Minnesota Wild vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 3/6/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Friday, March 6, 2026

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: Vegas 34

The Vegas Golden Knights (29-19-14) will go up against the Minnesota Wild (36-16-10) at T-Mobile Arena on Friday.

The Minnesota Wild went home feeling good about their game by earning a 5-1 victory over the Lightning their last time on the ice. Minnesota compiled 8 penalty minutes for this matchup. The Wild had a solid offensive outing in the victory. They also had 5 power play tries and scored 1 goal. While out there on the ice, they finished 5 out of the 22 shots they put on net.

When at even strength, the Wild let the opposition score 142 goals while earning 152 on the offensive side of the ice. Minnesota Wild opponents have earned 159 power play tries (29th in hockey) and have come away with 35 goals in those attempts. In the matter of their scoring capabilities, the Minnesota Wild have notched 205 goals (8th in pro hockey) on the year and have given up 177. Minnesota has taken 1,779 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 11.5%. For the current season, they have earned 82 points and their points % is .661. The Wild have had 1,870 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .905. Minnesota skates onto the rink with 205 power play opportunities and they have added 53 goals out of those tries, giving them a rate of 25.85%.

The player in the crease for this game is Filip Gustavsson. Over the course of his career, Gustavsson has 123 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .618. He has a save percentage of .912 for his 9,053 minutes in the crease. Gustavsson has seen 6,072 shots taken against him and has recorded 5,539 saves. Opponents have tallied 533 goals against Gustavsson in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 2.68. He has amassed an overall mark of 105-69-26 and he has gotten the start in 199 games. Gustavsson has participated in 208 games during his pro hockey career.

In their last outing, Vegas faced off against the Red Wings in a matchup where the Golden Knights notched a win by a final score of 4-3. They had 2 attempts on the power play in this outing and scored 1 out of those chances. The Golden Knights recorded 4 goals out of the 25 shots on goal they attempted.

Vegas has taken 1,771 shots (10th in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 11.52%, while allowing the other team 1,543 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 81.21% on the other teams 149 tries on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 87.6%. They have recorded 175 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 25.71%. The Golden Knights have accumulated 159 goals at even strength and 45 goals (6th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 191 goals to be scored by of a combination of 163 goals at even strength and 28 goals while they had less men on the ice. So far this year, the Vegas Golden Knights have accumulated 204 goals, 72 points, in addition to a points percentage of .581.

On the other side of the ice you are expected to see Adin Hill in goal. Hill has accumulated a career mark of 102-68-16 and has been in goal for 201 games. Hill's quality start percentage comes out to 51.1% and he has made 96 quality starts in his career. He has accrued 4,801 saves out of the 5,300 shots tried, giving him a rate of .906. The opposition is averaging 2.65 goals per contest and he has allowed 499 goals overall. He has been a starter 188 games and has racked up 9,892 mins.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Vegas

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