Minnesota Wild vs Nashville Predators Prediction, 4/11/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Nashville Predators

Date: Saturday, April 11, 2026

Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: Fanduel Sports Network South

The Minnesota Wild (45-21-12) are hitting the road to Bridgestone Arena on Saturday where they will take on the Nashville Predators (37-31-10).

The Minnesota Wild were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 5-2 victory against the Kraken in their previous game. Minnesota accounted for 13 mins in the box in this game. The Wild had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in the win. Moreover, they had 1 chance with the advantage but weren't able to net one. For the game, they finished 5 of the 29 shots they launched.

When talking about scoring goals, the Minnesota Wild have notched 257 goals (11th in pro hockey) over the course of the season and have allowed 220. For the current season, they have 102 points and their points percentage comes in at .654. Minnesota comes into tonight with 246 power play chances and they have scored 61 goals out of those chances, giving them a percentage of 24.80%. At even strength, the Wild have surrendered 178 goals while getting 196 themselves. Minnesota has attempted 2,289 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.2%. The Wild thus far have had 2,309 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .905. Minnesota Wild opponents have 201 power play opportunities (31st in the league) and have tallied 42 goals in those attempts.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Filip Gustavsson. In his professional hockey career, Gustavsson has earned 128 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .615. He has a save percentage of .912 in his 9,076 minutes played. Gustavsson has seen 6,311 shots against him and has accrued 5,753 total saves. Opponents have been able to score 558 goals against Gustavsson in his NHL career and his goals against average is 2.68. He has earned a mark of 111-72-26 and he has gotten the start in 208 games. Gustavsson has taken the ice for 217 matchups during his pro hockey career.

In their last contest, Nashville faced the Ducks in an outing where the Predators earned a victory by a score of 5-0. The Predators earned 5 goals of the 25 shots on goal they attempted. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this contest and earned 1 out of those opportunities.

For the year, the Nashville Predators have 233 goals, 84 points, and a points percentage of .538. They have allowed 254 goals to be scored by way of 212 goals at even strength and 42 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Predators have scored 181 goals at even strength and 52 goals (11th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 228 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 22.81%. Nashville has attempted 2,183 shots (16th in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 10.67%, while allowing the opposition 2,318 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 82.13% on their oppositions 235 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage is currently 89.0%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Juuse Saros protecting the net. Saros has earned a career mark of 230-170-46 and has participated in 465 games. Saros' quality start rate comes out to 57.6% and he has qualified for 258 quality starts in his career. He has accounted for 12,592 stops out of the 13,809 shots attempted, giving him a save percentage of .912. Teams are averaging 2.72 goals/game and he has surrendered 1,217 goals altogether. He has started in 448 contests and has been on the ice for 21,762 minutes.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota

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