Minnesota Wild vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 4/20/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Sunday, April 20, 2025

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Wild (+125) Golden Knights (-145)

T-Mobile Arena is the site where the Vegas Golden Knights (50-22-10) will try to defeat the Minnesota Wild (45-30-7) on Sunday in Game 1 of the Western Conference first round. The moneyline on this game has Minnesota at +125 while Vegas is sitting at -145. The total is set at 6.5.

The Minnesota Wild were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 3-2 win over the Ducks in their previous outing. Minnesota compiled 2 mins in the box in this matchup. The Wild offense didn't overly impress in this win. Additionally, they had 2 opportunities with more players on the ice but weren't able to score. In the matchup, they scored on 3 out of the 40 shots they put on net.

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While playing at even strength, the Wild have surrendered 180 goals while scoring 182 of their own. Minnesota Wild opponents have recorded 203 power play opportunities (25th in pro hockey) and have racked up 56 goals in those chances. Pertaining to their scoring, the Minnesota Wild have earned 225 goals (25th in hockey) on the season and have conceded 236. Minnesota has tried 2,263 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.9%. For the current season, they have tallied 97 points and their points percentage comes in at .591. The Wild have seen 2,427 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .903. Minnesota is sitting with 206 power play chances and they have notched 43 goals out of those attempts, earning them a percentage of 20.87%.

The man in net for this game is Filip Gustavsson. Opponents have been able to score 435 goals against Gustavsson in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 4.02. Gustavsson has been involved in 169 games during his hockey career. His save percentage currently is .913 for his 6,499 minutes between the pipes. He has earned an overall mark of 83-59-20 and he was named the starter in 161 games. For his professional hockey career, Gustavsson has compiled 98 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .609. Gustavsson has had 4,976 shot attempts against him and has gathered 4,541 total saves.

Their last time out, Vegas squared up with the Canucks in a game where the Golden Knights took home the victory by a mark of 4-1. They had 3 power play attempts in this contest but weren't able to notch a goal. The Golden Knights tallied 4 goals out of the 29 shots on goal they took.

The Golden Knights have earned 221 goals at even strength and 53 goals (12th in hockey) while having more men on the ice. Vegas has taken 2,482 shots (4th in professional hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 11.04%, while allowing the opposition 2,141 shots. On the year, the Vegas Golden Knights have accounted for 274 goals, 110 points, as well as a points percentage of .671. They have permitted 214 goals to be scored by way of 173 goals at even strength and 41 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have recorded 187 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 28.34%. They have a penalty kill rate of 75.74% on their oppositions 169 power play tries, and their save percentage sits at 90.0%.

Across the ice you will find Adin Hill defending the net. Hill is the owner of a career mark of 96-64-13 and has played in 186 contests. Hill's quality start percentage is 53.2% and he has 92 quality starts in his hockey career. He has compiled 4,513 saves out of the 4,965 shots attempted, which gives him a save percentage of .909. His opposition is averaging 3.60 goals/game and he has yielded 452 goals altogether. He has made the start in 173 games and has been on the ice for 7,542 mins.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vegas (-145)

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