Vegas Golden Knights vs Minnesota Wild 4/3/23 – On Saturday night, the Vegas Golden Knights (1st in Pacific Division) began their home-and-home series against the Minnesota Wild (1st in Central Division) with a domestic victory in Sin City. Now they hope to complete the sweep while visiting Saint Paul for one final time. Place bets on your best team by following the top NHL betting guide and keep up to date.
Vegas Golden Knights vs Minnesota Wild
Date & Time: Monday, April 3, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET
Location: Xcel Energy Center
TV: NHL
Vegas Golden Knights vs Minnesota Wild 4/3/23 Betting Odds
Golden Knights
Moneyline: +120
Puckline: +1.5 (-220)
Total: 6 over (+106)
Wild
Moneyline: -133
Puckline: -1.5 (+190)
Total: 6 under (-117)
Vegas Golden Knights vs Minnesota Wild Analysis
On Saturday night, the Vegas Golden Knights began their home-and-home series against the Minnesota Wild with a 4-1 domestic victory at T-Mobile Arena. Chandler Stephenson scored twice and provided an assist for his side as it snapped a two-game skid and won for the fifth time in seven matches overall. As such, Vegas remains at the top of the Pacific Division, two points ahead of second-placed Edmonton Oilers who still have one game remaining and three above 3rd-place Los Angeles Kings who still have one game left to play. The Golden Knights rank 13th in goals scored per game this year, 11th in terms of average goals allowed, 18th in power play goals scored and 19th in penalty kill goals scored.
On Saturday night, the Minnesota Wild suffered their first defeat in four matches against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena – a 4-1 setback. Despite killing both penalties taken during regulation time, Minnesota were outshot 43-30, including 21-4 in the third period, and couldn’t convert on both chances with man advantage. Matt Boldy opened up the scoring five minutes into the game for his second goal of the night five minutes into regulation play. Despite having recorded just two losses in 22 outings since January 1, Minnesota still sits at top of Central with just one point ahead of Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars after this loss. The Wild are currently 9th in terms of goals scored per game this year, 3rd for goals given up on average, 14th in power play goals scored and 12th in penalty kill goals scored.
Vegas Golden Knights vs Minnesota Wild Against the Spread
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Vegas’ last 10 games. Vegas are 12-4 SU in their last 16 games. Vegas are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games against Minnesota. Vegas are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games on the road. The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas’ last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota.
Minnesota are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games. Minnesota are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games at home. The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota’s last 6 games when playing at home against Vegas. Minnesota are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota’s last 7 games against an opponent in the Pacific Division division.
Vegas Golden Knights vs Minnesota Wild Free Pick
The Wild have done much better lately, currently sitting atop the Central Division. Their next home matchup against the Knights should prove interesting as they have only won once in their past three games and only twice on seven regular-season trips to Minnesota. Given these odds, Wild are your best NHL bet today to come out on top in this contest.
Free Pick: Minnesota Wild -1.5 (+190)
