Predators vs Wild Picks and Prediction – 12/1/2024

The Nashville Predators go on the road Saturday night with a game in Saint Paul, Minnesota against the Minnesota Wild. See our NHL Free Picks here. Nashville has been below .500 this season with 7 wins through 23 games played on a two game losing streak following their loss against against the Philadelphia Flyers. Offensively Nashville has been bad scoring 2.35 goals per game this season. Defensively the Predators have been average allowing 3.17 goals per game. Roman Josi leads the way for the Predators offense with 18 points and 13 assists this season. Filip Forsberg leads the team with 9 goals on 80 shots taken so far this season. Juuse Saros is the top goalie for Nashville with 6 wins and 19 outings carrying a .913 save percentage.

Minnesota stays at home Saturday night and have been above average this season with 14 wins through 22 games played on a one game winning streak following their win against the Buffalo Sabres. Offensively Minnesota has been above average scoring 3.23 goals per game. Defensively the Wild have been good allowing 2.36 goals against per game so far this season. Kirill Kaprizov leads the way for the Minnesota offense with 35 points, and 14 goals on 67 shots and 21 assists this year. Filip Gustavsson is the top goalie for Minnesota so far with 10 wins and 17 outings carrying a .929 save percentage.

The Nashville Predators are 2-9 away from home so far this year. The Predators have lost two games in a row and will be looking for a bounce back game against the Minnesota Wild. Minnesota has better numbers offensively and defensively, and take a lot less penalties. Minnesota has the much better team and will find a way to get the victory in this game. Final Score prediction, Minnesota Wild win 4-2.