Minnesota Wild

Ice Hockey NHL Bridgestone Arena Wed 4 Feb 20:00

Nashville Predators

  1. Prediction
  2. SGP Picks
  3. Correct Score
  4. Odds
  5. Team Stats
  6. Player Stats
  7. Player Props
  8. Team News
  9. Lineups
  10. Injuries
  11. Roster
  12. Standings

NHL Betting Preview: Wild vs Predators

The Minnesota Wild clash with the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena, with face-off scheduled for 20:00 on Wednesday, February 4.

Why Wild Can Claim the Win

The prediction is to back the Wild at odds of -128. We think that the Predators are massively opposable, so this is the best angle of attack with our bet.

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Previous H2H Was Predators Overtime Win

Minnesota Wild claimed a home victory in their previous game. A 4-3 (OT) triumph against Montreal Canadiens at Xcel Energy Center made it four straight wins. Kirill Kaprizov registered two goals, with Brock Faber and Joel Eriksson Ek also finding the net.

Nashville Predators made it back-to-back wins in their last game. Landing a 6-5 home victory against St Louis Blues at Bridgestone Arena. Roman Josi had 4 points, all of them were assists. Goalie Justus Annunen had a great game and ended up with 13 saves (1.000).

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Predators had the edge in the most recent encounter between these teams. At Xcel Energy Center, they recorded a 3-2 win over the Wild. There has been five wins apiece in the past 10 H2H meetings.

Starting Goalies

Filip Gustavsson (Expected)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 19-9-6 2.6 .908 3
23/24 20-18-4 3.06 .899 3
Juuse Saros (Expected)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 21-17-4 3.2 .893 0
23/24 35-24-5 2.86 .906 3
Minnesota Wild – Last 10 Games

7 wins, 2 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 4.1 goals from 28.9 shots on goal, with a 32.4% powerplay efficiency. The Wild have given up 3.4 goals from 30.8 shots, averaging 3.7 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 81.1%.

Kirill Kaprizov is the top points scorer with 17 points, 7 goals and 10 assists, with Quinn Hughes racking up 16 points, 2 goals and 14 assists, over the past 10 games. Goalie Filip Gustavsson have a 2.78 goal against average with a .901 save percentage.

Nashville Predators – Last 10 Games

The Predators have 5 wins, 3 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.7 goals from 30.5 shots on goal, with a 24.2% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 4.0 goals from 32.6 shots, averaging 3.1 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 87.1%.

The top points scorer is Roman Josi with 16 points, 4 goals and 12 assists, while Ryan O'Reilly is next best after having 15 points, 7 goals and 8 assists. Goalie Juuse Saros have a 4.11 GAA with a .877 SV%.

Minnesota Wild vs Nashville Predators Prediction & Picks

This Minnesota Wild vs Nashville Predators betting breakdown features a main match prediction, a correct score insight, expert player prop picks and a sharply constructed bet builder to guide your wagers.

Game Prediction

The value wager could involve heading to the Moneyline where you can back Minnesota Wild to win this NHL clash. Our pick is currently available at a generous -128.

Our hockey picks are rooted in solid team news and up-to-date form for each franchise. We also dig deep to uncover the most relevant NHL stats that help guide and strengthen our predictions.

Key Wild vs Predators stats:

  • Wild have won 4 consecutive games.
  • Wild have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Wild have won 14 of their last 20 games on the road.
  • Predators have lost 3 of their last 5 games.

Wild Moneyline Probability

Based on the latest odds from the top NHL sportsbooks, our pick carries a 56.2% chance of winning. In our opinion, there’s actually a probability of success between 60-65%. It is therefore regarded as a value wager.

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Quinn Hughes Over 0.5 Assists -208 BetMGM logo

Quinn Hughes (Wild) has recorded at least one assist in 9 straight games. There’s an opportunity to enjoy a Player Assists wager which looks attractive at -208 that he is able to cover the line.

Latest Quinn Hughes Player Prop Odds

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Moneyline Wild
To Score Vladimir Tarasenko
Assists Quinn Hughes Over 0.5

Try out our same game parlay pick which starts with the Wild on the moneyline. We’ve also gone for Vladimir Tarasenko (Wild) to find the net and Quinn Hughes (Wild) to get Over 0.5 assists.

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Minnesota Wild vs Nashville Predators Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Latest Odds Suggest a Close Encounter

Sportsbooks’ favorites Minnesota Wild are regarded as likeliest victors for this game and the -128 about them triumphing means a 56% chance based on their current Moneyline betting odds. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get +106 about Nashville Predators.

The puck line is 1.5 and the total goals line is 6.5. The beauty of Totals is that you only have to choose from one of two options. If you’re wanting to back Over 6.5, the odds are -100.

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Kirill Kaprizov Favorite to Find the Net First

Kirill Kaprizov is the market leader to be First Goalscorer at +750. Alternatively, there’s the chance to back him to find the net at any stage at +110.

Player Goals

Kirill Kaprizov (Wild)
First
+110
Anytime
+750
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Filip Forsberg (Predators)
First
+150
Anytime
+1000
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Matt Boldy (Wild)
First
+170
Anytime
+1100
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Steven Stamkos (Predators)
First
+185
Anytime
+1100
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Player Assists

Quinn Hughes (Wild)
Over 0.5
-208
Under 0.5
+155
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Kirill Kaprizov (Wild)
Over 0.5
-120
Under 0.5
-110
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Roman Josi (Predators)
Over 0.5
-120
Under 0.5
-110
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Ryan O'Reilly (Predators)
Over 0.5
-100
Under 0.5
-130
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Player Shots

Filip Forsberg (Predators)
Over 3.5
+130
Under 3.5
-185
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Kirill Kaprizov (Wild)
Over 3.5
+110
Under 3.5
-145
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Jonathan Marchessault (Predators)
Over 2.5
+145
Under 2.5
-200
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Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Minnesota Wild logo Minnesota Wild Stats
Nashville Predators logo Nashville Predators Stats
Moneyline
  • 7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games on the road
Moneyline
  • 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 home games
Puck Line
Puck Line
Total Goals
Total Goals
Team Stats - Avg/Game
Team Stats - Avg/Game
Team News
# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
97 Kirill Kaprizov 57 22.33 32 37 69 9
12 Matthew Boldy 53 20.88 29 29 58 14
43 Quinn Hughes 51 27.84 5 50 55 0
# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
90 Ryan O'Reilly 55 20.15 20 33 53 7
9 Filip Forsberg 55 18.85 23 22 45 -4
91 Steven Stamkos 55 17.57 27 14 41 -15

Injuries & Suspensions

Minnesota Wild Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Jonas Brodin
Injured
Jesper Wallstedt
Injured
Marcus Foligno
Injured
Daemon Hunt
Injured

Nashville Predators Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Nicolas Hague
Injured

Starting Lineups

Both teams’ confirmed lineups will be published ahead of face-off. There is also the chance to look at the lineups from the previous 10 games.

Previous Minnesota Wild Lineups

02 Feb NHL
Canadiens 3-4 Wild
31 Jan NHL
Wild 7-3 Oilers
29 Jan NHL
Flames 1-4 Wild
27 Jan NHL
Blackhawks 3-4 Wild
24 Jan NHL
Panthers 4-3 Wild
22 Jan NHL
Red Wings 3-4 Wild
20 Jan NHL
Wild 3-4 Canadiens
19 Jan NHL
Wild 6-3 Maple Leafs
17 Jan NHL
Wild 5-4 Sabres
15 Jan NHL
Jets 6-2 Wild

Previous Nashville Predators Lineups

02 Feb NHL
Blues 5-6 Predators
31 Jan NHL
Predators 4-3 Islanders
29 Jan NHL
Predators 2-3 Devils
27 Jan NHL
Predators 2-3 Bruins
24 Jan NHL
Mammoth 5-2 Predators
22 Jan NHL
Senators 3-5 Predators
20 Jan NHL
Sabres 5-3 Predators
17 Jan NHL
Predators 2-7 Golden Knights
16 Jan NHL
Predators 7-3 Avalanche
13 Jan NHL
Oilers 3-4 Predators
NHL Standings Select Season
Metropolitan GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 56 35 15 6 76 0.679 25 31 195 163 32 21-8-2 14-7-4 4-3 7-3 2W
2 Pittsburgh 55 28 15 12 68 0.618 24 27 187 167 20 13-8-7 15-7-5 1-7 7-3 2L
3 NY Islanders 57 31 21 5 67 0.588 21 27 166 161 5 16-10-2 15-11-3 4-5 5-5 1W
4 Columbus 55 28 20 7 63 0.573 19 23 175 177 -2 14-8-4 14-12-3 5-1 9-1 6W
5 Washington 58 28 23 7 63 0.543 23 27 185 175 10 16-10-3 12-13-4 1-5 4-6 1L
6 Philadelphia 55 25 20 10 60 0.545 18 20 166 178 -12 13-9-6 12-11-4 5-3 3-7 1W
7 New Jersey 56 28 26 2 58 0.518 18 25 145 172 -27 13-11-2 15-15-0 3-0 5-5 2L
8 NY Rangers 56 22 28 6 50 0.446 14 20 151 178 -27 6-14-4 16-14-2 2-0 2-8 3L
East Atlantic GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Tampa Bay 54 36 14 4 76 0.704 27 32 193 139 54 17-9-0 19-5-4 4-2 8-2 4W
2 Detroit 57 33 18 6 72 0.632 23 31 173 171 2 18-10-2 15-8-4 2-3 5-5 1W
3 Buffalo 56 32 18 6 70 0.625 26 29 193 171 22 17-7-3 15-11-3 3-0 6-4 1L
4 Montreal 56 31 17 8 70 0.625 20 29 194 186 8 16-11-1 15-6-7 2-4 5-5 1L
5 Boston 56 32 20 4 68 0.607 24 30 191 177 14 21-8-1 11-12-3 2-2 7-3 1L
6 Toronto 57 27 21 9 63 0.553 19 26 188 194 -6 16-9-6 11-12-3 1-1 4-6 3W
7 Ottawa 56 27 22 7 61 0.545 22 24 189 183 6 14-10-4 13-12-3 3-0 5-5 1L
8 Florida 55 28 24 3 59 0.536 23 25 168 181 -13 14-13-3 14-11-0 3-1 4-6 4L
East Central GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 54 36 9 9 81 0.75 33 35 208 136 72 20-3-4 16-6-5 1-5 3-7 1L
2 Minnesota 57 33 14 10 76 0.667 21 29 190 164 26 17-6-7 16-8-3 4-3 7-3 4W
3 Dallas 56 33 14 9 75 0.67 27 29 188 156 32 15-7-3 18-7-6 4-3 6-4 5W
4 Utah 56 29 23 4 62 0.554 22 29 179 156 23 16-8-2 13-15-2 0-0 7-3 1W
5 Nashville 55 26 23 6 58 0.527 19 23 162 188 -26 15-12-2 11-11-4 3-0 5-5 2W
6 Chicago 56 22 25 9 53 0.473 17 19 154 181 -27 12-14-5 10-11-4 3-5 3-7 1W
7 Winnipeg 55 22 25 8 52 0.473 20 21 159 170 -11 12-10-5 10-15-3 1-2 4-6 1L
8 St Louis 56 20 27 9 49 0.438 19 19 143 198 -55 13-11-6 7-16-3 1-3 3-7 2L
West Pacific GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Vegas 55 25 16 14 64 0.582 18 24 182 176 6 12-8-7 13-8-7 1-6 3-7 5L
2 Edmonton 57 28 21 8 64 0.561 21 28 195 190 5 15-10-4 13-11-4 0-3 5-5 2L
3 Anaheim 56 30 23 3 63 0.563 18 24 185 195 -10 17-8-1 13-15-2 6-0 8-2 2W
4 Seattle 55 26 20 9 61 0.555 20 25 158 163 -5 14-9-5 12-11-4 1-4 5-5 1L
5 LA Kings 54 23 17 14 60 0.556 14 19 143 153 -10 8-10-7 15-7-7 4-6 4-6 1L
6 San Jose 54 27 23 4 58 0.537 16 25 169 189 -20 14-9-3 13-14-1 2-1 4-6 3L
7 Calgary 55 22 27 6 50 0.455 18 20 138 166 -28 14-10-4 8-17-2 2-2 3-7 1L
8 Vancouver 56 18 32 6 42 0.375 12 14 147 205 -58 6-17-4 12-15-2 4-2 2-8 2L
Eastern GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Tampa Bay 54 36 14 4 76 0.704 27 32 193 139 54 17-9-0 19-5-4 4-2 8-2 4W
2 Carolina 56 35 15 6 76 0.679 25 31 195 163 32 21-8-2 14-7-4 4-3 7-3 2W
3 Detroit 57 33 18 6 72 0.632 23 31 173 171 2 18-10-2 15-8-4 2-3 5-5 1W
4 Buffalo 56 32 18 6 70 0.625 26 29 193 171 22 17-7-3 15-11-3 3-0 6-4 1L
5 Montreal 56 31 17 8 70 0.625 20 29 194 186 8 16-11-1 15-6-7 2-4 5-5 1L
6 Pittsburgh 55 28 15 12 68 0.618 24 27 187 167 20 13-8-7 15-7-5 1-7 7-3 2L
7 Boston 56 32 20 4 68 0.607 24 30 191 177 14 21-8-1 11-12-3 2-2 7-3 1L
8 NY Islanders 57 31 21 5 67 0.588 21 27 166 161 5 16-10-2 15-11-3 4-5 5-5 1W
9 Columbus 55 28 20 7 63 0.573 19 23 175 177 -2 14-8-4 14-12-3 5-1 9-1 6W
10 Toronto 57 27 21 9 63 0.553 19 26 188 194 -6 16-9-6 11-12-3 1-1 4-6 3W
11 Washington 58 28 23 7 63 0.543 23 27 185 175 10 16-10-3 12-13-4 1-5 4-6 1L
12 Ottawa 56 27 22 7 61 0.545 22 24 189 183 6 14-10-4 13-12-3 3-0 5-5 1L
13 Philadelphia 55 25 20 10 60 0.545 18 20 166 178 -12 13-9-6 12-11-4 5-3 3-7 1W
14 Florida 55 28 24 3 59 0.536 23 25 168 181 -13 14-13-3 14-11-0 3-1 4-6 4L
15 New Jersey 56 28 26 2 58 0.518 18 25 145 172 -27 13-11-2 15-15-0 3-0 5-5 2L
16 NY Rangers 56 22 28 6 50 0.446 14 20 151 178 -27 6-14-4 16-14-2 2-0 2-8 3L
Western GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 54 36 9 9 81 0.75 33 35 208 136 72 20-3-4 16-6-5 1-5 3-7 1L
2 Minnesota 57 33 14 10 76 0.667 21 29 190 164 26 17-6-7 16-8-3 4-3 7-3 4W
3 Dallas 56 33 14 9 75 0.67 27 29 188 156 32 15-7-3 18-7-6 4-3 6-4 5W
4 Vegas 55 25 16 14 64 0.582 18 24 182 176 6 12-8-7 13-8-7 1-6 3-7 5L
5 Edmonton 57 28 21 8 64 0.561 21 28 195 190 5 15-10-4 13-11-4 0-3 5-5 2L
6 Anaheim 56 30 23 3 63 0.563 18 24 185 195 -10 17-8-1 13-15-2 6-0 8-2 2W
7 Utah 56 29 23 4 62 0.554 22 29 179 156 23 16-8-2 13-15-2 0-0 7-3 1W
8 Seattle 55 26 20 9 61 0.555 20 25 158 163 -5 14-9-5 12-11-4 1-4 5-5 1L
9 LA Kings 54 23 17 14 60 0.556 14 19 143 153 -10 8-10-7 15-7-7 4-6 4-6 1L
10 San Jose 54 27 23 4 58 0.537 16 25 169 189 -20 14-9-3 13-14-1 2-1 4-6 3L
11 Nashville 55 26 23 6 58 0.527 19 23 162 188 -26 15-12-2 11-11-4 3-0 5-5 2W
12 Chicago 56 22 25 9 53 0.473 17 19 154 181 -27 12-14-5 10-11-4 3-5 3-7 1W
13 Winnipeg 55 22 25 8 52 0.473 20 21 159 170 -11 12-10-5 10-15-3 1-2 4-6 1L
14 Calgary 55 22 27 6 50 0.455 18 20 138 166 -28 14-10-4 8-17-2 2-2 3-7 1L
15 St Louis 56 20 27 9 49 0.438 19 19 143 198 -55 13-11-6 7-16-3 1-3 3-7 2L
16 Vancouver 56 18 32 6 42 0.375 12 14 147 205 -58 6-17-4 12-15-2 4-2 2-8 2L
GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 54 36 9 9 81 0.75 33 35 208 136 72 20-3-4 16-6-5 1-5 3-7 1L
2 Tampa Bay 54 36 14 4 76 0.704 27 32 193 139 54 17-9-0 19-5-4 4-2 8-2 4W
3 Carolina 56 35 15 6 76 0.679 25 31 195 163 32 21-8-2 14-7-4 4-3 7-3 2W
4 Minnesota 57 33 14 10 76 0.667 21 29 190 164 26 17-6-7 16-8-3 4-3 7-3 4W
5 Dallas 56 33 14 9 75 0.67 27 29 188 156 32 15-7-3 18-7-6 4-3 6-4 5W
6 Detroit 57 33 18 6 72 0.632 23 31 173 171 2 18-10-2 15-8-4 2-3 5-5 1W
7 Buffalo 56 32 18 6 70 0.625 26 29 193 171 22 17-7-3 15-11-3 3-0 6-4 1L
8 Montreal 56 31 17 8 70 0.625 20 29 194 186 8 16-11-1 15-6-7 2-4 5-5 1L
9 Pittsburgh 55 28 15 12 68 0.618 24 27 187 167 20 13-8-7 15-7-5 1-7 7-3 2L
10 Boston 56 32 20 4 68 0.607 24 30 191 177 14 21-8-1 11-12-3 2-2 7-3 1L
11 NY Islanders 57 31 21 5 67 0.588 21 27 166 161 5 16-10-2 15-11-3 4-5 5-5 1W
12 Vegas 55 25 16 14 64 0.582 18 24 182 176 6 12-8-7 13-8-7 1-6 3-7 5L
13 Edmonton 57 28 21 8 64 0.561 21 28 195 190 5 15-10-4 13-11-4 0-3 5-5 2L
14 Columbus 55 28 20 7 63 0.573 19 23 175 177 -2 14-8-4 14-12-3 5-1 9-1 6W
15 Anaheim 56 30 23 3 63 0.563 18 24 185 195 -10 17-8-1 13-15-2 6-0 8-2 2W
16 Toronto 57 27 21 9 63 0.553 19 26 188 194 -6 16-9-6 11-12-3 1-1 4-6 3W
17 Washington 58 28 23 7 63 0.543 23 27 185 175 10 16-10-3 12-13-4 1-5 4-6 1L
18 Utah 56 29 23 4 62 0.554 22 29 179 156 23 16-8-2 13-15-2 0-0 7-3 1W
19 Seattle 55 26 20 9 61 0.555 20 25 158 163 -5 14-9-5 12-11-4 1-4 5-5 1L
20 Ottawa 56 27 22 7 61 0.545 22 24 189 183 6 14-10-4 13-12-3 3-0 5-5 1L
21 LA Kings 54 23 17 14 60 0.556 14 19 143 153 -10 8-10-7 15-7-7 4-6 4-6 1L
22 Philadelphia 55 25 20 10 60 0.545 18 20 166 178 -12 13-9-6 12-11-4 5-3 3-7 1W
23 Florida 55 28 24 3 59 0.536 23 25 168 181 -13 14-13-3 14-11-0 3-1 4-6 4L
24 San Jose 54 27 23 4 58 0.537 16 25 169 189 -20 14-9-3 13-14-1 2-1 4-6 3L
25 Nashville 55 26 23 6 58 0.527 19 23 162 188 -26 15-12-2 11-11-4 3-0 5-5 2W
26 New Jersey 56 28 26 2 58 0.518 18 25 145 172 -27 13-11-2 15-15-0 3-0 5-5 2L
27 Chicago 56 22 25 9 53 0.473 17 19 154 181 -27 12-14-5 10-11-4 3-5 3-7 1W
28 Winnipeg 55 22 25 8 52 0.473 20 21 159 170 -11 12-10-5 10-15-3 1-2 4-6 1L
29 Calgary 55 22 27 6 50 0.455 18 20 138 166 -28 14-10-4 8-17-2 2-2 3-7 1L
30 NY Rangers 56 22 28 6 50 0.446 14 20 151 178 -27 6-14-4 16-14-2 2-0 2-8 3L
31 St Louis 56 20 27 9 49 0.438 19 19 143 198 -55 13-11-6 7-16-3 1-3 3-7 2L
32 Vancouver 56 18 32 6 42 0.375 12 14 147 205 -58 6-17-4 12-15-2 4-2 2-8 2L