Boston Bruins vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 12/14/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Bruins vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Sunday, December 14, 2025

Location: Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

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

The Minnesota Wild (17-9-5) are hosting the Boston Bruins (19-13-0) at Grand Casino Arena on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has Boston at +126 and Minnesota is coming in at -152. The over/under is set at 6.

The Boston Bruins were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 6-3 victory against the Jets in their last outing. The Bruins had a good offensive output in this win. In the matchup, they earned a goal on 6 out of the 24 shots they attempted. Moreover, they had 2 opportunities with more players on the ice and were able to score 2 goals. Boston accounted for 13 penalty minutes in this matchup.

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With regard to their scoring, the Boston Bruins have notched 105 goals (5th in pro hockey) on the season and have surrendered 99. For the year, they have tallied 38 points and their points percentage sits at .594. Boston has compiled 92 power play chances and they have notched 24 goals during those advantages, garnering them a rate of 26.09%. When playing at even strength, the Bruins have allowed 78 goals while notching 81 themselves. Boston has tried 863 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 12.2%. The Bruins thus far have had 982 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .899. Boston Bruins opponents have totaled 118 power play tries (1st in the NHL) and have scored 21 goals in those attempts.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Jeremy Swayman. Swayman has been involved in 210 games over the course of his professional hockey career. He has earned a mark of 114-69-22 and he has gotten the start in 203 games. The opposition has scored 524 goals versus Swayman in his professional hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.58. Swayman has seen 5,864 shot attempts against him and has accrued 5,340 saves. His save percentage is .911 during his 10,120 minutes played. Throughout his time in hockey, Swayman has accumulated 126 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .621.

Their last time out, Minnesota played the Stars in a matchup where the Wild notched a win by a final score of 5-2. The Wild scored 5 goals of the 32 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 3 power play chances in this contest but weren't able to notch a goal.

Minnesota has attempted 870 shots (15th in hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 10.00%, while allowing their opponents 920 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 79.45% on their opponents 73 power play tries, and their save percentage is 91.1%. They have earned 107 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 21.50%. The Wild have accumulated 64 goals at even strength and 23 goals (7th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 82 goals to be scored by way of 67 goals at even strength and 15 goals while they had less men on the ice. Over the course of the season, the Minnesota Wild have earned 87 goals, 39 points, as well as a points percentage of .629.

For the opposition you are going to see Jesper Wallstedt in net. His opponents are averaging 2.44 goals/game and he has given up 39 goals altogether. Wallstedt's percentage of quality starts comes out to 68.8% and he has earned 11 quality starts in his professional career. He has been a starter 16 games and has played for a total of 293 mins. Wallstedt has earned a lifetime record of 10-4-2 and has been in net for 16 games. He has recorded 442 saves out of the 481 shots taken against him, which gives him a save percentage of .919.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota (-152) and under 6 goals

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