Vegas Golden Knights vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NHL, 24 Apr 2025

Expect Goals as Knights Take on Wild

Vegas Golden Knights (50-22-10, 21-13-7 Away) square off against Minnesota Wild (45-30-7, 22-17-2 at Home) in this Stanley Cup Playoffs first round matchup at Xcel Energy Center, with the series being tied 1-1.

The Golden Knights and the Wild should be able to light the lamp multiple times and that leads us to backing the -115 that there are Over 5.5 goals.

8 Knights Victories in Last 10 H2H Battles

Vegas Golden Knights and Minnesota Wild clashed at T-Mobile Arena two nights ago, with the Wild recording a 5-2 victory.

The Wild had 17 shots on goal. Kirill Kaprizov bagged two goals, while Matthew Boldy, Mats Zuccarello and Marcus Foligno scored once. Goalie Filip Gustavsson made a total of 30 saves (.938). The Knights registered 32 shots on goal, with Noah Hanifin and Tomas Hertl scoring one goal apiece.

The Knights have triumphed in eight of the previous 10 clashes between these teams.

Starting Goalies

Adin Hill (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	27-11-5	2.48	.908	4
23/24	19-12-2	2.71	.909	2

Filip Gustavsson (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	28-16-4	2.47	.918	5
23/24	20-18-4	3.06	.899	3

6 wins, 2 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 2.9 goals from 30.2 shots on goal, with a 15.0% powerplay efficiency. The Knights have given up 2.6 goals from 22.6 shots, averaging 2.1 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 81.0%.

Shea Theodore is the top points scorer with 7 points which were all assists, with Brett Howden recording 6 points, 3 goals and 3 assists, over the past 10 games. Goalie Adin Hill have a 2.66 goal against average with a .873 save percentage.

The Wild have 5 wins, 3 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.3 goals from 29.5 shots on goal, with a 20.0% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 3.3 goals from 28.4 shots, averaging 2.4 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 79.2%.

The top points scorer is Matthew Boldy with 15 points, 6 goals and 9 assists, while Mats Zuccarello is next in line after having 10 points, 3 goals and 7 assists. Goalie Filip Gustavsson have a 2.82 GAA with a .898 SV%.

Expert NHL Analysis

Our expert NHL handicappers study the latest form, while injuries can also affect the potential outcome. Before coming up with a verdict, we combine this data with the latest player and goalie stats.

Key Golden Knights vs Wild stats:

• The 5.5 line has been covered in 4 of the last 5 Golden Knights games.
• The 5.5 line has been covered in 13 of the last 24 Golden Knights games on the road this season.
• The 5.5 line has been covered in the last 2 Golden Knights games this season.
• The 5.5 line has been covered in 3 of the last 5 Wild games.
• The 5.5 line has been covered in the last 2 Wild games this season.
• The 5.5 line has been covered in the last 3 games between these teams.

Vegas Golden Knights vs Minnesota Wild Prediction

Overs could be on the menu when the teams meet on the rink in this NHL encounter. We’re more than happy to back this pick at odds of -115.

If you’re on the lookout for bigger odds with your Over bet, then the good news is that the line can be moved. Choose the right Total Goals option in order to get more juice with your wager.

Over 5.5 Probability

The sportsbooks are estimating that there is a 53.5% likelihood of this pick winning. In the opinion of our analysts, there’s actually a probability of success closer to 60%. This hockey wager can therefore be backed with confidence.

Our Pick

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Player Props

Top Pick: Ryan Hartman Over 1.5 Shots -130

Ryan Hartman (Wild) has finished with Over 1.5 shots on goal in 5 straight games. There is odds of -130 available when it comes to this Shots on Goal wager and we think he’ll cover the line.

Latest Ryan Hartman Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+410

First

+1900

Shots on Goal

Over 1.5

-143

Under 1.5

+110

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Correct Score Prediction

Golden Knights 4 - 2 Wild

Vegas Golden Knights 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 Predicting a Close Encounter

The sportsbooks’ betting odds have Vegas Golden Knights as -161 favorites for this game, implying that they are 62% likely to win. If you’re looking for an alternative angle, Minnesota Wild are trading at +132.

The puck line is 1.5 and the total goals line is 5.5. A Totals wager is always available and can often provide value selections. There’s an opportunity to bet Over 5.5 at -110.

The good news is that you can access a wide range of team props and game lines for every National Hockey League encounter. The betting sites offer a great selection of pre-game and in-game wagering options.

Moneyline

Knights

-161

Wild

+132

3-Way Moneyline

Knights

+102

Tie

+330

Wild

+205

Puck Line

Knights -1.5

+154

Wild +1.5

-192

Total Goals

Under 5.5

-110

Over 5.5

-110

Kirill Kaprizov is the First Goalscorer Favorite

Kirill Kaprizov can be backed to find the net at anytime at +125. There is the chance to back the market leader to score the first goal at +750.

Player Goals

Kirill Kaprizov (Wild)

First

+125

Anytime

+750

Jack Eichel (Knights)

First

+170

Anytime

+950

Matthew Boldy (Wild)

First

+175

Anytime

+1000

Tomas Hertl (Knights)

First

+188

Anytime

+1050

Joel Eriksson Ek (Wild)

First

+200

Anytime

+1100

Pavel Dorofeyev (Knights)

First

+220

Anytime

+1200

Mark Stone (Knights)

First

+220

Anytime

+1200

Mats Zuccarello (Wild)

First

+290

Anytime

+1500

Ivan Barbashev (Knights)

First

+300

Anytime

+1500

William Karlsson (Knights)

First

+350

Anytime

+1700

Victor Olofsson (Knights)

First

+380

Anytime

+1800

Brandon Saad (Knights)

First

+380

Anytime

+1800

Ryan Hartman (Wild)

First

+410

Anytime

+1900

Reilly Smith (Knights)

First

+410

Anytime

+2000

Marco Rossi (Wild)

First

+440

Anytime

+2000

Marcus Johansson (Wild)

First

+440

Anytime

+2000

Brett Howden (Knights)

First

+450

Anytime

+2200

Gustav Nyquist (Wild)

First

+480

Anytime

+2200

Marcus Foligno (Wild)

First

+480

Anytime

+2200

Tanner Pearson (Knights)

First

+500

Anytime

+2200

Shea Théodore (Knights)

First

+500

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Kirill Kaprizov (Wild)

Over 3.5

+120

Under 3.5

-156

Jack Eichel (Knights)

Over 2.5

-123

Under 2.5

-105

Matthew Boldy (Wild)

Over 2.5

-156

Under 2.5

+120

Tomas Hertl (Knights)

Over 2.5

+150

Under 2.5

-200

Joel Eriksson Ek (Wild)

Over 2.5

-156

Under 2.5

+120

Mark Stone (Knights)

Over 1.5

-130

Under 1.5

-100

Mats Zuccarello (Wild)

Over 1.5

-154

Under 1.5

+118

William Karlsson (Knights)

Over 1.5

-143

Under 1.5

+110

Victor Olofsson (Knights)

Over 1.5

-110

Under 1.5

-118

Ryan Hartman (Wild)

Over 1.5

-143

Under 1.5

+110

Reilly Smith (Knights)

Over 1.5

+125

Under 1.5

-164

Shea Théodore (Knights)

Over 1.5

-125

Under 1.5

-103

Micro Betting

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NHL Standings

Division Conference League

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
2 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
3 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
4 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
5 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
6 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
7 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
8 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
9 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
10 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
11 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
12 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
13 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
14 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
15 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
16 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
17 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
18 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
19 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
20 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
21 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
22 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
23 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
24 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
25 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
26 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
27 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
28 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
29 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
30 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
31 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
32 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

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