Minnesota Wild vs LA Kings Prediction NHL Picks 12/7/24

The Minnesota Wild and Los Angeles Kings meet Saturday in NHL action at the crypto.com Arena. Here’s a Minnesota Wild vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction. This article will include a Minnesota Wild vs Los Angeles Kings Pick.

Minnesota Wild Betting Preview

The Minnesota Wild beat the Ducks and Canucks, and they play the Utah Hockey Club, Oilers and Flyers next. The Minnesota Wild are averaging 3.27 goals per game and are scoring on 20 percent of their power play opportunities. Kirill Kaprizov leads Minnesota with 17 goals, Marco Rossi has 14 assists and Matt Boldy has 97 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 2.27 goals per game and are killing 74.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Filip Gustavsson has allowed 40 goals on 579 shots faced, and Marc-Andre Fleury has given up 16 goals on 169 shots.

Los Angeles Kings Betting Preview

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Stars and Senators, and they play the Islanders, Devils, and Rangers next. The Los Angeles Kings are averaging 3.04 goals per game and are scoring 16 percent of their power play opportunities. Adrian Kempe leads Los Angeles with 12 goals, Anze Kopitar has 22 assists and Kevin Fiala has 66 shots on goal. Defensively, the Los Angeles Kings are allowing 2.65 goals per game and are killing 79.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Darcy Kuemper has given up 26 goals on 258 shots faced, while David Rittich has allowed 36 goals on 330 shots.

Why the Minnesota Wild will win

• The Wild have won each of their last four games as underdogs following a road win.
• The Kings have lost three of their last four games as home favorites following a home win.
• The Kings have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last eight games as favorites following a home win.
• The Wild have covered the puck line in each of their last five games as road underdogs.
• The Kings have lost the third period in three of their last four night games at Crypto.com Arena following a win.

Minnesota Wild vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction

The Los Angeles Kings are starting to roll over the last week or so, and you feel like they’re getting the slight edge because of home ice. However, that means nothing when the Minnesota Wild are 11-1-3 on the road this season. We’re getting plus money with road warriors, and a team that’s probably the better team overall. You can make a lot of money in this business just by taking the better team at a more favorable price whenever you can get it. The value is with the Wild. I’ll take it.