Pittsburgh Penguins

Ice Hockey NHL Xcel Energy Center Thu 30 Oct 19:00

Minnesota Wild

  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: Penguins vs Wild

The Pittsburgh Penguins lock horns with the Minnesota Wild in this NHL matchup at Xcel Energy Center, with face-off scheduled for 19:00 on Thursday, October 30. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, player stats, team news and the starting lineups.

Low-Scoring Game On the Cards?

The Penguins and the Wild don’t look capable of passing the 6.5 goal line. It leads us to make an Unders prediction, with odds of -122 currently on offer.

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Penguins Have 7 Wins in Last 10 H2H Battles

Pittsburgh Penguins were defeated in their previous game. On the road, they suffered a 3-2 (SO) loss against Philadelphia Flyers at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Sidney Crosby and Justin Brazeau scored one goal each. Goalie Arturs Silovs had 32 saves (.941).

Minnesota Wild were defeated last time out, making it four losses on the spin. Xcel Energy Center saw them beaten 4-3 (OT) at home to Winnipeg Jets. Brock Faber, Marcus Johansson and Kirill Kaprizov scored one goal each.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The last encounter between the Penguins and the Wild saw the former win. It was a 3-1 scoreline at Xcel Energy Center. It’s been seven Penguins wins in the past 10 games between these teams.

Starting Goalies

Tristan Jarry (Confirmed)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 10-3-1 2.7 .908 1
23/24 19-25-5 2.91 .903 6
Filip Gustavsson (Confirmed)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 10-8-3 2.6 .908 2
23/24 20-18-4 3.06 .899 3
Pittsburgh Penguins – Last 10 Games

6 wins, 2 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.7 goals from 25.1 shots on goal, with a 22.2% powerplay efficiency. The Penguins have been giving up 2.8 goals from 31.6 shots, averaging 4.0 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 82.5%.

Sidney Crosby is the top points scorer with 15 points, 8 goals and 7 assists, with Evgeni Malkin recording 14 points, 3 goals and 11 assists, in the last 10 games. Goalie Arturs Silovs have a 2.91 goal against average with a .907 save percentage.

Minnesota Wild – Last 10 Games

The Wild have 2 wins, 5 losses and 3 overtime losses, averaging 2.5 goals from 31.6 shots on goal, with a 27.7% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 4.3 goals from 30.4 shots, averaging 2.6 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 65.4%.

The top points scorer is Kirill Kaprizov with 12 points, 6 goals and 6 assists, while Matthew Boldy is next best after registering 9 points, 4 goals and 5 assists. Goalie Filip Gustavsson have a 3.91 GAA with a .877 SV%.

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Minnesota Wild Prediction & Picks

Explore our top Pittsburgh Penguins vs Minnesota Wild betting tips, including a match prediction, correct score forecast, player performance props and a bet builder ready to use.

Game Prediction

The betting odds of -122 look too good to miss when it comes to backing unders on the total line. We’re expecting the scoring to be fairly modest in this NHL encounter.

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Key Penguins vs Wild stats:

  • The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 6 of the last 10 Penguins games on the road.
  • The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 12 of the last 20 Penguins games on the road.
  • The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 11 of the last 20 Wild games.

Under 6.5 Probability

The odds at the top betting apps suggest our pick has a 54.9% chance of winning. However, our cappers have this number closer to 60% based on their in-depth research. The bet can be recommended for this precise reason.

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Marco Rossi Over 0.5 Assists +150 BetMGM logo

Marco Rossi (Wild) has had one assist or more in 5 straight games at home. On the basis of this stat, we can shoot for him to once again cover the Player Assists line and this looks big at +150.

Same Game Parlay Picks

Totals Under 6.5
To Score Sidney Crosby
Assists Marco Rossi Over 0.5

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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Minnesota Wild Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Books Make Wild Moneyline Favorites

Minnesota Wild are -175 favorites and that means a 64% chance of winning this game according to the Moneyline betting odds with the sportsbooks. For those wanting to back Pittsburgh Penguins, you will find +146 about the underdogs.

1.5 is where the puck line lies, with total goals being 6.5 right now. Hockey bettors regularly enjoy the opportunity to wager on Totals. If you fancy Over 6.5, this outcome can be backed at -118.

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Player Props & Micro Betting

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Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Pittsburgh Penguins logo Pittsburgh Penguins Stats
Minnesota Wild logo Minnesota Wild Stats
Moneyline
  • 6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games on the road
Moneyline
  • 2 wins and 8 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 4 wins and 6 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 +/-
71 Evgeni Malkin 11 17.27 3 13 16 7
87 Sidney Crosby 11 19.25 8 7 15 5
16 Justin Brazeau 11 13.43 6 6 12 4
# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
97 Kirill Kaprizov 11 22.62 6 9 15 -5
12 Matthew Boldy 11 22.3 5 7 12 -2
48 Marco Rossi 10 18.32 2 8 10 -6

Injuries & Suspensions

Pittsburgh Penguins Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Caleb Jones
Injured
Rutger McGroarty
Injured
Kevin Hayes
Injured
Rickard Rakell
Injured

Minnesota Wild Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Zach Bogosian
Injured
Mats Zuccarello
Injured
Nico Sturm
Injured

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Wild logo Minnesota Wild

Pittsburgh Penguins logo Pittsburgh Penguins

32
Filip Gustavsson
25
Jonas Brodin
7
Brock Faber
97
Kirill Kaprizov
23
Marco Rossi
90
Marcus Johansson
17
Bryan Rust
87
Sidney Crosby
11
Filip Haallander
65
Erik Karlsson
28
Parker Wotherspoon
35
Tristan Jarry

Minnesota Wild logo Minnesota Wild

Pittsburgh Penguins logo Pittsburgh Penguins

32
Filip Gustavsson
5
Jacob Middleton
46
Jared Spurgeon
91
Vladimir Tarasenko
14
Joel Eriksson Ek
12
Matthew Boldy
16
Justin Brazeau
71
Evgeni Malkin
39
Anthony Mantha
58
Kris Letang
5
Ryan Shea
35
Tristan Jarry

Minnesota Wild logo Minnesota Wild

Pittsburgh Penguins logo Pittsburgh Penguins

32
Filip Gustavsson
8
Zeev Buium
55
David Jiricek
17
Marcus Foligno
38
Ryan Hartman
18
Vinnie Hinostroza
41
Ville Koivunen
81
Benjamin Kindel
18
Thomas Novak
24
Matt Dumba
38
Owen Pickering
35
Tristan Jarry

Minnesota Wild logo Minnesota Wild

Pittsburgh Penguins logo Pittsburgh Penguins

32
Filip Gustavsson
13
Yakov Trenin
22
Danila Yurov
19
Tyler Pitlick
55
Noel Acciari
46
Blake Lizotte
19
Connor Dewar
35
Tristan Jarry

Previous Pittsburgh Penguins Lineups

28 Oct NHL
Penguins 2-3 Flyers
27 Oct NHL
Blues 3-6 Penguins
25 Oct NHL
Blue Jackets 5-4 Penguins
23 Oct NHL
Penguins 5-3 Panthers
21 Oct NHL
Canucks 1-5 Penguins
18 Oct NHL
Penguins 3-0 Sharks
16 Oct NHL
Penguins 4-2 Kings
14 Oct NHL
Penguins 3-4 Ducks
11 Oct NHL
Rangers 6-1 Penguins
09 Oct NHL
Islanders 3-4 Penguins

Previous Minnesota Wild Lineups

28 Oct NHL
Jets 4-3 Wild
26 Oct NHL
Sharks 6-5 Wild
25 Oct NHL
Mammoth 6-2 Wild
22 Oct NHL
Wild 1-4 Devils
20 Oct NHL
Wild 3-1 Rangers
18 Oct NHL
Wild 1-2 Flyers
17 Oct NHL
Wild 1-5 Capitals
14 Oct NHL
Wild 2-5 Stars
13 Oct NHL
Kings 3-4 Wild
11 Oct NHL
Blue Jackets 7-4 Wild
NHL Standings Select Season
Metropolitan GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 32 21 9 2 44 0.688 13 17 108 90 18 11-5-1 10-4-1 4-1 7-3 4W
2 NY Islanders 33 19 11 3 41 0.621 13 16 100 93 7 10-6-2 9-5-1 3-3 6-4 3W
3 Washington 32 18 10 4 40 0.625 17 18 106 83 23 10-5-2 8-5-2 0-4 7-3 2L
4 Philadelphia 31 16 9 6 38 0.613 9 11 92 88 4 10-5-4 6-4-2 5-2 5-5 3L
5 Pittsburgh 31 14 8 9 37 0.597 13 14 99 96 3 6-5-5 8-3-4 0-5 4-6 5L
6 New Jersey 33 18 14 1 37 0.561 12 16 97 103 -6 10-6-1 8-8-0 2-0 3-7 1L
7 NY Rangers 34 16 14 4 36 0.529 11 15 89 92 -3 4-9-3 12-5-1 1-0 5-5 1L
8 Columbus 32 13 13 6 32 0.5 7 9 96 112 -16 6-5-3 7-8-3 4-1 2-8 5L
East Atlantic GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Tampa Bay 33 18 12 3 39 0.591 15 18 106 88 18 8-8-0 10-4-3 0-1 4-6 2L
2 Detroit 33 18 12 3 39 0.591 14 16 104 109 -5 9-6-1 9-6-2 2-2 5-5 1W
3 Montreal 32 17 11 4 38 0.594 10 15 105 113 -8 8-8-1 9-3-3 2-2 5-5 1W
4 Boston 33 19 14 0 38 0.576 13 17 109 105 4 11-5-0 8-9-0 2-0 6-4 1L
5 Florida 32 17 13 2 36 0.563 15 16 103 101 2 10-6-2 7-7-0 1-1 5-5 2W
6 Ottawa 32 15 13 4 34 0.531 10 12 101 104 -3 6-6-2 9-7-2 3-0 4-6 1W
7 Toronto 31 14 12 5 33 0.532 10 14 102 102 0 9-5-5 5-7-0 0-1 5-5 2L
8 Buffalo 32 14 14 4 32 0.5 10 12 98 109 -11 9-5-2 5-9-2 2-0 5-5 3W
East Central GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 32 23 2 7 53 0.828 21 23 128 74 54 13-0-2 10-2-5 0-4 7-3 2W
2 Dallas 34 22 7 5 49 0.721 18 19 115 90 25 11-5-1 11-2-4 3-2 7-3 1W
3 Minnesota 33 19 9 5 43 0.652 13 16 99 87 12 11-3-4 8-6-1 3-1 7-3 4W
4 Utah 34 16 15 3 35 0.515 12 16 106 101 5 8-5-1 8-10-2 0-0 4-6 2W
5 Winnipeg 32 15 15 2 32 0.5 13 14 98 99 -1 8-7-1 7-8-1 1-1 3-7 1L
6 Chicago 32 13 13 6 32 0.5 12 13 91 98 -7 7-6-3 6-7-3 0-2 3-7 2L
7 St Louis 34 12 15 7 31 0.456 12 12 86 123 -37 6-8-4 6-7-3 0-2 5-5 1L
8 Nashville 32 13 15 4 30 0.469 9 11 92 111 -19 8-8-2 5-7-2 2-0 7-3 1W
West Pacific GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Vegas 31 16 6 9 41 0.661 12 15 96 90 6 7-4-4 9-2-5 1-3 6-4 2W
2 Anaheim 33 20 12 1 41 0.621 12 16 118 108 10 11-4-0 9-8-1 4-0 6-4 1W
3 LA Kings 32 14 9 9 37 0.578 9 13 84 86 -2 4-6-4 10-3-5 1-5 4-6 3L
4 Edmonton 33 15 12 6 36 0.545 10 15 110 114 -4 8-3-3 7-9-3 0-2 6-4 1L
5 San Jose 33 16 14 3 35 0.53 8 15 96 110 -14 9-5-3 7-9-0 1-1 5-5 2W
6 Seattle 30 12 12 6 30 0.5 7 12 74 93 -19 7-6-3 5-6-3 0-3 2-8 2L
7 Calgary 33 13 16 4 30 0.455 10 11 84 97 -13 7-5-2 6-11-2 2-2 6-4 1W
8 Vancouver 32 12 17 3 27 0.422 8 10 89 112 -23 4-10-1 8-7-2 2-0 3-7 1W
Eastern GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 32 21 9 2 44 0.688 13 17 108 90 18 11-5-1 10-4-1 4-1 7-3 4W
2 NY Islanders 33 19 11 3 41 0.621 13 16 100 93 7 10-6-2 9-5-1 3-3 6-4 3W
3 Washington 32 18 10 4 40 0.625 17 18 106 83 23 10-5-2 8-5-2 0-4 7-3 2L
4 Tampa Bay 33 18 12 3 39 0.591 15 18 106 88 18 8-8-0 10-4-3 0-1 4-6 2L
5 Detroit 33 18 12 3 39 0.591 14 16 104 109 -5 9-6-1 9-6-2 2-2 5-5 1W
6 Philadelphia 31 16 9 6 38 0.613 9 11 92 88 4 10-5-4 6-4-2 5-2 5-5 3L
7 Montreal 32 17 11 4 38 0.594 10 15 105 113 -8 8-8-1 9-3-3 2-2 5-5 1W
8 Boston 33 19 14 0 38 0.576 13 17 109 105 4 11-5-0 8-9-0 2-0 6-4 1L
9 Pittsburgh 31 14 8 9 37 0.597 13 14 99 96 3 6-5-5 8-3-4 0-5 4-6 5L
10 New Jersey 33 18 14 1 37 0.561 12 16 97 103 -6 10-6-1 8-8-0 2-0 3-7 1L
11 Florida 32 17 13 2 36 0.563 15 16 103 101 2 10-6-2 7-7-0 1-1 5-5 2W
12 NY Rangers 34 16 14 4 36 0.529 11 15 89 92 -3 4-9-3 12-5-1 1-0 5-5 1L
13 Ottawa 32 15 13 4 34 0.531 10 12 101 104 -3 6-6-2 9-7-2 3-0 4-6 1W
14 Toronto 31 14 12 5 33 0.532 10 14 102 102 0 9-5-5 5-7-0 0-1 5-5 2L
15 Buffalo 32 14 14 4 32 0.5 10 12 98 109 -11 9-5-2 5-9-2 2-0 5-5 3W
16 Columbus 32 13 13 6 32 0.5 7 9 96 112 -16 6-5-3 7-8-3 4-1 2-8 5L
Western GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 32 23 2 7 53 0.828 21 23 128 74 54 13-0-2 10-2-5 0-4 7-3 2W
2 Dallas 34 22 7 5 49 0.721 18 19 115 90 25 11-5-1 11-2-4 3-2 7-3 1W
3 Minnesota 33 19 9 5 43 0.652 13 16 99 87 12 11-3-4 8-6-1 3-1 7-3 4W
4 Vegas 31 16 6 9 41 0.661 12 15 96 90 6 7-4-4 9-2-5 1-3 6-4 2W
5 Anaheim 33 20 12 1 41 0.621 12 16 118 108 10 11-4-0 9-8-1 4-0 6-4 1W
6 LA Kings 32 14 9 9 37 0.578 9 13 84 86 -2 4-6-4 10-3-5 1-5 4-6 3L
7 Edmonton 33 15 12 6 36 0.545 10 15 110 114 -4 8-3-3 7-9-3 0-2 6-4 1L
8 San Jose 33 16 14 3 35 0.53 8 15 96 110 -14 9-5-3 7-9-0 1-1 5-5 2W
9 Utah 34 16 15 3 35 0.515 12 16 106 101 5 8-5-1 8-10-2 0-0 4-6 2W
10 Winnipeg 32 15 15 2 32 0.5 13 14 98 99 -1 8-7-1 7-8-1 1-1 3-7 1L
11 Chicago 32 13 13 6 32 0.5 12 13 91 98 -7 7-6-3 6-7-3 0-2 3-7 2L
12 St Louis 34 12 15 7 31 0.456 12 12 86 123 -37 6-8-4 6-7-3 0-2 5-5 1L
13 Seattle 30 12 12 6 30 0.5 7 12 74 93 -19 7-6-3 5-6-3 0-3 2-8 2L
14 Nashville 32 13 15 4 30 0.469 9 11 92 111 -19 8-8-2 5-7-2 2-0 7-3 1W
15 Calgary 33 13 16 4 30 0.455 10 11 84 97 -13 7-5-2 6-11-2 2-2 6-4 1W
16 Vancouver 32 12 17 3 27 0.422 8 10 89 112 -23 4-10-1 8-7-2 2-0 3-7 1W
GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 32 23 2 7 53 0.828 21 23 128 74 54 13-0-2 10-2-5 0-4 7-3 2W
2 Dallas 34 22 7 5 49 0.721 18 19 115 90 25 11-5-1 11-2-4 3-2 7-3 1W
3 Carolina 32 21 9 2 44 0.688 13 17 108 90 18 11-5-1 10-4-1 4-1 7-3 4W
4 Minnesota 33 19 9 5 43 0.652 13 16 99 87 12 11-3-4 8-6-1 3-1 7-3 4W
5 Vegas 31 16 6 9 41 0.661 12 15 96 90 6 7-4-4 9-2-5 1-3 6-4 2W
6 NY Islanders 33 19 11 3 41 0.621 13 16 100 93 7 10-6-2 9-5-1 3-3 6-4 3W
7 Anaheim 33 20 12 1 41 0.621 12 16 118 108 10 11-4-0 9-8-1 4-0 6-4 1W
8 Washington 32 18 10 4 40 0.625 17 18 106 83 23 10-5-2 8-5-2 0-4 7-3 2L
9 Tampa Bay 33 18 12 3 39 0.591 15 18 106 88 18 8-8-0 10-4-3 0-1 4-6 2L
10 Detroit 33 18 12 3 39 0.591 14 16 104 109 -5 9-6-1 9-6-2 2-2 5-5 1W
11 Philadelphia 31 16 9 6 38 0.613 9 11 92 88 4 10-5-4 6-4-2 5-2 5-5 3L
12 Montreal 32 17 11 4 38 0.594 10 15 105 113 -8 8-8-1 9-3-3 2-2 5-5 1W
13 Boston 33 19 14 0 38 0.576 13 17 109 105 4 11-5-0 8-9-0 2-0 6-4 1L
14 Pittsburgh 31 14 8 9 37 0.597 13 14 99 96 3 6-5-5 8-3-4 0-5 4-6 5L
15 LA Kings 32 14 9 9 37 0.578 9 13 84 86 -2 4-6-4 10-3-5 1-5 4-6 3L
16 New Jersey 33 18 14 1 37 0.561 12 16 97 103 -6 10-6-1 8-8-0 2-0 3-7 1L
17 Florida 32 17 13 2 36 0.563 15 16 103 101 2 10-6-2 7-7-0 1-1 5-5 2W
18 Edmonton 33 15 12 6 36 0.545 10 15 110 114 -4 8-3-3 7-9-3 0-2 6-4 1L
19 NY Rangers 34 16 14 4 36 0.529 11 15 89 92 -3 4-9-3 12-5-1 1-0 5-5 1L
20 San Jose 33 16 14 3 35 0.53 8 15 96 110 -14 9-5-3 7-9-0 1-1 5-5 2W
21 Utah 34 16 15 3 35 0.515 12 16 106 101 5 8-5-1 8-10-2 0-0 4-6 2W
22 Ottawa 32 15 13 4 34 0.531 10 12 101 104 -3 6-6-2 9-7-2 3-0 4-6 1W
23 Toronto 31 14 12 5 33 0.532 10 14 102 102 0 9-5-5 5-7-0 0-1 5-5 2L
24 Winnipeg 32 15 15 2 32 0.5 13 14 98 99 -1 8-7-1 7-8-1 1-1 3-7 1L
25 Chicago 32 13 13 6 32 0.5 12 13 91 98 -7 7-6-3 6-7-3 0-2 3-7 2L
26 Buffalo 32 14 14 4 32 0.5 10 12 98 109 -11 9-5-2 5-9-2 2-0 5-5 3W
27 Columbus 32 13 13 6 32 0.5 7 9 96 112 -16 6-5-3 7-8-3 4-1 2-8 5L
28 St Louis 34 12 15 7 31 0.456 12 12 86 123 -37 6-8-4 6-7-3 0-2 5-5 1L
29 Seattle 30 12 12 6 30 0.5 7 12 74 93 -19 7-6-3 5-6-3 0-3 2-8 2L
30 Nashville 32 13 15 4 30 0.469 9 11 92 111 -19 8-8-2 5-7-2 2-0 7-3 1W
31 Calgary 33 13 16 4 30 0.455 10 11 84 97 -13 7-5-2 6-11-2 2-2 6-4 1W
32 Vancouver 32 12 17 3 27 0.422 8 10 89 112 -23 4-10-1 8-7-2 2-0 3-7 1W