Wild vs Golden Knights Picks and Prediction – 1/13/2025

The Minnesota Wild will be on the road Sunday night with the game in Vegas against the Vegas Golden Knights. Minnesota is one of the best teams in the NHL with 26 wins through 42 games played coming into Sunday following a five goal loss to Colorado to end a lengthy winning streak. The Minnesota offense has carried the team this season averaging three goals on 28.3 shots per game but scored once in their last loss. Defensively Minnesota is  top tier as well holding upon us to 2.7 four goals per game on 29.1 shots but gave up six in their loss to Colorado. For other NHL news see our NHL Picks.

Kirill Kaprizov leads the Minnesota offense this season with 50 points, 23 goals, and 27 assists. Marco Rossi has 37 points and Matt Boldy has chipped in a third best 35 points this year. Mats Zuccarello is 4th on the team this season with 27 points despite playing in just 29 games this year.

The Vegas Golden Knights come into Sunday as the top team in the Pacific division with 28 wins through 41 games played. Vegas has averaged 3.46 goals on 30.8 shots per game this season offensively. Defensively Vegas is one of the best teams in the league allowing just 2.68 goals on 27.4 shots per game this season.

Jack Eichel leads the Vegas offense this season with 53 points and 42 assists. Mark Stone is second on the team with 35 points and Shea Theodore has shipped in a third best 33 points this season. Ivan Barbashev is 4th on the team with 30 points and has added a team high 15 goals this year. Tomas Hertl has been an offensive constant for Vegas this season with 26 points in 41 games played.

This is a matchup between 2 of the better teams in the NHL. Look for Vegas, however, to do the work on both sides of the puck to control this game. The Golden Knights will do the work at home to get the win against a good Minnesota team. Final Score Prediction, Vegas Golden Knights win 3-2.