Minnesota Wild vs New Jersey Devils Prediction, 10/22/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs New Jersey Devils

Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: MSG+

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

Prudential Center is the location where the New Jersey Devils (4-1-0) will go up against the Minnesota Wild (3-3-1) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Minnesota at +126 and New Jersey is priced at -152. The over/under is set at 6.

The Minnesota Wild were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 3-1 win against the Rangers in their last outing. Minnesota recorded 2 minutes in the box in this outing. The Wild offense didn't overly impress in the victory. Additionally, they had 3 power play attempts but weren't able to make the most of them. In the game, they converted 3 out of the 32 shots they attempted.

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In reference to their scoring capabilities, the Minnesota Wild have earned 19 goals (12th in the league) for the season and have allowed 23. For the season, they have recorded 7 points and their points percentage sits at .500. Minnesota is sitting with 29 power play opportunities and they have notched 10 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 34.48%. While at even strength, the Wild have conceded 18 goals while notching 9 themselves. Minnesota has taken 202 shots and has a shot percentage of 9.4%. The Wild have had 207 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .889. Minnesota Wild opponents have 18 power play tries (18th in the league) and have scored 5 goals in those chances.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Filip Gustavsson. Opponents have been able to score 450 goals versus Gustavsson in his pro career and his goals against rate is 2.71. Gustavsson has been involved in 174 games over the course of his hockey career. He has a save percentage of .912 during his 8,969 mins in the crease. He has earned an overall record of 85-62-20 and was named the starter in 166 games. Over the course of his career, Gustavsson has recorded 100 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .602. Gustavsson has had 5,125 shots taken against him and he has 4,675 total saves.

In their last game, New Jersey faced off against the Oilers in a matchup where the Devils took home the win by a score of 5-3. They had 3 chances on the power play in this game and recorded 1 out of those tries. The Devils recorded 5 goals of the 23 shots on goal they took.

New Jersey has attempted 137 shots (29th in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 13.87%, while allowing the opposition 135 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 95.00% on the other teams 20 power play tries, and their save percentage is currently 88.9%. They have earned 16 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 25.00%. The Devils have scored 15 goals at even strength and 4 goals (13th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 15 goals to be scored by of a combination of 14 goals at even strength and 1 goal while they had less men on the ice. This season, the New Jersey Devils have accumulated 19 goals, 8 points, in addition to a points percentage of .800.

Across the rink you are likely to see Nico Daws in the crease. Daws is sitting with a career mark of 22-23-1 and has been in net for 52 games. Daws' quality start percentage comes out to 42.6% and he has qualified for 20 quality starts in his pro career. He has recorded 1,166 stops out of the 1,299 shots attempted, giving him a percentage of .898. His opposition is averaging 2.83 goals per game and he has yielded 133 goals altogether. He has started in 47 contests and has played 2,756 minutes.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota (+126)

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