Minnesota Wild vs Utah Hockey Club Prediction, 12/10/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Utah Hockey Club

Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah

TV: Utah 16

Odds/Point Spread: Wild (-160) Hockey Club (+132)

Delta Center is the site where the Utah Hockey Club (12-11-4) will go up against the Minnesota Wild (18-5-4) on Tuesday. The line on this contest has the Wild at -160 and the Hockey Club are sitting at +132. The over/under is set at 6.5.

The Minnesota Wild had a rough game after their 4-1 defeat against the Kings their last time on the ice. Minnesota amassed 9 penalty mins for this game. They also had 2 power play tries but weren't able to net one. The Wild didn't have a great showing offensively in this loss. In the outing, they earned a goal on 1 out of the 23 shots they attempted.

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When playing at even strength, the Wild have allowed the opponent to score 46 goals while having 72 on offense. Minnesota Wild opponents have amassed 64 power play tries (30th in the NHL) and have scored 17 goals in those chances. Pertaining to their scoring, the Minnesota Wild have accounted for 86 goals (12th in pro hockey) on the season and have given up 63. Minnesota has tried 776 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.1%. For the current campaign, they have scored 40 points and their points percentage comes in at .741. The Wild have had 785 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .920. Minnesota is sitting with 72 power play chances and they have notched 14 goals during those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 19.44%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Filip Gustavsson. For his professional hockey career, Gustavsson has accounted for 76 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .618. His save percentage is at .915 in his 6,406 minutes in the crease. Gustavsson has seen 3,863 shots against him and has accrued 3,534 total saves. Opponents have notched 329 goals against Gustavsson in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per game is 3.08. He has earned a record of 65-44-17 and was named the starter in 123 games. Gustavsson has participated in 131 matchups throughout his pro hockey career.

In their last game, Utah squared up with the Flyers in a game where the Hockey Club ended up with the victory by a mark of 4-2. The Hockey Club tallied 4 goals of the 25 shots on goal they attempted. They had 3 power play attempts in this contest and scored 1 out of those attempts.

Utah has tried 728 shots (26th in professional hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 10.85%, while allowing the opposition 763 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 77.78% on their opponents 99 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 89.6%. They have earned 74 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 17.57%. The Hockey Club have racked up 66 goals at even strength and 13 goals (27th in hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 79 goals to be scored by way of 57 goals at even strength and 22 goals while they were shorthanded. So far this season, the Utah Hockey Club have a total of 79 goals, 28 points, as well as a points percentage of .519.

For the opposition you are likely to see Karel Vejmelka between the pipes. The opposition is averaging 3.72 goals per game and he has relinquished 483 goals altogether. Vejmelka's quality start percentage sits at 46.2% and he has 66 quality starts in his career. He has started in 143 games and has played 7,787 mins. Vejmelka has compiled a career mark of 48-82-12 and has played in 154 games. He has a tally of 4,318 stops out of 4,801 shots attempted, which gives him a rate of .899.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota (-160)

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