New Jersey Devils vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 3/29/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Saturday, March 29, 2025

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Devils (+125) Wild (-145)

The Minnesota Wild (40-27-5) will play the New Jersey Devils (38-28-7) at Xcel Energy Center on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Devils at +125 while the Wild are opening at -145. The betting total comes in at 6.5.

The New Jersey Devils were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 5-3 victory against the Blackhawks in their last outing. The Devils had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in the win. In the game, they scored on 5 of the 20 shots they launched. Moreover, they had 2 power play opportunities and were able to notch 2 goals. New Jersey amassed 4 mins in the box for this matchup.

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When it comes to their scoring, the New Jersey Devils have earned 218 goals (13th in the league) over the course of the season and have conceded 191. For the year, they have accumulated 83 points and their points % is .568. New Jersey is sitting with 199 power play chances and they have added 56 goals during those advantages, garnering them a rate of 28.14%. At even strength, the Devils have surrendered 155 goals while earning 162 on offense. New Jersey has taken 2,072 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.5%. The Devils have seen 1,938 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .901. New Jersey Devils opponents have earned 203 power play tries (13th in professional hockey) and have earned 36 goals in those chances.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Jake Allen. Allen has been in goal for 456 contests during his NHL career. He has compiled a record of 207-182-43 and he has gotten the start in 433 games. Opponents have racked up 1,180 goals versus Allen in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 2.92. Allen has seen 12,794 shots taken against him and he has 11,614 saves. His save percentage currently is at .908 during his 24,259 minutes played. Throughout his time in hockey, Allen has 227 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .524.

When they were on the ice last, Minnesota faced off against the Golden Knights in an outing where the Wild ended up losing by a mark of 5-1. They had 1 power play chance in this one but weren't able to score a goal. The Wild scored 1 goal of the 24 shots on goal they pursued.

Minnesota has attempted 1,960 shots (22nd in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 9.85%, while allowing their opponents 2,139 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 71.43% on their opponents 182 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is currently 90.6%. They have earned 182 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 20.33%. The Wild have earned 156 goals at even strength and 37 goals (23rd in the league) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 202 goals to be scored by of a combination of 150 goals at even strength and 52 goals while they were shorthanded. For the year, the Minnesota Wild have notched a total of 193 goals, 85 points, in addition to a points percentage of .590.

Across the ice you will find Filip Gustavsson between the pipes. Gustavsson has accrued a career mark of 80-56-18 and has been in goal for 160 games. Gustavsson's rate of quality starts is 61.2% and he has made 93 quality starting assignments in his career. He has recorded 4,319 stops out of 4,727 shots attempted against him, giving him a save % of .914. The opposition is averaging 3.78 goals per game and he has relinquished 408 goals in total. He has started in 152 games and has played 6,476 minutes.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota (-145)

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