Edmonton Oilers vs Minnesota Wild Prediction NHL Picks 12/12/24

In this article, we will formulate an Edmonton Oilers vs Minnesota Wild Prediction for this NHL game on Thursday, December 12th, at the Xcel Energy Center.  To formulate this prediction, we will look at: 

-The Oilers’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Wild’s recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Edmonton

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Minnesota

-Recent betting trends in games played between Edmonton and Minnesota

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Oilers and Wild.

Wild Just Keep Winning

The Wild just keep winning games and they picked up another win on Tuesday. They struggled in the third period against the Utah Hockey Club, but they still ended up picking up a victory in a shootout. Marcus Johannson scored a goal and finished with two assists. The Wild are averaging 3.21 goals, while their defense is giving up 2.39 goals per game. The offense is ranked 12th in the league while the defense is 1st. In this game, the Wild are going to need the defense to be good again. Kirill Kaprizov has scored 17 goals and added 25 assists so far this season. 

Oilers’ Defense Stepped Up

The Oilers’ defense stepped up in the last game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Oilers scored two goals while the defense gave up only one goal. Leon Draisaitl scored a goal and added an assist. Stuart Skinner was in goal and he saved 19 of the 20 shots that he faced. The Oilers are averaging 3.0 goals, while their defense is giving up 2.86 goals per game. The offense is ranked 17th in the league while the defense is ranked 8th in the league. On the season Draisaitl has scored 20 goals and added 18 assists. 

Edmonton Oilers vs Minnesota Wild Prediction

There is just no way I am betting against the Wild right now with how well they are playing. The Oilers offense is averaging 3.0 goals but they aren’t going to find much success against the Wild defense which is giving up only 2.39 goals per game. The Oilers are going to struggle to get to the two-goal mark and the Wild will get the job done.