Vegas Golden Knights vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 10/12/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vegas Golden Knights vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Monday, October 12, 2026

Location: Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Vegas 34, Wild+

Odds/Point Spread: Golden Knights (+100) Wild (-117)

The Vegas Golden Knights (5-1-0) are headed to Grand Casino Arena on Monday where they will play the Minnesota Wild (3-1-1). The odds on this game have Vegas at +100 and Minnesota is priced at -117. The over/under is 6.

The Vegas Golden Knights had a good night with a 2-1 victory over the Kings their last time out. Vegas recorded 13 penalty minutes for this matchup. In addition, they had 3 chances with extra men on the ice and netted 2 goals. The Golden Knights could have played much better offensively in the win. In the outing, they converted 2 out of the 32 shots they tried.

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While playing at even strength, the Golden Knights have given up 11 goals while getting 15 on the offensive side of the ice. Vegas Golden Knights opponents have amassed 16 power play opportunities (18th in pro hockey) and have scored 3 goals in those attempts. In the matter of their scoring capabilities, the Vegas Golden Knights have accounted for 22 goals (4th in pro hockey) so far this year and have given up 14. Vegas has taken 198 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.1%. For the current season, they have accumulated 10 points and their points percentage is sitting at .833. The Golden Knights so far have had 144 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .903. Vegas skates onto the rink with 23 power play opportunities and they have notched 7 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 30.43%.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Carter Hart. Hart has taken the ice for 249 games throughout his NHL career. He has accumulated a win-loss mark of 110-97-32 and he has started in 240 games. Opponents have scored 680 goals versus Hart in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.83. Hart has had 7,152 shots against him and has accrued 6,472 saves. His save percentage is at .905 during his 13,780 mins in the crease. Over the course of his pro career, Hart has accounted for 120 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .500.

The last time they were on the ice, Minnesota faced off against the Panthers in an outing where the Wild earned a win by a final score of 4-1. They had 3 power play opportunities in this one and converted 1 out of those opportunities. The Wild recorded 4 goals of the 29 shots on goal they took.

Minnesota has taken 145 shots (11th in the league) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.34%, while allowing the other team 140 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 94.12% on their opponents 17 power play chances, and their save percentage is 93.6%. They have recorded 16 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 37.50%. The Wild are sitting with 9 goals at even strength and 6 goals (5th in hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have allowed 9 goals to be scored by way of 8 goals at even strength and 1 goal while they had less men on the ice. This season, the Minnesota Wild have earned 15 goals, 7 points, in addition to a points percentage of .700.

On the other side of the ice you will find Jesper Wallstedt in the crease. His opponents are averaging 2.63 goals per game and he has relinquished 113 goals in total. Wallstedt's quality start percentage sits at 72.1% and he has made 31 quality starting assignments in his career. He has made the start in 43 games and his ice time sits at 108 minutes. Wallstedt has accumulated a career mark of 23-13-7 and has been in goal for 45 contests. He has recorded 1,186 stops out of the 1,298 shots taken, giving him a percentage of .914.

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Josh's Pick: Take Vegas (+100)

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