice after their 6-1 defeat to the Avalanche in their previous outing. The Wild didn't have their best offensive outing in the loss. In the outing, they earned a goal on 1 of the 25 shots they attempted. Furthermore, they had 3 power play tries but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. Minnesota accumulated 6 minutes in the box in this contest.

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When at even strength, the Wild have conceded 86 goals while having 106 when they are on offense. Minnesota Wild opponents have tallied 102 power play opportunities (28th in hockey) and have earned 29 goals in those chances. In terms of their goal scoring prowess, the Minnesota Wild have earned 126 goals (15th in the league) for the season and have given up 115. Minnesota has taken 1,188 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 10.6%. For the current campaign, they have recorded 56 points and their points percentage is .667. The Wild so far have had 1,224 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .906. Minnesota has tallied 108 power play opportunities and they have added 20 goals during those advantages, giving them a percentage of 18.52%.

The man in goal for this game is Filip Gustavsson. Opponents have scored 358 goals against Gustavsson in his professional hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 3.34. Gustavsson has participated in 140 contests during his professional hockey career. His save percentage sits at .913 during his 6,427 mins between the pipes. He has a mark of 70-47-17 and he has gotten the start in 132 games. In his career, Gustavsson has recorded 80 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .606. Gustavsson has seen 4,122 shots against him and has garnered 3,764 saves.

When they took the ice last, Vegas played the Islanders in a matchup where the Golden Knights took the defeat by a tally of 4-0. They had 1 chance on the power play in this matchup but were not able to net one. The Golden Knights scored 0 goals of the 30 shots on goal they attempted.

The Golden Knights have earned 119 goals at even strength and 23 goals (19th in hockey) while having more men on the ice. Vegas has tried 1,261 shots (6th in professional hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 11.26%, while allowing the other team 1,125 shots. For the year, the Vegas Golden Knights have tallied 142 goals, 59 points, in addition to a points percentage of .720. They have permitted 110 goals to be scored by of a combination of 91 goals at even strength and 19 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a tally of 93 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 24.73%. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 78.16% on their opponents 87 power play chances, and their save percentage is 90.2%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Ilya Samsonov in net. Teams are averaging 3.00 goals/game and he has yielded 484 goals altogether. Samsonov's quality start percentage sits at 51.1% and he has qualified for 89 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has started in 174 games and his ice time sits at 9,679 mins. Samsonov is the owner of a lifetime mark of 113-42-22 and has participated in 186 games. He has tallied 4,550 stops out of the 5,034 shots tried, which gives him a save % of .904.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota (+120)

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