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Minnesota Wild vs Vegas Golden Knights: NHL match betting tip
Minnesota was ahead during this series, but lost two meetings in a row in overtime and is now one step away from being eliminated from the playoffs. On May 2, John Hines' team will try to beat Vegas at home and even the score in the first round matchup. The Golds are slowly coming to their senses, but it can hardly be said that they are showing their best hockey at the start of the games. What will this match be like? Read our betting tip for it
Command Analysis
Minnesota Wild
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Minnesota started the current season strongly and was among the leaders of its conference and division. After Kirill Kaprizov's injury, the wind dropped sharply and were one step away from being left without the playoffs. The home team's leader returned to the lineup right before the start of the final draw, which helped the team start performing a little better than before. The savages regularly had problems with abandoned pucks. On average, they scored only 2.78 goals per match, which is frankly a weak result.
Jared Spurgeon's squad started the playoffs with an unpleasant defeat on the road, but quickly rectified the situation and returned home after a confident victory (5:2). Minnesota took the lead in the series after the success in the third match of the series (5:2), but then it was very disappointing to lose two matches in a row. The Wild lost twice in overtime and are now one step away from being eliminated from the tournament.
Disqualifications and injuries
David Irzicek will not be able to participate in the match due to injury.
Interesting betting trends
- Minnesota wins an average of 48.6% of face-offs
- According to statistics, the team gets 4.67 minutes of penalty time.
Vegas Golden Knights
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The Golden Knights have been one of the best teams in the conference all season. The team led by Bruce Cassidy was constantly among the leaders of the West and fought for the first place with Winnipeg. The Golds remained second, but they confidently won the Pacific Division, leaving no chance for Los Angeles, Edmonton and other teams. Vegas, out of habit, played very well on offense and regularly scored in large numbers. On average, the visitors score 3.35 goals per match.
In the playoffs, Mark Stone's team started with a confident victory at home (4:2), but then lost two matches in a row, which clearly did not please the fans of the golden ones. The guests were able to pull themselves together and pulled out one game on each of the sites (4:3, OT and 3:2, OT). Now the Golden Knights have to take the last step towards the second round, but they have already retained the advantage of home ice.
Disqualifications and injuries
Vegas has no problems with the lineup, only Robin Lehner will miss the match due to injury.
Interesting betting trends
- Vegas gets an average of 5.5 minutes of penalty time.
- According to statistics, the team makes 30 shots on target
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 pucks
In all the playoff matches between the clubs, the first period was productive.
1.82The 3rd periodrate: The hosts will score
In all the games of the series against Vegas, the hosts scored goals in the third period.
1.60Tip and bets
Minnesota does not intend to give up, and throughout the series, the savages put up a decent resistance to the opponent. Vegas is not dominating the ice yet and won twice in overtime, although the puck could well have flown into other gates. The wild has no right to make mistakes, so John Hines' players will try to give their best. We think that the team from Minneapolis will perform well and at least not lose in regular time. We offer a double chance bet on the first one.
Prediction - Minnesota won't lose in 1.80
Betting on an individual total
Over the course of this series, Minnesota manages to cope with the opponent's defense. The Wild regularly score at least three goals in the Vegas goal, and the Golden Ones are not yet showing their best hockey in defense. The hosts need to play number one and score as many goals as possible. We believe in at least three accurate hits from the savages.
We take Minnesota's individual total of more than 2.5 goals for 2.00
Bet on the total total
Meetings between the teams turn out to be bright and quite effective. Minnesota can't sit back defensively, because it's already let Jared Spurgeon's team down twice and left them without a win. Vegas knows how to play offensively, so we expect our opponents to have at least six accurate hits between them. Let's play a bet on the total of more goals.
We bet on a total of more than 5.5 pucks for 1.85
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