Philadelphia Flyers vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 3/12/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Flyers vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Thursday, March 12, 2026

Location: Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

The Minnesota Wild (38-16-11) will try to beat the Philadelphia Flyers (29-23-11) at Grand Casino Arena on Thursday.

The Philadelphia Flyers will look to clean up some issues after taking a 6-2 loss to the Rangers in their previous game. Philadelphia accumulated 8 penalty minutes in this game. Moreover, they had 3 power play attempts and were able to net 1 goal. The Flyers left a lot to be desired in terms of their offense in the loss. For the matchup, they tallied a score on 2 of the 34 shots they attempted.

Philadelphia Flyers opponents have amassed 194 power play opportunities (10th in the league) and have scored 42 goals in those chances. The Flyers so far have had 1,622 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .879. Philadelphia has tried 1,592 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 11.1%. At even strength, the Flyers have surrendered 155 goals while earning 147 on offense. Philadelphia has 181 power play chances and they have scored 29 goals out of those tries, giving them a rate of 16.02%. For the season, they have 69 points and their points percentage is .548. With regard to their scoring, the Philadelphia Flyers have earned 176 goals (25th in the NHL) for the year and have surrendered 197.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Samuel Ersson. Ersson has played in 136 games throughout his NHL career. He has earned an overall record of 60-49-17 and he was named the starter in 127 games. Opponents have racked up 384 goals against Ersson in his pro career and his average for goals against per game is 3.02. Ersson has had 3,283 shot attempts against him and has recorded 2,899 saves. His save percentage currently sits at .883 in his 5,891 minutes in the crease. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Ersson has accrued 59 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .465.

In their last outing, Minnesota faced off against the Mammoth in a matchup where the Wild ended up with the victory by a score of 5-0. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this outing but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal. The Wild converted 5 goals out of the 30 shots on goal they pursued.

The Wild have racked up 162 goals at even strength and 54 goals (3rd in the NHL) while on the power play. Minnesota has taken 1,867 shots (9th in the NHL) and has earned a shot percentage of 11.57%, while allowing their opponents 1,962 shots. During this campaign, the Minnesota Wild have accumulated 216 goals, 87 points, in addition to a points percentage of .669. They have granted a total of 181 goals to be scored by way of 145 goals at even strength and 36 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a tally of 214 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 25.23%. They have a penalty kill rate of 78.57% on the other teams 168 tries on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 90.8%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Filip Gustavsson defending the goal. Gustavsson has accrued a lifetime mark of 107-69-26 and has been in goal for 210 contests. Gustavsson's quality start percentage sits at 62.2% and he has accumulated 125 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has racked up 5,593 saves out of 6,128 shots taken against him, which gives him a percentage of .913. The opposition is averaging 2.66 goals/game and he has relinquished 535 goals in total. He got the starting nod in 201 contests and his ice time sits at 9,058 mins.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota

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