Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks 3/8/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 03/07/2020 at 8:29 PM ET

Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks 3/8/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Minnesota Wild conclude a back-to-back on Sunday when visiting the Anaheim Ducks after playing the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. The Wild improved to 34-26-7 and 75 points following a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday. Ryan Suter and Zach Parise each scored one goal and added one assist. Minnesota is in fifth place in the Central Division.

Zach Parise is the leading goal scorer for Minnesota with 25, while Ryan Suter is the assists leader with 39 and Kevin Fiala is the points leader with 52. Minnesota is scoring an average of 3.13 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.07 goals per game. In net, Alex Stalock is 20-10-4 with a goals-against average of 2.58 and save percentage of .913.

Anaheim looks for its third straight victory on Sunday when hosting the Minnesota Wild. The Ducks improved to 28-32-8 and 64 points following a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday. Adam Henrique and Carter Rowney each scored one goal for Anaheim and Ryan Miller and John Gibson stopped a combined 30 shots in goal for the Ducks.

Adam Henrique is the leading goal scorer for Anaheim with 25, while Ryan Getzlaf is the assists leader with 28 and points leader with 41. Anaheim is scoring an average of 2.51 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.15 goals per game. In net, John Gibson is 20-26-5 with a goals-against average of 3.00 and save percentage of .904.

The Minnesota Wild will be playing the back half of a back-to-back but that should not affect their play on Sunday as their travel is minimum from Los Angeles to Anaheim. Minnesota has won each of its last three and five of the last six. On the road, the Wild have won each of the last six. Anaheim has won each of its last two but the Ducks lost six of their previous eight. Final Score Prediction, Minnesota Wild wins 3-2.

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