The Ottawa Senators will face the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday at the Xcel Energy Center. According to sportsbook pay per head experts, the Wild is trying to secure a playoff spot. However, the Senators have been surging in recent weeks. Here are our betting predictions and picks for the Senators vs. Wild game.
With 79 points and a 1-0-2 record at home to start the current stretch, the Wild are now eight points behind the Kings for the second Western Conference wild-card slot as of Monday’s play.
Senators vs Wild Betting Picks and Analysis
On Saturday, in the bonus session, Minnesota pulled their goalkeeper to add an extra attacker, but they lost the extra point for reaching overtime. Nevertheless, the unique strategy was unsuccessful as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Wild 2-1 on an empty-net goal.
Recently, the Ottawa Senators won three games against the Sabres, Blackhawks, and Jets. Scores on 17.5 percent of power play opportunities have contributed to the Ottawa Senators’ 3.19 goals per game average. Tkachuk – 33 goals, Stutzle – 51 assists, Chychrun – 190 shots for Ottawa. With a penalty kill percentage of 73.6%, the Ottawa Senators’ defense allows only 3.47 goals per game. Both Joonas Korpisalo and Anton Forsberg have surrendered a total of 148 goals on 1,357 shots.
In their most recent games, the Minnesota Wild were victorious over the Sharks but fell to the Blues and Golden Knights. Goals scored on 21.5% of power play chances have contributed to the Minnesota Wild’s 3.03 goals per game average. With 37 goals, 45 assists, and 238 shots on goal, Kirill Kaprizov is Minnesota’s leading scorer. Mats Zuccarello contributes as well. With a penalty kill percentage of 74.8%, the Minnesota Wild are a solid defensive team that only lets 3.15 goals per game. According to Global Gambling sources, Filip Gustavsson and Marc-Andre Fleury have a goal-against average of 119 and 95 on 1,192 and 943 shots faced.
NHL Predictions
Game Time: April 2, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
Bet on the Minnesota Wild at -149
If the Wild want to keep themselves in postseason contention, they need to win these games, even though their offense has been struggling for the past two weeks. Over the past ten meetings, the Wild have prevailed eight times versus the Senators.
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