Minnesota vs Vegas. NHL Match Prediction and Bets

Current form

Minnesota continues its fierce battle for leadership in the West and competes with Winnipeg. The team is trying to avoid long losing streaks this season and after an unsuccessful match it gives its all and tries to earn two points. Recently, it has been exclusively alternating successful matches with defeats. On the road, the Wild lost to Los Angeles (1:4), then dealt with Utah (5:4 SO), and after a rout from Edmonton (1:7) they pulled themselves together and very disciplinedly played a match with Philadelphia, in which they celebrated a success with a score of 4:1.

In the match against the Flyers, the Wild made great use of their chances and did not really allow their opponent to create anything near their own goal. Marc-Andre Fleury also played well, stopping a total of 21 shots and allowing the only goal in the 55th minute of the match, almost getting a shutout.

It is worth mentioning that most of the games involving John Hynes' team are not particularly productive, as they pay a lot of attention to defense, and they themselves sometimes have problems in attack. Minnesota should also work hard on their minority play, as they are one of the last in the championship in this indicator and have only 71.6% neutralization of the opponent majority, which is a very weak indicator by league standards.

Disqualifications and injuries

Eriksson Ek, Zuccarello, Brodin, Middleton will not play in the upcoming match.

Interesting trends for betting

• Minnesota has a 31-21 goal-against ratio in the second period.

The Savages are playing well in the second period and often score goals in it.

• The Wild have won five of 13 games in regulation time on home ice.

The Wild have been pretty mediocre on their home court this season.

Current form

Vegas is literally three points behind its opponent and currently occupies the third position in the West. The team has shown fairly stable results for most of the season and even recently managed to produce a series of four victories. However, after successful matches against Anaheim (4:1), Dallas (3:2) and Winnipeg (3:2 OT), the Knights still lost to Edmonton on the road with a score of 3:6, while not really being able to impose a fight on their opponent.

In that matchup, the Golden Knights completely lost the first half, during which they conceded five unanswered goals, and only "switched on" after that, scoring three goals in a row. However, the sixth goal by the Oilers put everything in its place, and Bruce Cassidy team was no longer able to return to the game.

It should be emphasized that the team attack line has recently been significantly strengthened, as Mark Stone, one of the main scorers, has returned to the team after an injury, so the club affairs should get even better in the near future. Incidentally, Vegas is playing its strongest in the final twenty minutes, in which it currently has a 41:23 ratio of goals scored and goals conceded. In addition, the team plays well in the majority and has a 26.7% power play conversion rate, ranking seventh in the league in this indicator.

Disqualifications and injuries

Hutton and Lehner will not play in the upcoming match due to injuries.

Interesting trends for betting

• Vegas gets 5.27 penalty minutes

Typically, a team breaks the rules no more than two or three times per match.

• Vegas has a 78.7% power play neutralization rate

According to this indicator, the club ranks 20th in the league.