Minnesota Wild vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 12/29/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Monday, December 29, 2025

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: Vegas 34

Odds/Point Spread: Wild (-144) Golden Knights (+120)

The Vegas Golden Knights (17-8-10) will try to defeat the Minnesota Wild (22-10-6) at T-Mobile Arena on Monday. The line on this contest has Minnesota at -144 while Vegas is priced at +120. The total comes in at 6.

The Minnesota Wild had a rough game after their 3-2 defeat to the Predators in their previous contest . The Wild didn't have their best offensive outing in the loss. For the outing, they earned a goal on 2 out of the 32 shots they attempted. Moreover, they had 3 power play chances but didn't net one. Minnesota recorded 10 penalty minutes in this contest.

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In reference to scoring goals, the Minnesota Wild have notched 114 goals (15th in the NHL) so far this season and have allowed 98. For the current campaign, they sit with 50 points and their points % is .658. Minnesota has 126 power play opportunities and they have scored 29 goals during those chances, garnering them a rate of 23.02%. While playing at even strength, the Wild let the opposition score 76 goals while having 85 on the offensive side of the ice. Minnesota has tried 1,084 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.5%. The Wild thus far have had 1,142 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .914. Minnesota Wild opponents have amassed 93 power play opportunities (31st in professional hockey) and have come away with 22 goals in those attempts.

The man in net for this game is Filip Gustavsson. Gustavsson has been in net for 193 games during his hockey career. He has earned a win-loss record of 95-67-24 and got the start in 185 games. Opponents have tallied 495 goals versus Gustavsson in his NHL career and his goals against average is 2.68. Gustavsson has seen 5,661 shots against him and has gathered 5,166 total saves. His save percentage currently sits at .913 during his 9,017 mins guarding the cage. For his professional hockey career, Gustavsson has 115 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .622.

In their last contest, Vegas faced off against the Sharks in a game where the Golden Knights got the victory by a score of 7-2. The Golden Knights notched 7 goals out of the 26 shots on goal they tried. They had 4 power play chances in this outing and scored 1 out of those opportunities.

For the year, the Vegas Golden Knights have notched a total of 109 goals, 44 points, in addition to a points percentage of .629. They have allowed 100 goals to be scored by of a combination of 84 goals at even strength and 16 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Golden Knights have racked up 80 goals at even strength and 29 goals (6th in hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 112 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 25.89%. Vegas has put up 1,045 shots (14th in pro hockey) and has a shot percentage of 10.43%, while allowing their opponents 877 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 81.40% on their opponents 86 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 88.6%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Carter Hart between the pipes. Hart has amassed a lifetime mark of 100-94-31 and has been in net for 234 games. Hart's quality start percentage is 49.8% and he has 112 quality starts in his hockey career. He has recorded 6,175 stops out of 6,818 shots taken against him, giving him a rate of .906. Teams are averaging 2.86 goals per game and he has surrendered 643 goals altogether. He has started in 225 games and his ice time sits at 12,049 minutes.

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Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota (-144)

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