Minnesota Wild

Ice Hockey NHL Bridgestone Arena Wed 4 Feb 21:00

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 21:00 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.

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 (Confirmed)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 26-12-6 2.5 .910 4
23/24 20-18-4 3.06 .899 3
Juuse Saros (Confirmed)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 26-19-7 3.1 .895 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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Our Game Prediction
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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.

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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 -127 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 +105 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 -122.

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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
Marcus Foligno
Injured

Nashville Predators Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.

Starting Lineups

Nashville Predators logo Nashville Predators

Minnesota Wild logo Minnesota Wild

74
Juuse Saros
76
Brady Skjei
59
Roman Josi
77
Luke Evangelista
90
Ryan O'Reilly
91
Steven Stamkos
36
Mats Zuccarello
38
Ryan Hartman
97
Kirill Kaprizov
7
Brock Faber
43
Quinn Hughes
32
Filip Gustavsson

Nashville Predators logo Nashville Predators

Minnesota Wild logo Minnesota Wild

74
Juuse Saros
83
Adam Wilsby
48
Nicklaus Perbix
9
Filip Forsberg
56
Erik Haula
81
Jonathan Marchessault
12
Matthew Boldy
14
Joel Eriksson Ek
90
Marcus Johansson
46
Jared Spurgeon
5
Jacob Middleton
32
Filip Gustavsson

Nashville Predators logo Nashville Predators

Minnesota Wild logo Minnesota Wild

74
Juuse Saros
41
Nicolas Hague
37
Nick Blankenburg
36
Cole Smith
47
Michael McCarron
58
Michael Bunting
91
Vladimir Tarasenko
22
Danila Yurov
13
Yakov Trenin
24
Zach Bogosian
48
Daemon Hunt
32
Filip Gustavsson

Nashville Predators logo Nashville Predators

Minnesota Wild logo Minnesota Wild

74
Juuse Saros
49
Reid Schaefer
17
Tyson Jost
71
Matthew Wood
19
Tyler Pitlick
78
Nico Sturm
18
Vinnie Hinostroza
32
Filip Gustavsson

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 71 45 20 6 96 0.676 32 40 252 211 41 25-9-2 20-11-4 5-3 6-4 1L
2 Pittsburgh 72 36 20 16 88 0.611 29 33 247 228 19 17-11-8 19-9-8 3-10 5-5 1W
3 Columbus 72 38 23 11 87 0.604 27 32 232 219 13 20-8-7 18-15-4 6-1 6-4 1L
4 NY Islanders 73 41 27 5 87 0.596 27 37 211 207 4 20-12-2 21-15-3 4-5 6-4 1W
5 Philadelphia 71 35 24 12 82 0.577 22 26 209 215 -6 16-12-8 19-12-4 9-4 7-3 1W
6 Washington 73 36 28 9 81 0.555 31 35 227 215 12 22-11-5 14-17-4 1-6 5-5 1W
7 New Jersey 71 37 32 2 76 0.535 25 33 197 215 -18 18-15-2 19-17-0 4-0 7-3 2W
8 NY Rangers 72 28 35 9 65 0.451 19 25 202 230 -28 9-18-7 19-17-2 3-1 4-6 6L
East Atlantic GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Buffalo 72 44 20 8 96 0.667 37 40 254 211 43 22-9-4 22-11-4 4-0 7-3 2L
2 Tampa Bay 71 44 21 6 94 0.662 35 40 260 199 61 21-12-1 23-9-5 4-2 5-5 1L
3 Montreal 71 40 21 10 90 0.634 28 38 251 231 20 22-13-2 18-8-8 2-5 7-3 3W
4 Boston 72 40 24 8 88 0.611 29 37 240 224 16 26-10-1 14-14-7 3-3 5-5 1W
5 Ottawa 72 38 24 10 86 0.597 32 35 242 220 22 18-11-6 20-13-4 3-1 7-3 1L
6 Detroit 71 38 25 8 84 0.592 27 36 207 211 -4 20-13-3 18-12-5 2-3 3-7 2L
7 Toronto 73 31 29 13 75 0.514 23 30 229 255 -26 18-12-8 13-17-5 1-4 4-6 2W
8 Florida 71 35 33 3 73 0.514 27 30 213 236 -23 19-15-3 16-18-0 5-1 5-5 1L
East Central GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 71 48 13 10 106 0.746 42 45 266 179 87 23-6-5 25-7-5 3-6 6-4 4W
2 Dallas 72 43 18 11 97 0.674 33 38 245 198 47 22-10-4 21-8-7 5-4 5-5 4L
3 Minnesota 73 41 20 12 94 0.644 26 37 239 210 29 20-10-8 21-10-4 4-5 4-6 1W
4 Utah 73 37 30 6 80 0.548 28 37 229 210 19 19-14-3 18-16-3 0-0 3-7 2L
5 Nashville 72 34 29 9 77 0.535 25 30 217 239 -22 20-14-3 14-15-6 4-1 6-4 1L
6 Winnipeg 72 30 30 12 72 0.5 24 28 205 223 -18 18-14-6 12-16-6 2-4 4-6 1L
7 St Louis 71 30 30 11 71 0.5 26 29 186 226 -40 17-12-7 13-18-4 1-4 7-3 3W
8 Chicago 72 27 32 13 67 0.465 20 24 188 233 -45 13-16-7 14-16-6 3-5 4-6 1L
West Pacific GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Anaheim 72 41 27 4 86 0.597 24 33 243 247 -4 23-10-2 18-17-2 8-0 6-4 4W
2 Edmonton 73 36 28 9 81 0.555 27 36 254 249 5 18-13-4 18-15-5 0-3 6-4 2W
3 Vegas 73 32 26 15 79 0.541 24 31 228 229 -1 16-12-8 16-14-7 1-6 3-7 2L
4 LA Kings 72 29 25 18 76 0.528 19 25 193 216 -23 10-16-8 19-9-10 4-8 4-6 1W
5 Seattle 71 32 29 10 74 0.521 25 31 204 221 -17 17-14-5 15-15-5 1-5 3-7 1W
6 San Jose 70 32 31 7 71 0.507 20 30 212 251 -39 17-12-5 15-19-2 2-1 2-8 6L
7 Calgary 72 30 34 8 68 0.472 23 26 182 222 -40 20-12-5 10-22-3 4-3 5-5 1L
8 Vancouver 71 21 42 8 50 0.352 14 16 182 266 -84 8-25-5 13-17-3 5-2 3-7 4L
Eastern GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 71 45 20 6 96 0.676 32 40 252 211 41 25-9-2 20-11-4 5-3 6-4 1L
2 Buffalo 72 44 20 8 96 0.667 37 40 254 211 43 22-9-4 22-11-4 4-0 7-3 2L
3 Tampa Bay 71 44 21 6 94 0.662 35 40 260 199 61 21-12-1 23-9-5 4-2 5-5 1L
4 Montreal 71 40 21 10 90 0.634 28 38 251 231 20 22-13-2 18-8-8 2-5 7-3 3W
5 Boston 72 40 24 8 88 0.611 29 37 240 224 16 26-10-1 14-14-7 3-3 5-5 1W
6 Pittsburgh 72 36 20 16 88 0.611 29 33 247 228 19 17-11-8 19-9-8 3-10 5-5 1W
7 Columbus 72 38 23 11 87 0.604 27 32 232 219 13 20-8-7 18-15-4 6-1 6-4 1L
8 NY Islanders 73 41 27 5 87 0.596 27 37 211 207 4 20-12-2 21-15-3 4-5 6-4 1W
9 Ottawa 72 38 24 10 86 0.597 32 35 242 220 22 18-11-6 20-13-4 3-1 7-3 1L
10 Detroit 71 38 25 8 84 0.592 27 36 207 211 -4 20-13-3 18-12-5 2-3 3-7 2L
11 Philadelphia 71 35 24 12 82 0.577 22 26 209 215 -6 16-12-8 19-12-4 9-4 7-3 1W
12 Washington 73 36 28 9 81 0.555 31 35 227 215 12 22-11-5 14-17-4 1-6 5-5 1W
13 New Jersey 71 37 32 2 76 0.535 25 33 197 215 -18 18-15-2 19-17-0 4-0 7-3 2W
14 Toronto 73 31 29 13 75 0.514 23 30 229 255 -26 18-12-8 13-17-5 1-4 4-6 2W
15 Florida 71 35 33 3 73 0.514 27 30 213 236 -23 19-15-3 16-18-0 5-1 5-5 1L
16 NY Rangers 72 28 35 9 65 0.451 19 25 202 230 -28 9-18-7 19-17-2 3-1 4-6 6L
Western GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 71 48 13 10 106 0.746 42 45 266 179 87 23-6-5 25-7-5 3-6 6-4 4W
2 Dallas 72 43 18 11 97 0.674 33 38 245 198 47 22-10-4 21-8-7 5-4 5-5 4L
3 Minnesota 73 41 20 12 94 0.644 26 37 239 210 29 20-10-8 21-10-4 4-5 4-6 1W
4 Anaheim 72 41 27 4 86 0.597 24 33 243 247 -4 23-10-2 18-17-2 8-0 6-4 4W
5 Edmonton 73 36 28 9 81 0.555 27 36 254 249 5 18-13-4 18-15-5 0-3 6-4 2W
6 Utah 73 37 30 6 80 0.548 28 37 229 210 19 19-14-3 18-16-3 0-0 3-7 2L
7 Vegas 73 32 26 15 79 0.541 24 31 228 229 -1 16-12-8 16-14-7 1-6 3-7 2L
8 Nashville 72 34 29 9 77 0.535 25 30 217 239 -22 20-14-3 14-15-6 4-1 6-4 1L
9 LA Kings 72 29 25 18 76 0.528 19 25 193 216 -23 10-16-8 19-9-10 4-8 4-6 1W
10 Seattle 71 32 29 10 74 0.521 25 31 204 221 -17 17-14-5 15-15-5 1-5 3-7 1W
11 Winnipeg 72 30 30 12 72 0.5 24 28 205 223 -18 18-14-6 12-16-6 2-4 4-6 1L
12 San Jose 70 32 31 7 71 0.507 20 30 212 251 -39 17-12-5 15-19-2 2-1 2-8 6L
13 St Louis 71 30 30 11 71 0.5 26 29 186 226 -40 17-12-7 13-18-4 1-4 7-3 3W
14 Calgary 72 30 34 8 68 0.472 23 26 182 222 -40 20-12-5 10-22-3 4-3 5-5 1L
15 Chicago 72 27 32 13 67 0.465 20 24 188 233 -45 13-16-7 14-16-6 3-5 4-6 1L
16 Vancouver 71 21 42 8 50 0.352 14 16 182 266 -84 8-25-5 13-17-3 5-2 3-7 4L
GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 71 48 13 10 106 0.746 42 45 266 179 87 23-6-5 25-7-5 3-6 6-4 4W
2 Dallas 72 43 18 11 97 0.674 33 38 245 198 47 22-10-4 21-8-7 5-4 5-5 4L
3 Carolina 71 45 20 6 96 0.676 32 40 252 211 41 25-9-2 20-11-4 5-3 6-4 1L
4 Buffalo 72 44 20 8 96 0.667 37 40 254 211 43 22-9-4 22-11-4 4-0 7-3 2L
5 Tampa Bay 71 44 21 6 94 0.662 35 40 260 199 61 21-12-1 23-9-5 4-2 5-5 1L
6 Minnesota 73 41 20 12 94 0.644 26 37 239 210 29 20-10-8 21-10-4 4-5 4-6 1W
7 Montreal 71 40 21 10 90 0.634 28 38 251 231 20 22-13-2 18-8-8 2-5 7-3 3W
8 Boston 72 40 24 8 88 0.611 29 37 240 224 16 26-10-1 14-14-7 3-3 5-5 1W
9 Pittsburgh 72 36 20 16 88 0.611 29 33 247 228 19 17-11-8 19-9-8 3-10 5-5 1W
10 Columbus 72 38 23 11 87 0.604 27 32 232 219 13 20-8-7 18-15-4 6-1 6-4 1L
11 NY Islanders 73 41 27 5 87 0.596 27 37 211 207 4 20-12-2 21-15-3 4-5 6-4 1W
12 Ottawa 72 38 24 10 86 0.597 32 35 242 220 22 18-11-6 20-13-4 3-1 7-3 1L
13 Anaheim 72 41 27 4 86 0.597 24 33 243 247 -4 23-10-2 18-17-2 8-0 6-4 4W
14 Detroit 71 38 25 8 84 0.592 27 36 207 211 -4 20-13-3 18-12-5 2-3 3-7 2L
15 Philadelphia 71 35 24 12 82 0.577 22 26 209 215 -6 16-12-8 19-12-4 9-4 7-3 1W
16 Washington 73 36 28 9 81 0.555 31 35 227 215 12 22-11-5 14-17-4 1-6 5-5 1W
17 Edmonton 73 36 28 9 81 0.555 27 36 254 249 5 18-13-4 18-15-5 0-3 6-4 2W
18 Utah 73 37 30 6 80 0.548 28 37 229 210 19 19-14-3 18-16-3 0-0 3-7 2L
19 Vegas 73 32 26 15 79 0.541 24 31 228 229 -1 16-12-8 16-14-7 1-6 3-7 2L
20 Nashville 72 34 29 9 77 0.535 25 30 217 239 -22 20-14-3 14-15-6 4-1 6-4 1L
21 New Jersey 71 37 32 2 76 0.535 25 33 197 215 -18 18-15-2 19-17-0 4-0 7-3 2W
22 LA Kings 72 29 25 18 76 0.528 19 25 193 216 -23 10-16-8 19-9-10 4-8 4-6 1W
23 Toronto 73 31 29 13 75 0.514 23 30 229 255 -26 18-12-8 13-17-5 1-4 4-6 2W
24 Seattle 71 32 29 10 74 0.521 25 31 204 221 -17 17-14-5 15-15-5 1-5 3-7 1W
25 Florida 71 35 33 3 73 0.514 27 30 213 236 -23 19-15-3 16-18-0 5-1 5-5 1L
26 Winnipeg 72 30 30 12 72 0.5 24 28 205 223 -18 18-14-6 12-16-6 2-4 4-6 1L
27 San Jose 70 32 31 7 71 0.507 20 30 212 251 -39 17-12-5 15-19-2 2-1 2-8 6L
28 St Louis 71 30 30 11 71 0.5 26 29 186 226 -40 17-12-7 13-18-4 1-4 7-3 3W
29 Calgary 72 30 34 8 68 0.472 23 26 182 222 -40 20-12-5 10-22-3 4-3 5-5 1L
30 Chicago 72 27 32 13 67 0.465 20 24 188 233 -45 13-16-7 14-16-6 3-5 4-6 1L
31 NY Rangers 72 28 35 9 65 0.451 19 25 202 230 -28 9-18-7 19-17-2 3-1 4-6 6L
32 Vancouver 71 21 42 8 50 0.352 14 16 182 266 -84 8-25-5 13-17-3 5-2 3-7 4L