Last updated on September 6th, 2024 at 06:36 am
On Tuesday, the Minnesota Wild will face the Ottawa Senators at the Xcel Energy Center. The former strives to secure a postseason spot, but the Senators have been on the rise in previous weeks. Here are our betting picks and analysis for the Wild vs Senators game.
On Monday, the Wild trailed the Kings by eight points for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. According to the best bookie pay per head software, they entered the current stretch with 79 points and a 1-0-2 record at home.
Wild vs Senators Betting Odds
- Minnesota Wild -156
- Ottawa Senators +130
- Puck Line 1.5
- Total 6
NHL Betting Prediction for 04/02/2024
Minnesota removed their goalie during Saturday’s bonus period to insert an additional attacker, but they could not get the point necessary to advance to overtime. Yet, the unconventional tactic backfired as the Vegas Golden Knights stunned the Wild 2-1 thanks to an empty-net goal.
According to Bookie Interaction sources, the Ottawa Senators have recently been on a roll. With a power play conversion rate of 17.5%, the Ottawa Senators have averaged 3.19 goals per game. Out of 190 shots taken by Chychrun, Tkachuk scored 33 goals and Stutzle added 51 assists for Ottawa. On defense, the Ottawa Senators allow only 3.47 goals per game and have a penalty kill percentage of 73.6%. The combined goals against total for Anton Forsberg and Joonas Korpisalo is 148 goals against 1,357 shots.
The Minnesota Wild beat the Sharks recently but lost to the Blues and the Golden Knights. Three goals per game is the average for the Minnesota Wild, and they’ve scored on twenty-one percent of their power play opportunities. On the other hand, Kirill Kaprizov leads Minnesota in scoring with 37 goals, 45 assists, and 238 shots on goal. Also contributing is Mats Zuccarello. Despite allowing just 3.15 goals per game, the penalty-kill percentage of the Minnesota Wild is an impressive 74.8%. Marc-Andre Fleury and Filip Gustavsson have faced 1,192 and 943 shots, respectively, and have a goals-against average of 119 and 95.
Gustavsson appears to be dominating. However, Marc-Andre Fleury and Filip Gustavsson have both started games this season. He has played to a .957 SV% in his last five games, resembling the goalkeeper Minnesota envisioned when it extended his deal. This comes after a rough start.
Minnesota Wild vs Ottawa Senators NHL Betting Pick
- Date: April 2, 2024
- Location: Xcel Energy Center
Bet on the Minnesota Wild at -156
What makes the Senators and their plus money so interesting is that they are currently riding a five-game winning run. However, it isn’t easy to have faith in the Senators because they have struggled to win consecutive races during the year. For their part, the Senators are currently playing for nothing. Even if it’s highly improbable, the Wild are still in postseason contention; moreover, they have won 19 of their 35 games at home this season. The Wild offense has been struggling lately, but winning these games is crucial if they want to keep in the postseason hunt. Against the Senators, the Wild have won eight of the previous ten games.
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