The Minnesota Wild (44-22-9) will be out to extend their winning run when they head to face the Vegas Golden Knights (46-22-7) at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday.
Minnesota is coming off a 4-2 win over the Avalanche on Wednesday, their third consecutive win. The Wild committed five penalties in the game, though they held Colorado without a power play goal.
Frederick Gaudreau led the Wild with two goals. Filip Gustavsson saved an impressive 42 of 44 shots (.954%) in the win. Vegas fell 4-3 (OT) to the Sharks on Thursday.
Michael Amadio, Ivan Barbashev, and Nicolas Hague each scored once for the Golden Knights. Ben Hutton had two assists to lead the team in scoring. Laurent Brossoit only had 21 saves on 25 shots against (.840%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Golden Knights won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 5-1 victory in February. Jack Eichel (1G 1A) and Jonathan Marchessault (0G 2A) each had two points to lead Vegas. Kirill Kaprizov scored Minnesota’s only goal. Logan Thompson got the win, saving 23 of 24 shots (.958%).
FACING OFF
Minnesota is averaging 2.95 goals per game for the season, 22nd in the NHL, and they are taking on a Golden Knights team that is allowing 2.84 goals a game (11th).
Meanwhile, Vegas has found the net 3.27 times a game on average, 13th in the league, and the Wild are holding opponents to 2.61 goals per game (3rd).
The Wild’s 21.74% power play percentage ranks 13th in the league, while the Golden Knights are 18th with a conversion rate of 20.74%. In terms of penalty killing, Minnesota has the league’s 12th-ranked PK% at 80.93%, while Vegas is 19th at 77.65%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 74 points this season, Kaprizov is the top skater for the Wild. He is among the league leaders with 39 goals (10th) and has added 35 assists. In the net, Gustavsson (20-9-5) is Minnesota’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.01 GAA, second-best in the league, and a .933% save percentage, also second-best.
Marc-Andre Fleury (24-13-4) leads the Wild in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 2.81 and a save percentage of .909%.Eichel and Chandler Stephenson lead the Golden Knights in scoring with 60 and 57 points, respectively. Eichel has 27 goals and 33 assists, while Stephenson has 13 goals and 44 assists in 75 games.
Adin Hill (16-7-1) has the best goals against average for Vegas at 2.49. He has a save percentage of .914%. Thompson (21-13-3) has played the most games in net for the Golden Knights this season. He has a 2.65 GAA and a .915% save percentage.
HOME AND AWAY
Minnesota is 20-11-6 on the road this season. Vegas is 22-15-1 at home this season.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
Minnesota Wild (-110)
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