Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild 5/5/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

By: Zack |

Last Updated: 05/04/2021 at 9:34 PM ET

Vegas is coming here after playing the Wild on Monday night. The game ended up being a great battle between some of the best teams in the West Division. However, in the last game it seen the Golden Knights get a total of 5 goals. The Wild ended up getting a total of 6 goals in the game.

With the Wild the team is sitting on a 33-14-4 record on the year overall. The Golden Knights are now sitting on a 36-13-2 record on the year. No matter what, this is one game that a lot of the fans will want to follow as it can have an impact on how the teams end up in the seeding.

Vegas is coming to the game here with a total of 3.37 goals per game. The defense for the Golden Knights has ended up giving up only a total of 2.24 goals per game. The power play for the Vegas has converted at a clip of 18.5% on the year. When it comes to killing off the penalties the Golde Knights have ended up killing off 85.8% of the power plays.

Minnesota has looked good after overcoming their early season struggles on the year. The Wild have managed to get a total of 3.27 goals per game. The power play for the Wild has managed to convert at a clip of 18.7%. The defense for the Minnesota Wild have allowed a total of 2.73 goals per game, but have ended up killing off 82.2% of the power plays.

The game here will be one that is definitely going to have some type of playoff implication. The main implication will be the seeding factors, but it will be a good game with the teams being evenly matched. Look for the Golden Knights, though, to struggle against the Wild who are playing at home in this game. Final Score Prediction, Minnesota Wild win 3-1.

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