The Minnesota Wild, led by Eric Staal and Jason Zucker, are ready to take the ice against Artemi Panarin, Ryan Strome, and the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden in an East-West showdown. The opening face-off takes place at 7 p.m. ET on Monday, November 25, and fans at home can witness it live on Fox Sports North Plus.
Minnesota Wild at New York Rangers Odds
With a -115 moneyline, New York enters the matchup as the slight favorite. The line for the Wild now stands at -105 and the Over/Under (O/U) is placed at an even 6 goals (-120 over, +100 under).
New York is 10-11 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 2.4 units this year. That early-season winning percentage is a welcomed improvement compared to how the team performed during the 2018-19 season (32-50). Through 21 regular season contests, 11 of its games have gone under the total, while 10 have gone over and none have pushed. The team’s 6-6 SU at home this season.
The Rangers have converted on 20.5 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked 26th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 73.8 percent of all penalties.
Averaging 31.5 saves per game with a .909 save percentage, Henrik Lundqvist (five wins, eight losses, and one OT loss) has been the primary goalkeeper for New York this season. If head coach David Quinn chooses to rest him, however, the team could turn to Alexandar Georgiev (5-5-5 record, .903 save percentage, 3.42 goals against average).
On the visiting bench, Minnesota is 9-14 straight up (SU) and has lost 5.6 units for bettors taking the moneyline thus far. Through 23 regular season matches, 12 of its games have gone over the total, while nine have gone under the total and just two have pushed. As the away team, the Wild are 4-11 SU so far.
The Wild have converted on 18.8 percent of their power play chances this season, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 16th overall and it’s successfully killed off 82.6 percent of all penalties.
Devan Dubnyk (3.35 goals against average and .893 save percentage) has been the primary option in goal for Minnesota. Dubnyk is averaging 25.0 saves per game and has four wins, 10 losses, and two OT losses to his credit.
Minnesota Wild vs. New York Rangers Free Picks
Prediction: SU Winner – Wild, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- The Rangers are 5-6 SU when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent while the Wild are 1-5 SU in games where they serve more minutes than their opponent.
- For both of these clubs, the over has hit in three of their past five matches.
- One of the top teams at possessing the puck, Minnesota is ranked first this season with just 7.2 giveaways per game. That figure has trended lower recently, however, as the team’s averaged 5.9 giveaways over its last 10 games and 4.6 giveaways over its last five.
- New York is ranked 30th this season with 13.8 giveaways per game. That figure has improved lately, however, as the team’s averaged 11.2 giveaways over its last 10 games and 6.8 giveaways over its last five.
