New Jersey Devils vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 1/12/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Monday, January 12, 2026

Location: Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

The Minnesota Wild (26-11-8) are welcoming the New Jersey Devils (22-20-2) at Grand Casino Arena on Monday.

The New Jersey Devils were on the losing side of the ice with a 4-1 defeat against the Penguins their last time on the ice. The Devils didn't have a great showing offensively in the loss. For the matchup, they netted 1 of the 29 shots they tried. In addition, they had 2 chances with the advantage and scored 1 goal. New Jersey earned 6 penalty minutes in this game.

When at even strength, the Devils have surrendered 111 goals while getting 89 themselves. New Jersey Devils opponents have 114 power play tries (29th in professional hockey) and have scored 26 goals in those chances. In the matter of their goal scoring prowess, the New Jersey Devils have earned 112 goals (29th in the league) this year and have given up 137. New Jersey has tried 1,318 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 8.5%. For the season, they have recorded 46 points and their points percentage sits at .523. The Devils so far have had 1,266 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .892. New Jersey has tallied 111 power play chances and they have notched 23 goals out of those tries, giving them a percentage of 20.72%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Jake Allen. Opponents have notched 1,250 goals against Allen in his career and his goals against average per game is 2.73. Allen has been in net for 483 matchups over the course of his NHL career. His save percentage is at .907 for his 24,436 minutes played. He has earned a win-loss record of 219-194-44 and he has started in 458 games. In his career, Allen has 241 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .526. Allen has seen 13,512 shot attempts against him and has accrued 12,262 saves.

In their last outing, Minnesota faced the Kraken in an outing where the Wild took home the win by a final of 3-2. The Wild scored 3 goals out of the 34 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 1 opportunity on the power play in this game but weren't able to score a goal.

During this campaign, the Minnesota Wild have accounted for 140 goals, 60 points, and a points percentage of .667. They have allowed 118 goals to be scored by way of 93 goals at even strength and 25 goals while they were shorthanded. The Wild have tallied 107 goals at even strength and 33 goals (6th in pro hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have recorded 148 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 22.30%. Minnesota has put up 1,284 shots (8th in hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 10.90%, while allowing the other team 1,339 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 76.64% on their oppositions 107 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 91.2%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Jesper Wallstedt in net. Wallstedt has compiled a career mark of 14-5-4 and has been in goal for 23 games. Wallstedt's quality start rate sits at 65.2% and he has accumulated 15 quality starts in his pro career. He is sitting with 648 saves out of 707 shots attempted, giving him a save % of .917. Opponents are averaging 2.57 goals per contest and he has surrendered 59 goals overall. He has started in 23 games and has been on the ice for 311 mins.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota

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