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.

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 28-15-6 2.7 .903 4
23/24 20-18-4 3.06 .899 3
Juuse Saros (Confirmed)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 28-22-8 3.2 .894 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
  • 6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games on the road
Moneyline
  • 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 6 wins and 4 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 77 22.17 45 44 89 12
12 Matthew Boldy 75 20.58 42 43 85 18
43 Quinn Hughes 73 27.71 7 69 76 -2
# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
9 Filip Forsberg 79 18.87 38 35 73 -1
90 Ryan O'Reilly 78 20.34 25 47 72 7
91 Steven Stamkos 79 17.73 39 22 61 -20

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

09 Apr NHL
Wild 4-5 Stars
07 Apr NHL
Kraken 2-5 Wild
05 Apr NHL
Wild 5-4 Red Wings
04 Apr NHL
Wild 4-1 Senators
02 Apr NHL
Canucks 2-5 Wild
28 Mar NHL
Wild 3-6 Bruins
26 Mar NHL
Wild 3-2 Panthers
24 Mar NHL
Wild 3-6 Lightning
21 Mar NHL
Stars 1-2 Wild
19 Mar NHL
Blackhawks 2-1 Wild

Previous Nashville Predators Lineups

09 Apr NHL
Predators 1-4 Mammoth
07 Apr NHL
Predators 5-0 Ducks
06 Apr NHL
Predators 2-3 Kings
04 Apr NHL
Predators 6-3 Sharks
02 Apr NHL
Predators 5-4 Kings
29 Mar NHL
Predators 2-3 Lightning
28 Mar NHL
Canadiens 4-1 Predators
26 Mar NHL
Devils 4-2 Predators
24 Mar NHL
Sharks 3-6 Predators
22 Mar NHL
Predators 3-2 Blackhawks
NHL Standings Select Season
Metropolitan GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 82 53 22 7 113 0.689 39 48 296 240 56 29-10-2 24-12-5 5-4 7-3 1W
2 Pittsburgh 82 41 25 16 98 0.598 34 38 293 268 25 20-13-8 21-12-8 3-10 5-5 3L
3 Philadelphia 82 43 27 12 98 0.598 27 33 250 243 7 20-13-8 23-14-4 10-4 7-3 3W
4 Washington 82 43 30 9 95 0.579 37 41 263 244 19 25-11-5 18-19-4 2-6 8-2 4W
5 Columbus 82 40 30 12 92 0.561 28 33 253 253 0 20-13-8 20-17-4 7-2 2-8 2L
6 NY Islanders 82 43 34 5 91 0.555 29 39 233 241 -8 22-17-2 21-17-3 4-5 3-7 3L
7 New Jersey 82 42 37 3 87 0.53 29 38 230 254 -24 21-17-3 21-20-0 4-1 5-5 1L
8 NY Rangers 82 34 39 9 77 0.47 25 31 238 250 -12 14-20-7 20-19-2 3-1 6-4 1W
East Atlantic GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Buffalo 82 50 23 9 109 0.665 42 45 288 241 47 26-10-5 24-13-4 5-1 6-4 1L
2 Tampa Bay 82 50 26 6 106 0.646 40 46 290 231 59 26-14-1 24-12-5 4-2 5-5 1L
3 Montreal 82 48 24 10 106 0.646 34 44 283 256 27 24-15-2 24-9-8 4-5 7-3 1L
4 Boston 82 45 27 10 100 0.61 33 41 272 250 22 29-11-1 16-16-9 4-3 5-5 2W
5 Ottawa 82 44 27 11 99 0.604 38 41 278 246 32 23-12-6 21-15-5 3-1 6-4 1W
6 Detroit 82 41 31 10 92 0.561 30 39 241 258 -17 21-16-4 20-15-6 2-4 2-8 3L
7 Florida 82 40 38 4 84 0.512 32 35 251 276 -25 23-15-3 17-23-1 5-2 5-5 3W
8 Toronto 82 32 36 14 78 0.476 23 31 253 299 -46 18-15-8 14-21-6 1-4 2-8 7L
East Central GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 81 54 16 11 119 0.735 47 50 300 203 97 25-9-6 29-7-5 4-6 6-4 2W
2 Dallas 82 50 20 12 112 0.683 38 44 279 226 53 26-11-4 24-9-8 6-4 7-3 5W
3 Minnesota 82 46 24 12 104 0.634 31 42 272 240 32 23-10-8 23-14-4 4-5 6-4 1W
4 Utah 82 43 33 6 92 0.561 33 43 268 240 28 22-16-3 21-17-3 0-0 6-4 1L
5 St Louis 82 37 33 12 86 0.524 33 36 231 258 -27 20-14-7 17-19-5 1-4 6-4 4W
6 Nashville 82 38 34 10 86 0.524 28 33 247 269 -22 21-17-3 17-17-7 5-2 4-6 2L
7 Winnipeg 82 35 35 12 82 0.5 28 33 231 260 -29 19-16-6 16-19-6 2-4 5-5 4L
8 Chicago 82 29 39 14 72 0.439 22 26 213 275 -62 14-19-8 15-20-6 3-5 2-8 1W
West Pacific GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Vegas 82 39 26 17 95 0.579 30 38 265 250 15 20-12-9 19-14-8 1-8 7-3 3W
2 Edmonton 82 41 30 11 93 0.567 32 41 282 269 13 22-14-5 19-16-6 0-4 6-4 1W
3 Anaheim 82 43 33 6 92 0.561 26 35 273 288 -15 24-13-4 19-20-2 8-0 2-8 1W
4 LA Kings 82 35 27 20 90 0.549 22 30 225 247 -22 15-17-9 20-10-11 5-9 6-4 2L
5 San Jose 82 39 35 8 86 0.524 27 37 251 292 -41 21-14-6 18-21-2 2-2 5-5 1W
6 Seattle 81 34 36 11 79 0.488 26 32 226 261 -35 19-17-5 15-19-6 2-6 2-8 2L
7 Calgary 82 34 39 9 77 0.47 27 30 212 259 -47 23-13-5 11-26-4 4-3 4-6 1W
8 Vancouver 82 25 49 8 58 0.354 15 19 216 316 -100 9-27-5 16-22-3 6-2 4-6 1L
Eastern GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 82 53 22 7 113 0.689 39 48 296 240 56 29-10-2 24-12-5 5-4 7-3 1W
2 Buffalo 82 50 23 9 109 0.665 42 45 288 241 47 26-10-5 24-13-4 5-1 6-4 1L
3 Tampa Bay 82 50 26 6 106 0.646 40 46 290 231 59 26-14-1 24-12-5 4-2 5-5 1L
4 Montreal 82 48 24 10 106 0.646 34 44 283 256 27 24-15-2 24-9-8 4-5 7-3 1L
5 Boston 82 45 27 10 100 0.61 33 41 272 250 22 29-11-1 16-16-9 4-3 5-5 2W
6 Ottawa 82 44 27 11 99 0.604 38 41 278 246 32 23-12-6 21-15-5 3-1 6-4 1W
7 Pittsburgh 82 41 25 16 98 0.598 34 38 293 268 25 20-13-8 21-12-8 3-10 5-5 3L
8 Philadelphia 82 43 27 12 98 0.598 27 33 250 243 7 20-13-8 23-14-4 10-4 7-3 3W
9 Washington 82 43 30 9 95 0.579 37 41 263 244 19 25-11-5 18-19-4 2-6 8-2 4W
10 Detroit 82 41 31 10 92 0.561 30 39 241 258 -17 21-16-4 20-15-6 2-4 2-8 3L
11 Columbus 82 40 30 12 92 0.561 28 33 253 253 0 20-13-8 20-17-4 7-2 2-8 2L
12 NY Islanders 82 43 34 5 91 0.555 29 39 233 241 -8 22-17-2 21-17-3 4-5 3-7 3L
13 New Jersey 82 42 37 3 87 0.53 29 38 230 254 -24 21-17-3 21-20-0 4-1 5-5 1L
14 Florida 82 40 38 4 84 0.512 32 35 251 276 -25 23-15-3 17-23-1 5-2 5-5 3W
15 Toronto 82 32 36 14 78 0.476 23 31 253 299 -46 18-15-8 14-21-6 1-4 2-8 7L
16 NY Rangers 82 34 39 9 77 0.47 25 31 238 250 -12 14-20-7 20-19-2 3-1 6-4 1W
Western GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 81 54 16 11 119 0.735 47 50 300 203 97 25-9-6 29-7-5 4-6 6-4 2W
2 Dallas 82 50 20 12 112 0.683 38 44 279 226 53 26-11-4 24-9-8 6-4 7-3 5W
3 Minnesota 82 46 24 12 104 0.634 31 42 272 240 32 23-10-8 23-14-4 4-5 6-4 1W
4 Vegas 82 39 26 17 95 0.579 30 38 265 250 15 20-12-9 19-14-8 1-8 7-3 3W
5 Edmonton 82 41 30 11 93 0.567 32 41 282 269 13 22-14-5 19-16-6 0-4 6-4 1W
6 Utah 82 43 33 6 92 0.561 33 43 268 240 28 22-16-3 21-17-3 0-0 6-4 1L
7 Anaheim 82 43 33 6 92 0.561 26 35 273 288 -15 24-13-4 19-20-2 8-0 2-8 1W
8 LA Kings 82 35 27 20 90 0.549 22 30 225 247 -22 15-17-9 20-10-11 5-9 6-4 2L
9 St Louis 82 37 33 12 86 0.524 33 36 231 258 -27 20-14-7 17-19-5 1-4 6-4 4W
10 Nashville 82 38 34 10 86 0.524 28 33 247 269 -22 21-17-3 17-17-7 5-2 4-6 2L
11 San Jose 82 39 35 8 86 0.524 27 37 251 292 -41 21-14-6 18-21-2 2-2 5-5 1W
12 Winnipeg 82 35 35 12 82 0.5 28 33 231 260 -29 19-16-6 16-19-6 2-4 5-5 4L
13 Seattle 81 34 36 11 79 0.488 26 32 226 261 -35 19-17-5 15-19-6 2-6 2-8 2L
14 Calgary 82 34 39 9 77 0.47 27 30 212 259 -47 23-13-5 11-26-4 4-3 4-6 1W
15 Chicago 82 29 39 14 72 0.439 22 26 213 275 -62 14-19-8 15-20-6 3-5 2-8 1W
16 Vancouver 82 25 49 8 58 0.354 15 19 216 316 -100 9-27-5 16-22-3 6-2 4-6 1L
GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 81 54 16 11 119 0.735 47 50 300 203 97 25-9-6 29-7-5 4-6 6-4 2W
2 Carolina 82 53 22 7 113 0.689 39 48 296 240 56 29-10-2 24-12-5 5-4 7-3 1W
3 Dallas 82 50 20 12 112 0.683 38 44 279 226 53 26-11-4 24-9-8 6-4 7-3 5W
4 Buffalo 82 50 23 9 109 0.665 42 45 288 241 47 26-10-5 24-13-4 5-1 6-4 1L
5 Tampa Bay 82 50 26 6 106 0.646 40 46 290 231 59 26-14-1 24-12-5 4-2 5-5 1L
6 Montreal 82 48 24 10 106 0.646 34 44 283 256 27 24-15-2 24-9-8 4-5 7-3 1L
7 Minnesota 82 46 24 12 104 0.634 31 42 272 240 32 23-10-8 23-14-4 4-5 6-4 1W
8 Boston 82 45 27 10 100 0.61 33 41 272 250 22 29-11-1 16-16-9 4-3 5-5 2W
9 Ottawa 82 44 27 11 99 0.604 38 41 278 246 32 23-12-6 21-15-5 3-1 6-4 1W
10 Pittsburgh 82 41 25 16 98 0.598 34 38 293 268 25 20-13-8 21-12-8 3-10 5-5 3L
11 Philadelphia 82 43 27 12 98 0.598 27 33 250 243 7 20-13-8 23-14-4 10-4 7-3 3W
12 Washington 82 43 30 9 95 0.579 37 41 263 244 19 25-11-5 18-19-4 2-6 8-2 4W
13 Vegas 82 39 26 17 95 0.579 30 38 265 250 15 20-12-9 19-14-8 1-8 7-3 3W
14 Edmonton 82 41 30 11 93 0.567 32 41 282 269 13 22-14-5 19-16-6 0-4 6-4 1W
15 Utah 82 43 33 6 92 0.561 33 43 268 240 28 22-16-3 21-17-3 0-0 6-4 1L
16 Detroit 82 41 31 10 92 0.561 30 39 241 258 -17 21-16-4 20-15-6 2-4 2-8 3L
17 Columbus 82 40 30 12 92 0.561 28 33 253 253 0 20-13-8 20-17-4 7-2 2-8 2L
18 Anaheim 82 43 33 6 92 0.561 26 35 273 288 -15 24-13-4 19-20-2 8-0 2-8 1W
19 NY Islanders 82 43 34 5 91 0.555 29 39 233 241 -8 22-17-2 21-17-3 4-5 3-7 3L
20 LA Kings 82 35 27 20 90 0.549 22 30 225 247 -22 15-17-9 20-10-11 5-9 6-4 2L
21 New Jersey 82 42 37 3 87 0.53 29 38 230 254 -24 21-17-3 21-20-0 4-1 5-5 1L
22 St Louis 82 37 33 12 86 0.524 33 36 231 258 -27 20-14-7 17-19-5 1-4 6-4 4W
23 Nashville 82 38 34 10 86 0.524 28 33 247 269 -22 21-17-3 17-17-7 5-2 4-6 2L
24 San Jose 82 39 35 8 86 0.524 27 37 251 292 -41 21-14-6 18-21-2 2-2 5-5 1W
25 Florida 82 40 38 4 84 0.512 32 35 251 276 -25 23-15-3 17-23-1 5-2 5-5 3W
26 Winnipeg 82 35 35 12 82 0.5 28 33 231 260 -29 19-16-6 16-19-6 2-4 5-5 4L
27 Seattle 81 34 36 11 79 0.488 26 32 226 261 -35 19-17-5 15-19-6 2-6 2-8 2L
28 Toronto 82 32 36 14 78 0.476 23 31 253 299 -46 18-15-8 14-21-6 1-4 2-8 7L
29 Calgary 82 34 39 9 77 0.47 27 30 212 259 -47 23-13-5 11-26-4 4-3 4-6 1W
30 NY Rangers 82 34 39 9 77 0.47 25 31 238 250 -12 14-20-7 20-19-2 3-1 6-4 1W
31 Chicago 82 29 39 14 72 0.439 22 26 213 275 -62 14-19-8 15-20-6 3-5 2-8 1W
32 Vancouver 82 25 49 8 58 0.354 15 19 216 316 -100 9-27-5 16-22-3 6-2 4-6 1L