Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild NHL Betting Prediction

NHL Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild Prediction 11/1/2024

The Tampa Bay Lightning (7-3-0) travel to face off against the Minnesota Wild (6-1-2) on Friday, November 1st. This game will be played at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul and televised on ESPN+. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Puck drop is set for 8:00 ET.

Lightning vs Wild

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The Tampa Bay Lightning Are Coming Off A Win

Tampa Bay improved to 7-3-0 with a 5-2 win over the Avalanche. The Lightning covered the puck line as -1.5 goal favorites, and the total of 7 goals surpassed the pre-game line of 6.5.

Four different players scored for the Lightning, who jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period. Jake Guentzel led the way with two goals, including one at 16:24 in the first period.

The Minnesota Wild Are Coming Off A Win

With a 5-3 win over the Penguins, the Wild improved to 6-1-2 this season. Minnesota, favored by -1.5 goals, covered the puck line. The total for the game was set at 6.5 goals, and the combined 8 goals surpassed that mark.

The Wild fell behind 2-0 in the first period before scoring five unanswered goals. Four different players contributed to the scoring for Minnesota.

Tampa Bay Offense Breakdown

Tampa Bay’s offense started strong, netting three goals in the first 5:32 of their game against Colorado. Jake Guentzel scored twice, bringing his season total to four goals. Anthony Cirelli added his third goal of the year with an empty-netter in the final 1:20.

The Lightning took 21 shots on goal and recorded 18 giveaways. They finished with 5 goals, including a second-period goal from Guentzel and Cirelli’s empty-netter. Brandon Hagel picked up his 5th and 6th assists of the season.

Wild Offense Breakdown

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Frederick Gaudreau led the way for the Wild with two goals, including his first of the season, and added his first assist on Kirill Kaprizov’s 5th goal, which came on an empty net. Kaprizov also picked up two assists, bringing his total to 13 this season. Mats Zuccarello netted his 5th goal of the year, while Jakub Lauko scored for the second time this season.

Minnesota fired 40 shots on goal but went scoreless on the power play. The Wild recorded 13 giveaways and tallied 7 assists on their 5 goals in the game.

Tampa Bay Team Defense

Defensively, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 33 saves with a 94.3% save percentage, helping the Lightning secure a 5-2 win. Tampa Bay’s defense also contributed 2 takeaways and 12 hits. Both goals they allowed came late in periods, with one at 5:04 in the 1st and another at 9:03 in the 3rd.

Minnesota Team Defense

Defensively, the Wild gave up the first two goals of the game and then another early in the 3rd period, but they held on for a 5-3 win. Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves with a save percentage of 89.7%. The Wild’s defense also had 4 takeaways and 15 hits.

Lightning vs Wild Trends

  • Through their last ten road games, Tampa Bay has an puck line record of just 5-5. However, their overall record was 3-7 while averaging 3 goals per game.
  • Across their five previous home games, Minnesota has an puck line mark of 0-5. Their straight up record in these matchups was 1-4 while averaging 2 goals per game.
  • The last ten games that Minnesota was the underdog, they have an puck line mark of 5-5 while going 3-7 straight up.
  • Spanning across their last ten games as the betting favorite, the Lightning have gone 4-6 vs the spread. Their overall record in these games was 6-4.

Lightning vs Wild Prediction

For a moneyline pick, I’m taking the Lightning to pick up on a win over the Wild and the road. With the moneyline sitting at -107, I’ll be locking in a bet on the Lightning straight-up.

If you’re looking to get a bet down on this matchup, we foresee the Lightning winning the underdog. However, if you’re not as confident in the Lightning straight-up, we’d still recommend placing a bet on them to cover the puck line.

With an over/under line sitting at 6 goals, we like this game to surpass that mark and recommend getting a bet down on the over.


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