The Xcel Energy Center will play host to a Western Conference matchup as the Vegas Golden Knights visit Minnesota to meet the Wild. The game gets underway at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, October 6 and it’s being televised live on AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain.
Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild Odds
Minnesota (-120) is currently favored over Vegas (+100) and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 6 goals. The line for betting the total stands at -125 for the over and +105 for the under.
Both of these teams owned winning records in the 2017-18 season. The Vegas Golden Knights were 51-31 straight up (SU) last season, while the Minnesota Wild finished 45-37.
The visiting Golden Knights managed to score 3.23 goals per game on offense (32.5 shot attempts per game), while the defense gave up 2.70 goals per contest. Opponents attempted 31.0 shots per game on the Golden Knights last year.
Fueled by an offense that managed 29.9 shot attempts per outing, the Wild recorded 3.01 goals/game. The defense allowed 31.5 shots and 2.85 goals per game.
Vegas hit paydirt on 21.0 percent of its power play opportunities during the 2017-18 season. The team managed to kill off 81.3 percent of all opponent power plays.
Minnesota scored on 20.6 percent of its extra-man advantages and killed off 80.9 percent of the power plays faced by its defense.
Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild Betting Predictions
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Minnesota was 3-3 in games decided by a shootout last season. Vegas was 4-3 in shootouts.
Vegas skaters recorded 24.9 hits per game last season, while the Wild logged 16.9 hits per matchup.
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