The Vegas Golden Knights (50-22-10) travel to face off against the Minnesota Wild (45-30-7) on Saturday, April 26th. This game will be played at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul and televised on TBS. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Puck drop is set for 4:00 ET.

Golden Knights vs Wild

The Vegas Golden Knights Are Coming Off A Win

With a 4-3 overtime win against the Utah Hockey Club, the Golden Knights moved to 50-22-10 on the season. Vegas trailed 2-0 before rallying to force overtime, where Brett Howden netted the game-winner at 2:15.

Vegas was favored by -1.5 goals, failing to cover the puck line. The total for the game was set at 6.5 goals, and the combined 7 goals surpassed that mark.

The Minnesota Wild Are Coming Off A Win

With a 2-1 overtime win against the Maple Leafs, the Wild moved to 45-30-7 this season. Minnesota was favored on the puck line, but didn’t cover. The total was set at 6 goals, and the combined 3 goals fell short of that mark.

Ryan Hartman scored first for the Wild, with 9:41 left in the opening period. The Maple Leafs tied it with just 52 seconds remaining in the first. Matt Boldy secured the win with a goal at 2:14 in overtime.

Vegas Offense Breakdown

In their 4-3 overtime win, the Golden Knights fired 35 shots on goal and found the net four times. Brett Howden’s 6th goal of the season came 2:15 into overtime, while William Karlsson added his second goal of the year at 5:37 into the 3rd period. Pavel Dorofeyev opened the scoring for Vegas, netting his 7th goal of the season.

Noah Hanifin, who scored his 2nd goal of the season, also contributed with two assists, bringing his total to five this year. Vegas had 13 giveaways in the game.

Wild Offense Breakdown

In their latest game, the Wild took 33 shots on goal but only managed to find the net twice. Ryan Hartman scored his third goal of the season, while Matt Boldy added his sixth, securing the win with a goal in overtime.

Jared Spurgeon picked up two assists, bringing his season total to three. The Wild had 15 giveaways and were unable to convert on any power play opportunities.

Vegas Team Defense

Defensively, the Golden Knights will look to improve after allowing the first two goals and another late in the 3rd period in their previous game. Adin Hill recorded 16 saves with a save percentage of 84.2%. The defense also tallied 10 takeaways and 22 hits.

Minnesota Team Defense

Defensively, the Wild gave up a late first-period goal at 19:08, but they kept the Maple Leafs off the board the rest of the way. Filip Gustavsson made 27 saves with a 96.4% save percentage, while the Wild’s defense added 7 takeaways and 22 hits.

Golden Knights vs Wild Trends

• Vegas has a 1-2 record in their last three road games. In this stretch, they averaged 3 goals per game while allowing 3. The team also performed well vs the puck line at 2-1.
• Across their five previous home games, Minnesota has an puck line mark of 2-3. Their straight up record in these matchups was 4-1 while averaging 4 goals per game.
• As the betting underdog, the Wild have an puck line mark of just 6-4 in their last ten games. Minnesota posted a straight up mark of 4-6 in these matchups.
• In their last ten games as the betting favorite, the Golden Knights have a straight up record of 6-4 and an puck line mark of 3-7.

Golden Knights vs Wild Prediction

For a moneyline pick, I’m taking the Wild to pick up on a win over the Golden Knights at home. With the moneyline sitting at +122, I’ll be locking in a 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.

With an over/under line sitting at 5.5 goals, we like this game to surpass that mark and recommend getting a bet down on the over.

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