Zach Parise, Mikael Granlund, and the Minnesota Wild will face off against Mika Zibanejad, Chris Kreider, and the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden in an East-West showdown. This one gets started at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 21 and it is being televised live on Fox Sports North.
Minnesota Wild vs. New York Rangers Odds
Each team currently has an identical -110 moneyline in this matchup, and the Over/Under (O/U) has been set at 6 goals. The odds for betting the total stand at -105 money on the over and -115 for the under.
Minnesota is 27-33 straight up (SU) and has lost 17.6 units for moneyline bettors this year. 29 of its games have gone under the total, while 26 have gone over and just five have pushed. This 2018-19 Wild team is 14-15 SU on the road.
Minnesota has converted on 20.4 percent of its power play chances this year, a figure that’s right around league average. Additionally, its penalty kill is ranked 15th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 80.9 percent of all penalties..
Boasting a .908 save percentage and 25.4 saves per game, Devan Dubnyk (22-27-5) has been the best option in goal for Minnesota this year. If head coach Bruce Boudreau chooses to rest him, however, Minnesota might go with Alex Stalock (6-10-1), who has a .890 save percentage and 3.08 goals against average this year.
New York is 26-33 straight up (SU) and has earned 1.3 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 59 regular season contests, 31 of its games have gone over the total, while 27 have gone under and just one has pushed. This season, the team is 15-15 SU at home.
The Rangers have converted on just 21.2 percent of their power play chances this year, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 25th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 77.6 percent of all penalties.
Henrik Lundqvist (29.3 saves per game) has been the primary option in goal for the Rangers. Lundqvist has 17 wins, 24 losses, and eight overtime losses to his name and has recorded a fairly-weak .909 save percentage and 2.97 goals against average this season.
Minnesota Wild at New York Rangers Betting Predictions
Free NHL Tip: SU Winner – Wild, O/U – Under
Betting Notes
- The Wild are 1-2 in games decided by a shootout this season while the Rangers are 6-2 in shootouts.
- For both of these clubs, the over has hit in three of their past five matches.
- Over Minnesota’s last ten games, five of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 1-4 in those games).
- The Rangers this season have dished out the sixth-most hits per game in the NHL (26.4), but the team’s averaged 31.4 over their past five games as the home team.
