Minnesota Wild vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction 1/30/25 NHL Picks

In this article, we will formulate a Minnesota Wild vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction for this NHL game on Thursday, January 30th at the Centre Bell. To formulate this prediction, we will look at: 

-The Wild’s recent form and recent player performance 

-The Canadiens’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Minnesota

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Montreal

-Recent betting trends in games played between Minnesota and Montreal

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

Wild on Tired Legs

The Wild are going to be on tired legs after their game on Wednesday. The Wild faced off against the Toronto Maple Leafs and they were able to secure a 3-1 victory. Jared Spurgeon had a huge game scoring a goal. Filip Gustavsson had been struggling heading into the game, but he turned it around and now hopefully he has confidence moving forward. He saved 32 of the 33 shots that he faced. 

The Wild are averaging 2.92 goals per game while their defense is giving up 2.86 goals per game. The offense is ranked 18th in the league while the defense is ranked 11th. Opponents are shooting 9.68 which is 5th in the league. Kirill Kaprizov has scored 23 goals and added 29 assists. The problem though is that he’s out. Matt Boldy has scored 18 goals and 27 assists so far this season. The Wild will meet the Senators after this game.

Why the Wild Will Beat the Canadiens

• The Wild have won each of their last eight games against the Canadiens.
• The Canadiens have lost each of their last three games.
• The Wild have covered the puck line in seven of their last eight games at Bell Centre.
• The Canadiens have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight games as home favorites against opponents on a winning streak.
• The Canadiens have lost the first period in four of their last five games.

Canadiens Need to Take Advantage of Tired Legs

The Canadiens really need to take advantage of the tired legs of the Minnesota Wild. Heading into this game the Canadiens have lost three games in a row and the defense has been a major issue. The Canadiens gave up four goals in each of the four games. In the last game against the Winnipeg Jets, the Canadiens scored a grand total of one goal, and that led to the defeat. Sam Montembault was in goal and he saved 20 of the 23 shots that he faced. 

The Canadiens are averaging 2.98 goals while their defense is giving up 3.34 goals per game. The offense is ranked 14th while the defense is ranked 26th. One issue for this team is they are averaging only 26.1 shots per game which is 30th in the NHL. In this game, they need to try and get the shots peppered early to really try to put the pressure. Nick Suzuki has scored 15 goals and added 36 assists so far this season.

Why the Canadiens Will Beat the Wild

• The Wild have lost each of their last six games as road underdogs on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• The favorites have won 10 of the last 11 games between the Wild and Canadiens.
• The favorites have covered the puck line in each of the Wild’s last four games at Bell Centre.
• The Wild have failed to cover the puck line in three of their last four games against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The Wild have lost the second period in six of their last eight night games following a road win.

Minnesota Wild vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction

The Minnesota Wild and Montreal Canadiens are going to be involved in a lower-scoring game. The Canadiens are averaging only 2.98 goals per game and they are going to really struggle to get the offense going. On tired legs, the Wild’s offense is going to really struggle to get anything going, and this game will end up being lower-scoring. Goals are going to be hard to come by and the under is going to cash here.