Ottawa Senators vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 12/13/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ottawa Senators vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025

Location: Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Senators (+110) Wild (-130)

The Minnesota Wild (16-9-5) welcome the Ottawa Senators (13-12-4) at Grand Casino Arena on Saturday. The odds on this game have Ottawa at +110 and Minnesota is opening at -130. The over/under is set at 6.

The Ottawa Senators were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 4-3 loss against the Devils in their previous game. Ottawa accrued 8 penalty mins for this matchup. The Senators offense showed they have some room for improvement in the loss. Furthermore, they had 3 opportunities with more players on the ice and were able to notch 3 goals. For the outing, they converted 3 out of the 38 shots they looked to score on.

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At even strength, the Senators have given up 72 goals while notching 64 of their own. Ottawa Senators opponents have tallied 82 power play tries (27th in the league) and have earned 24 goals in those chances. In reference to their goal scoring prowess, the Ottawa Senators have racked up 87 goals (20th in the league) for the year and have allowed 96. Ottawa has attempted 787 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 11.1%. For the current season, they have tallied 30 points and their points percentage sits at .517. The Senators have seen 742 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .871. Ottawa has compiled 93 power play opportunities and they have notched 23 goals during those advantages, giving them a percentage of 24.73%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Linus Ullmark. Opponents have been able to score 778 goals against Ullmark in his career and his average for goals against per game is 2.57. Ullmark has participated in 313 games over the course of his hockey career. He has a save percentage of .915 in his 15,479 minutes in the crease. He has amassed a record of 173-95-30 and he has started in 303 games. Over the course of his time in hockey, Ullmark has accrued 191 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .630. Ullmark has had 9,111 shots against him and has accrued 8,333 saves.

In their last contest, Minnesota faced off against the Canucks in a matchup where the Wild ended up losing by a mark of 4-2. They had 3 power play chances in this outing and tallied 1 out of those attempts. The Wild tallied 2 goals of the 30 shots on goal they were seeking.

The Wild have scored 59 goals at even strength and 23 goals (4th in professional hockey) while having a power play advantage. Minnesota has tried 838 shots (18th in pro hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 9.79%, while allowing the opposition 902 shots. This season, the Minnesota Wild have a total of 82 goals, 37 points, as well as a points percentage of .617. They have allowed 80 goals to be scored by way of 66 goals at even strength and 14 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 104 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 22.12%. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 80.56% on their oppositions 72 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 91.1%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Filip Gustavsson in goal. He is sitting with 5,042 stops out of the 5,528 shots tried, which gives him a save percentage of .912. Gustavsson has earned a lifetime record of 91-67-23 and has played in 188 contests. He has made the start in 180 games and has been on the ice for 9,005 minutes. Gustavsson's quality start percentage comes out to 61.7% and he has accumulated 111 quality starts in his pro career. Teams are averaging 2.70 goals per game and he has relinquished 486 goals altogether.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota (-130)

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