Red Wings vs. Wild betting preview

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Saturday’s NHL lineup includes an outing between the favored Detroit Red Wings (28-22-5, -130 on the moneyline to win at home) and the Minnesota Wild (33-19-4, +110 moneyline odds) at 12:30 PM ET on ABC.

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Moneyline

Red Wings to win vs Wild -130

Bet $20, Payout $35.38

Red Wings vs. Wild Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Red Wings (-130)
  • Underdog: Wild (+110)
  • Over/under: 5.5

Red Wings vs. Wild Quick Facts

  • Detroit has combined with its opponent to score more than 5.5 goals in 30 of 55 games this season.
  • In 48.2% of Minnesota’s previous games this season (27/56), the teams combined to score over Saturday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
  • Saturday’s over/under is 0.2 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 5.7 goals per game.
  • These two clubs give up a combined 5.9 goals per game, 0.4 more than this game’s over/under.

Red Wings Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Red Wings Season Stat Insights

  • The Red Wings offense’s 157 total goals (2.8 per game) rank 20th in the NHL.
  • On defense, Detroit has conceded 171 goals (3.1 per game) to rank 20th in league play.
  • They’re ranked 21st in the league with a -14 goal differential .
  • Detroit’s 46 power-play goals this season are the second-most in the NHL (on 161 chances).
  • The Red Wings’ 28.57% power-play conversion rate ranks second-best in the NHL this season.
  • Detroit has scored a total of two shorthanded goals this season.
  • The Red Wings rank 32nd in the league in penalty-kill success rate at 69.7%.
  • The Red Wings’ players win 50.3% of their faceoffs to rank 18th in the league.
  • Detroit scores on 10.6% of its shots as a team, ranking 14th in the league.
  • The Red Wings average 17.6 hits and 15.1 blocked shots per game.

Red Wings Moneyline

  • Through 14 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Detroit has won seven of those games.
  • In eight games with shorter than -130 moneyline odds this season, the Red Wings have won three.
  • There is a 56.5% chance that Detroit wins this contest, per the moneyline.

Red Wings Leaders

  • Lucas Raymond: 21 goals and 38 assists
  • Dylan Larkin: 23 goals and 27 assists
  • Alex DeBrincat: 24 goals and 22 assists
  • Cam Talbot: 16-11-2 record, .904 save percentage, 81 goals conceded

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Wild Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Wild Season Stats Insights

  • The Wild have the NHL’s 17th-ranked scoring offense (161 total goals, 2.9 per game).
  • Minnesota’s 157 total goals allowed (2.8 per game) rank 12th in the NHL.
  • Their 13th-ranked goal differential is +4.
  • Minnesota has scored 27 power-play goals this season (on 143 chances). That ranks 24th in the NHL.
  • The Wild have the league’s 24th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 18.88%.
  • Minnesota has scored three shorthanded goals this season (19th in NHL).
  • The 71.63% of opponent power plays the Wild kill is the 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Wild win 47.1% of their faceoffs. That’s the 27th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
  • The 10.4% shooting percentage Minnesota has amassed ranks 16th in the league.
  • The Wild have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 18.8 hits and 15.7 blocked shots per game.

Wild Moneyline Insights

  • The Wild have claimed an upset victory in 11, or 45.8%, of the 24 games they have played as an underdog this season.
  • Minnesota is 10-12 when sportsbooks have made them underdogs of +110 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The win probability for the Wild, implied from the moneyline, is 47.6%.

Wild Leaders

  • Kirill Kaprizov: 23 goals and 29 assists
  • Matthew Boldy: 20 goals and 28 assists
  • Marco Rossi: 19 goals and 28 assists
  • Filip Gustavsson: 22-11-3 record, .915 save percentage, 95 goals conceded
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