Minnesota Wild at LA Kings 2/16/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Minnesota heads to the game here for their first game on the ice for the past 5 games, which were postponed. The last game the Wild did play in was a loss to the Avalanche by a 2-1 score. With that loss the Wild dropped to a 6-5-0 record on the year so far.

When it comes to scoring on the year the Wild have ended up with 2.73 goals per game. The power play for the Minnesota Wild have converted only at 7.1% of the power play attempts. Defensively the Wild have allowed 2.73 goals per game on the year. When it comes to the penalty kill the Wild have not been horrible killing of 86.4% of the power plays.

The Kings were slated to play the Kings before, but that game was postponed. The last game on the ice for the Kings ended up being a win over the Sharks by a score of 6-2. With the win the Kings moved up to a 4-6-3 record on the year overall so far.

Scoring on the year for the Kings has ended up getting 3.08 goals per game scored. The power play for Los Angeles has ended up with a conversion of only 24.5% on the year so far. The defense for the Kings has been questionable at times giving up 3.31 goals per game, but the penalty kill for Los Angeles is not horrible killing of 83.7% of the power plays faced.