Boston Bruins vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 10/3/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Bruins vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Saturday, October 3, 2026

Location: Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, MN

TV: NESN, Wild+

Odds/Point Spread: Bruins (+162) Wild (-180)

The Boston Bruins are on their way to Grand Casino Arena on Saturday where they will try to beat the Minnesota Wild. The line on this matchup has Boston at +162 and Minnesota is at -180. The over/under comes in at 6.5.

The Boston Bruins will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 3-0 win over the Rangers in their previous contest . The Bruins had an average offensive outing in the win. For the game, they finished 3 out of the 23 shots they put on goal. They also had 1 chance with extra men on the ice but weren't able to notch a goal. Boston accounted for 2 mins in the box in this game.

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In the matter of scoring goals, the Boston Bruins notched 268 goals (11th in professional hockey) for the prior year and allowed 247. For the year, they had 100 points and their points percentage was at .610. Boston wrapped up the season with 235 power play chances and scored 55 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 23.40%. While playing at even strength, the Bruins conceded 183 goals while getting 213. Boston attempted 2,216 shots and had a shooting percentage of 12.1%. The Bruins had 2,435 shots tried against them and were the owners of a save percentage of .899. Boston Bruins opponents had 278 power play tries (1st in hockey) and racked up 64 goals in those attempts.

The man protecting the net in this game is Michael DiPietro. DiPietro has played in 4 contests throughout his NHL career. He has earned a win-loss mark of 0-2-0 and he has gotten the start in 2 games. Opponents have tallied 11 goals versus DiPietro in his professional career and his goals against average per contest is 5.50. DiPietro has seen 50 shots against him and has garnered 39 saves. He has a save percentage of .780 during his 5 mins in the crease. In his professional hockey career, DiPietro has earned 0 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .000.

When they took the ice last, Minnesota opposed the Predators in an outing where the Wild ended up with the win by a tally of 3-1. The Wild tallied 3 goals out of the 30 shots on goal they took. They had 4 power play chances in this game and converted 1 out of those opportunities.

The Wild finished with 203 goals at even strength and 65 goals (3rd in hockey) while having more men on the ice. Minnesota took 2,393 shots (7th in hockey) and earned a shooting percentage of 11.20%, while allowing their opponent 2,410 shots. Last year, the Minnesota Wild had 268 goals, 104 points, in addition to a points percentage of .634. They allowed 235 goals to be scored by way of 192 goals at even strength and 43 goals while they had less men on the ice. They had a tally of 258 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 25.19%. They had a penalty kill rate of 79.81% on the other team's 213 power play opportunities, and their save percentage was at 90.2%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Jesper Wallstedt patrolling the crease. Wallstedt has amassed a career record of 21-12-6 and has been in goal for 41 games. Wallstedt's quality start percentage is 66.7% and he has made 26 quality starts in his hockey career. He has compiled 1,073 stops out of the 1,178 shots attempted against him, giving him a save % of .911. His opposition is averaging 2.69 goals per contest and he has surrendered 105 goals in total. He got the starting nod in 39 games and has played 98 minutes.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Boston (+162)

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