The Vegas Golden Knights (42-20-8) travel to face off against the Minnesota Wild (40-26-5) on Tuesday, March 25th. 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.

Golden Knights vs Wild

The Vegas Golden Knights Are Coming Off A Win

Vegas improved to 42-20-8 with a 4-3 overtime win against Utah. The Golden Knights trailed 2-0 before rallying to score four unanswered goals. Vegas was favored on the puck line, but failed to cover. The total for the game was set at 6.5 goals, and the combined 7 goals pushed the game over.

Four different players scored for the Golden Knights, with Brett Howden netting the game-winner at 2:15 in overtime. Vegas allowed Utah to score the first two goals, before Pavel Dorofeyev got them on the board at 15:06 in the second period.

The Minnesota Wild Are Coming Off A Win

The Wild picked up a 2-1 overtime win against the Maple Leafs, bringing their record to 40-26-5. Minnesota was favored on the puck line, but the game’s total of 3 goals fell short of the pre-game line of 6.

Ryan Hartman opened the scoring for the Wild at 9:41 in the first period, but the Maple Leafs tied it up with just 52 seconds left in the period. Matt Boldy netted the game-winner at 2:14 in overtime.

Vegas Offense Breakdown

The Golden Knights took 35 shots on goal and scored four times in their 4-3 win over Utah. Brett Howden netted his 6th goal of the season in overtime, while William Karlsson added his 2nd goal of the year. Pavel Dorofeyev opened the scoring for Vegas with his 7th goal, and Noah Hanifin found the net for the 2nd time this season.

Hanifin also contributed with two assists, bringing his total to 5 for the season. Tomas Hertl picked up his 8th assist, and Mark Stone added his 15th on Howden’s game-winner. The Golden Knights had 13 giveaways in the game.

Wild Offense Breakdown

Ryan Hartman netted his third goal of the season, scoring at 9:41 in the first period. Matt Boldy followed with his sixth goal, which came 2:14 into overtime to secure the 2-1 win over Toronto.

Jared Spurgeon picked up two assists, bringing his season total to three. The Wild fired 33 shots on goal but were held scoreless in the second and third periods. Minnesota had 15 giveaways in the game.

Vegas Team Defense

Defensively, the Golden Knights struggled early, giving up the first two goals, including one at 8:00 in the second period. They also allowed a late goal at 13:10 in the third, which tied the game at 3-3. Adin Hill finished with 16 saves and a save percentage of 84.2%.

Minnesota Team Defense

Defensively, the Wild will look to carry momentum from their previous game, where they allowed just one goal to Toronto. Filip Gustavsson recorded 27 saves with a 96.4% save percentage, and the defense added 7 takeaways and 22 hits. The only goal they allowed came on a Maple Leafs power play late in the first period.

Golden Knights vs Wild Trends

• Although Vegas has a straight up record of 1-2 in their last three road games, they have not held up as well vs the puck line going 1-2. The team averaged 2 goals per game in these games.
• When looking at their past ten home matchups, Minnesota has an puck line record of 6-4 while averaging 2 per game. The team went 6-4 overall in these games.
• The last ten games that Minnesota was the underdog, they have an puck line mark of 6-4 while going 5-5 straight up.
• Through their last five games as the favorite, the Golden Knights have an puck line record of 3-2 and a straight up mark of 3-2.

Golden Knights vs Wild Prediction

If you’re looking for a moneyline pick, my choice is the Wild to take down the Golden Knights at home. With the moneyline currently at +151, I’m placing my bet on the Wild straight-up.

Our projections have the Wild pulling out a win as the underdog. But if you’re not as bullish as we are on the Wild, we’d recommend at least getting a bet down on them to cover the puck line.

When considering the over/under line, which is currently at 5.5 goals, we believe that this game will go over that threshold, and we recommend wagering on the over.

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