Minnesota Wild vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 4/4/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Saturday, April 4, 2026

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN5

The Ottawa Senators (38-26-10) welcome the Minnesota Wild (41-21-12) at Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday.

The Minnesota Wild will look for better times on the ice after their 6-3 loss to the Bruins in their previous contest . The Wild had a middle of the road offensive output in this defeat. While out there on the ice, they tallied a score on 3 out of the 34 shots they launched. In addition, they had 3 power play opportunities and were able to score 1 goal. Minnesota tallied 11 mins in the box for this contest.

Regarding their scoring capabilities, the Minnesota Wild have racked up 238 goals (12th in the league) on the campaign and have conceded 211. For the season, they have tallied 94 points and their points percentage is sitting at .635. Minnesota is sitting with 240 power play opportunities and they have notched 60 goals out of those advantages, giving them a percentage of 25.00%. When at even strength, the Wild let the opposition score 170 goals while notching 178 on the offensive side of the ice. Minnesota has taken 2,178 shots and has a shot percentage of 10.9%. The Wild so far have had 2,191 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .904. Minnesota Wild opponents have earned 193 power play tries (28th in hockey) and have come away with 41 goals in those chances.

The player between the pipes for this game is Filip Gustavsson. Opponents have been able to score 552 goals versus Gustavsson in his career and his goals against average per game is 2.68. Gustavsson has been in net for 215 games over the course of his hockey career. He has a save percentage of .912 during his 9,071 mins between the pipes. He has amassed an overall mark of 109-72-26 and he was named the starter in 206 games. Over the course of his pro career, Gustavsson has earned 127 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .617. Gustavsson has seen 6,254 shots against him and has gathered 5,702 total saves.

When they were on the ice last, Ottawa squared up with the Panthers in an outing where the Senators ended up losing by a score of 6-3. They had 5 chances on the power play in this matchup but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal. The Senators netted 3 goals out of the 26 shots on goal they attempted.

So far this season, the Ottawa Senators are sitting with 244 goals, 86 points, in addition to a points percentage of .581. They have allowed 229 goals to be scored by of a combination of 174 goals at even strength and 55 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Senators have earned 190 goals at even strength and 54 goals (6th in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. They have a total of 241 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 22.41%. Ottawa has taken 2,138 shots (11th in professional hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 11.41%, while allowing the opposition 1,801 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 74.65% on the other teams 217 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 87.3%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Linus Ullmark protecting the goal. The opposition is averaging 2.56 goals per game and he has allowed 830 goals altogether. Ullmark's quality start percentage comes out to 62.7% and he has 203 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has started in 324 contests and has played for a total of 15,528 mins. Ullmark has accrued a career record of 186-98-34 and has been in goal for 334 games. He has tallied 8,779 stops out of 9,609 shots attempted against him, giving him a percentage of .914.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Ottawa

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