Nashville Predators vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 1/25/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nashville Predators vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Thursday, January 25, 2024

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Predators (+105) Wild (-127)

Xcel Energy Center is the location where the Minnesota Wild (21-21-5) will meet the Nashville Predators (25-21-1) on Thursday. The line on this contest has Nashville at +105 while Minnesota is priced at -127. The total is 7.

The Nashville Predators will need a bounce back game after taking a 4-1 defeat to the Panthers in their previous game. Nashville garnered 13 penalty minutes in this matchup. In addition, they had 5 power play attempts but didn't net one. The Predators could have played much better offensively in the defeat. For the game, they converted 1 out of the 27 shots they put on net.

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When discussing their goal scoring prowess, the Nashville Predators have notched 142 goals (17th in the National Hockey League) on the season and have surrendered 146. For the current campaign, they sit with 51 points and their points percentage is .543. Nashville skates onto the rink with 165 power play opportunities and they have notched 33 goals during those chances, garnering them a rate of 20.00%. When at even strength, the Predators have surrendered 112 goals while having 109 on the offensive side of the ice. Nashville has taken 1,446 shots and has a shot percentage of 9.8%. The Predators so far have had 1,425 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .898. Nashville Predators opponents have earned 151 power play tries (9th in pro hockey) and have come away with 34 goals in those attempts.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Juuse Saros. Over the course of his time in hockey, Saros has accounted for 186 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .608. He has a save percentage of .918 during his 18,482 minutes between the pipes. Saros has had 9,785 shot attempts taken against him and has gathered 8,979 saves. The opposition has been able to score 806 goals against Saros in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.62. He has an overall record of 165-113-28 and he was named the starter in 306 games. Saros has participated in 323 matchups during his hockey career.

In their last game, Minnesota faced the Capitals in a game where the Wild ended up with the victory by a mark of 5-3. They had 2 power play chances in this outing but were not able to net one. The Wild scored 5 goals of the 30 shots on goal they tried.

So far this year, the Minnesota Wild have accumulated 142 goals, 47 points, and a points percentage of .500. They have granted a total of 158 goals to be scored by of a combination of 114 goals at even strength and 44 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Wild are sitting with 110 goals at even strength and 32 goals (15th in the league) while on the power play. They have a total of 156 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 20.51%. Minnesota has taken 1,409 shots (17th in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 10.08%, while allowing the opposition 1,443 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 72.84% on their oppositions 162 power play tries, and their save percentage sits at 89.1%.

For the opposition you will find Filip Gustavsson protecting the goal. Teams are averaging 2.73 goals per contest and he has yielded 242 goals overall. Gustavsson's percentage of quality starts sits at 59.3% and he has 51 quality starts in his NHL career. He has started in 86 games and has played for a total of 5,326 minutes. Gustavsson has a lifetime mark of 45-33-12 and has been in net for 93 games. He has accounted for 2,550 stops out of the 2,792 shots attempted against him, which gives him a percentage of .913.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Nashville (+105)

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