Wild vs Kings Picks and Prediction – 3/21/2024

The Minnesota Wild stay on the road Wednesday night with a game in Los Angeles against the Los Angeles Kings. Minnesota has 33 wins on the year having lost two of the last five following a one goal loss in the shootout against Saint Louis. Offensively Minnesota has been a middle of the pack team this season averaging 3.07 goals on 30 shots per game. Defensively the Wild have had issues going 3.18 goals on 30 shots per game this year. For other NHL news see our NHL Picks.

Marc-Andre Fleury had a ton of troubles in the net for Minnesota in their last outing boasting a .946 save percentage after allowing two goals on 37 shots before allowing the game deciding goal in the shootout. Kirill Kaprizov led the way for the Minnesota offense with one goal and one assist in just over 24 minutes on the ice. Marco Rossi came up big as well with one goal, while two other Minnesota players chipped in with one assist each.

The Los Angeles Kings return to their home ice Wednesday night with 34 wins on the year following a three two loss to Dallas. Offensively Los Angeles has struggled all season averaging just 3.01 goals on 33 shots after scoring only one against Dallas. Defensively Los Angeles is one of the best teams in the NHL allowing 2.58 well on 28.4 shots despite allowing four in their last game.

Kevin Fiala does a ton for the Los Angeles offense leading the team with 58 points and 36 assists this season. Trevor Moore boasts a team leading 25 goals on 212 total shots. Cam Talbot leads the Los Angeles defense this season with twenty wins and a .917 save percentage.