Minnesota Wild at New York Islanders - 1/12/23 NHL Picks and Prediction

The Minnesota Wild and New York Islanders meet Thursday in NHL action at the UBS Arena. The Minnesota Wild have lost 5 of their last 8 games. The New York Islanders have lost 4 of their last 5 games.

The Minnesota Wild are averaging 3.1 goals per game and are scoring on 23.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Kirill Kaprizov leads Minnesota with 24 goals, Mats Zuccarello has 24 assists and Joel Eriksson Ek has 119 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 2.9 goals per game and are killing 78.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Marc-Andre Fleury has given up 72 goals on 737 shots faced, and Filip Gustavsson has allowed 35 goals on 459 shots.

The New York Islanders are averaging 3.1 goals per game and are scoring on 18.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Brock Nelson leads New York with 15 goals, Mathew Barzal has 30 assists and Anders Lee has 121 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Islanders are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 81.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ilya Sorokin has given up 67 goals on 899 shots faced, and Semyon Varlamov has allowed 35 goals on 402 shots.