Thursday will feature an NHL contest between the home favorite Utah Hockey Club (26-24-9, -185 on the moneyline to win) and the Minnesota Wild (34-20-4, +154 moneyline odds) at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $30.81
Utah Hockey Club to win vs Wild -185
Utah Hockey Club vs. Wild Betting Lines
- Favorite: Utah Hockey Club (-185)
- Underdog: Wild (+154)
- Over/under: 5.5
Utah Hockey Club vs. Wild Quick Facts
- Utah has combined with its opponent to put up more than 5.5 goals in 29 of 59 games this season.
- Minnesota’s games have gone over 5.5 goals in 28 of 58 chances this season.
- Thursday’s total is 0.2 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 5.7 goals per game.
- The 5.8 goals per game these two teams are conceding this season are 0.3 more than the 5.5-goal over/under set for this match.
Utah Hockey Club Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Utah Hockey Club Season Stat Insights
- The Utah Hockey Club are ranked 21st in the league with 164 goals this season, an average of 2.8 per contest.
- Utah ranks 18th in total goals against, allowing 3.0 goals per game (175 total) in NHL play.
- The team is ranked 18th in goal differential at -11.
- Utah’s 38 power-play goals this season are the ninth-most in the NHL (on 167 chances).
- The Utah Hockey Club are 14th in the league with a 22.75% power-play conversion rate this season.
- Utah’s two shorthanded goals this season rank 23rd in the league.
- The Utah Hockey Club rank 11th in the league in penalty-kill success rate at 80.34%.
- With a 51.2% faceoff win rate, the Utah Hockey Club have the 11th-ranked rate in the NHL.
- Utah scores on 9.9% of its shots as a team, ranking 25th in the league.
- The Utah Hockey Club’s players are still looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 17.2 hits and 15.6 blocked shots per game.
Utah Hockey Club Moneyline
- In 26 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Utah has been victorious 14 times.
- The Utah Hockey Club have won four of the seven games they have played with moneyline odds shorter than -185.
- Utah has a 64.9% chance of winning this game, per the moneyline odds.
Utah Hockey Club Leaders
- Clayton Keller: 21 goals and 43 assists
- Logan Cooley: 16 goals and 30 assists
- Nick Schmaltz: 11 goals and 33 assists
- Karel Vejmelka: 15-15-4 record, .910 save percentage, 87 goals conceded
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Wild Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Wild Season Stats Insights
- The Wild have scored 167 goals this season (2.9 per game) to rank 20th in the NHL.
- Minnesota has been one of the toughest defensive units in the NHL this season, allowing 163 goals (2.8 per game) to rank ninth.
- Their 13th-ranked goal differential is +4.
- Minnesota has put up 29 power-play goals this season (24th in the NHL) on 149 chances.
- The Wild have the NHL’s 23rd-ranked power-play conversion rate of 19.46%.
- Minnesota has scored three shorthanded goals this season (19th in league).
- The 71.43% penalty-kill percentage the Wild have put totgether is the league’s 30th-ranked rate.
- The Wild have the NHL’s 28th-ranked faceoff win percentage (46.9%).
- The 10.3% shooting percentage Minnesota has amassed ranks 20th in the league.
- The Wild have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 18.9 hits and 15.6 blocked shots per game.
Wild Moneyline Insights
- The Wild have secured an upset victory in 12, or 48.0%, of the 25 games they have played while the underdog this season.
- Minnesota has won four of its seven games when it is the underdog by +154 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 39.4% chance for the Wild to win.
Wild Leaders
- Kirill Kaprizov: 23 goals and 29 assists
- Matthew Boldy: 21 goals and 30 assists
- Marco Rossi: 21 goals and 29 assists
- Filip Gustavsson: 22-12-3 record, .914 save percentage, 98 goals conceded
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