Free NHL Hockey Prediction: Rangers vs. Wild NHL Odds
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(36-15-5) New York Rangers vs. Minnesota Wild (32-19-3)
Date: Tuesday March 8th
Time: 8:00 PM ET
Venue: xCel Energy Center, St. Paul MN
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Rangers +125 | Wild -145 (Bet Now!)
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: Rangers +1.5 -200 | Wild -1.5 +170
NHL Betting Total: 6
Two teams on different momentum treks meet up in the Twin Cities on Tuesday night. New York has won three in a row and their offense is clicking to the tune of 12 goals over that span. Minnesota is just 2-8 in their last 10.
Normally the Wild being at home would give them an edge considering they are 16-6-1 in St. Paul this season. That wasn’t the case on Sunday in a 6-3 loss to the Stars though or on March 1st when Calgary came to town and left with a 5-1 win.
New York Rangers
New York definitely has some value at +125 with the Vezina Trophy front-runner Igor Shesterkin in net. He’s allowed 1 goal in 5 of his last 6 starts and 2 goals or less in 9 of the last 10.
Normally with Shesterkin in net the betting total of 6 would seem like a solid under play. The Wild have allowed 11 goals in their last two home games though, and at the same time the Rangers offense looks dialed in.
New York has tallied 12 total goals over their three game win streak, with Chris Kreider providing a lot of that damage with 4 goals and an assist over that span. Kreider has matched his career high in points at 30-years-old (53) but is still only the 4th leading scorer on the Rangers.
Minnesota Wild
We will see just how good Minnesota’s #3 ranked scoring offense is on Tuesday up against Shesterkin. The Wild score 3.7 goals/game, and like the Rangers have netted 12 over their last 3 games even though Minnesota is just 1-2 over that span.
For as good as the Minnesota offense can be behind Kirill Kaprizov who with 70 points is 6th in the NHL – their defense is a real liability lately. The worst part about that for Dean Evason’s crew is that it doesn’t matter who has been in net for their struggles.
Kaapo Kahkonen has been in net the last two games for Minnesota but has allowed 8 goals over that span. Can Minnesota turn to Cam Talbot in good faith even though he has allowed 4+ goals in five straight starts?
NHL Betting Trends:
- Rangers are 8-3 last 11 overall
- Rangers are 4-9 last 13 as a road underdog
- UNDER is 7-2 in Rangers last 9 overall
- Wild are 1-6 last 7 overall
- OVER is 9-2 in Wild last 11 overall
- Wild are 5-2 last 7 head to head
Free New York Rangers vs. Minnesota Wild NHL Prediction:
The only thing weird about this game is the fact that Minnesota is a -145 favorite, even up from a -135 open. Sure the Wild are usually pretty solid at home, but this is a team with some legitimate defensive concerns as of late.
Minnesota has a 5-4 win over Philadelphia and a 5-4 loss against Buffalo over their last three games so their offense is keeping them in games, but can that be said up against Shesterkin who is likely on his way to the Vezina Trophy?
4* Free NHL Betting Pick: Rangers +125
The ‘over’ would have some value here too except for how great Shesterkin has been all season. With the New York offense clicking, you have to think the Rangers can endure in this contest.
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