The Nashville Predators (7-12-5) travel to face off against the Minnesota Wild (15-4-4) on Saturday, November 30th. 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.

Predators vs Wild

The Nashville Predators Are Coming Off A Win

The Predators improved to 7-12-5 with a 5-2 road win over the Avalanche. Nashville covered the puck line as -1.5 goal favorites, with the total of 7 goals surpassing the pre-game line of 6.5.

After falling behind 1-0 in the second period, the Predators responded with five unanswered goals. Five different players scored for Nashville in the game.

The Minnesota Wild Are Coming Off A Win

With a 2-1 overtime victory against the Maple Leafs, the Wild improved their record to 15-4-4. Minnesota was favored on the puck line, but the 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 2:14 into overtime.

Nashville Offense Breakdown

Nashville’s offense came alive in their 5-2 win over Colorado, with Gustav Nyquist netting his 4th goal of the season and Filip Forsberg adding his 7th. Roman Josi scored his first goal of the year, while Colton Sissons also found the net for the first time this season. Steven Stamkos contributed his 2nd goal, which came on a power play.

The Predators fired 25 shots on goal and scored twice on power plays. They were held scoreless in the first period before getting on the board with Steven Stamkos’ power play goal, followed by Colton Sissons’ first goal of the year.

Wild Offense Breakdown

Ryan Hartman netted his third goal of the season, getting the Wild on the board 9:41 into the first period. Matt Boldy followed with his sixth goal, scoring the game-winner 2:14 into overtime.

Jared Spurgeon picked up two assists, bringing his season total to three. Marco Rossi added his seventh assist on Boldy’s overtime goal. The Wild fired 33 shots on goal but were held scoreless in the second and third periods.

Nashville Team Defense

Defensively, Nashville allowed the first goal of the game 2:54 into the second period and another late in the third, but they held strong otherwise, leading to a 5-2 win. Juuse Saros made 29 saves with a 93.5% save percentage, while the Predators’ defense added 4 takeaways and 23 hits.

Minnesota Team Defense

Defensively, the Wild allowed the game-tying goal with just 52 seconds remaining in the first period, but they held the Maple Leafs scoreless for the rest of the game, including overtime. Filip Gustavsson made 27 saves, finishing with a 96.4% save percentage. The Wild’s defense also recorded 7 takeaways and 22 hits.

Predators vs Wild Trends

• When looking at their past five road matchups, Nashville has an puck line record of 2-3 while averaging 1 per game. The team went 1-4 overall in these games.
• When looking at their past ten home matchups, Minnesota has an puck line record of 3-7 while averaging 2 per game. The team went 5-5 overall in these games.
• Looking back on the team’s last ten games as the underdog, the Wild have a straight up record of 4-6. Their record vs the puck line in these games was 6-4.
• In their last ten games as the betting favorite, the Predators have a straight up record of 4-6 and an puck line mark of 4-6.

Predators vs Wild Prediction

For a moneyline bet, I’m backing the Wild to secure a victory over the Predators at home. With the moneyline currently set at -146, I’m locking in my bet on the Wild straight-up.

If you’re looking for my recommendation on the puck line, I suggest taking the Predators to cover. Even if the Wild manage to win outright, this game is expected to remain competitive, and the Predators should cover the puck line.

For those looking at the over/under line set at 5.5 goals, our expectation is that this game will surpass that mark, and we suggest making a bet on the over.

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