Minnesota Wild vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction 1/12/25 NHL Picks

In this article, we will formulate a Minnesota Wild vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction for this NHL game on Sunday, January 12th at the T-Mobile Arena. To formulate this prediction, we will look at: 

-The Wild’s recent form and recent player performance 

-The Golden Knights’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Minnesota

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Vegas

-Recent betting trends in games played between Minnesota and Vegas 

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

Golden Knights on Tired Legs

The Golden Knights are going to be on tired legs after their game on Saturday against the New York Rangers. The Golden Knights failed to score any goals two games ago against the New York Islanders and that led to the defeat. The Golden Knights had 30 shots on goal but they couldn’t find the back of the net once. Adin Hill was in goal for Vegas and he wasn’t good enough saving 17 of the 20 shots that he faced. 

The Golden Knights are averaging 3.566  goals while their defense is giving up 2.68 goals per game. The offense is ranked 4th in the league while the defense is ranked 6th. On tired legs, it’s going to be important that the defense is good early. If the defense struggles and they have to be in a high-scoring game, they could be in trouble. Adin Hill will be getting the start in this game for the Golden Knights and he sits with a 17-7-2 record and he is giving up 2.5 goals per game. The Golden Knights will meet the Predators, Hurricanes, Blackhawks, Blues (b2b set), and Stars after this game.

Big test for the Wild

This is a big test for the Wild but they are also going to be on tired legs after their game on Saturday night against the San Jose Sharks. Two games ago against the Colorado Avalanche, the Wild scored only one goal while the defense gave up six goals, and that led to the defeat. Filip Gustavson was in goal and to say he was awful might be an understatement as he only saved 21 of the 27 shots that he faced. 

The Wild are averaging 3.0 goals while their defense is giving up 2.74 goals per game. The offense is ranked 16th in the league while the defense is ranked 7th. Opponents are shooting only 9.8 percent which is 2nd in the league. Kirill Kaprivoz has scored 23 goals and added 27 assists. The problem though is he’s still hurt and he’s going to be out for at least a little while longer. Gustavsson could start in goal and they are going to need him to be a lot better here. 

Minnesota Wild vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction

The Golden Knights are going to have no issue getting the job done in this game. Both of the teams are going to be on tired legs so there is no advantage one way or the other. That being said, the Wild are starting Gustavsson, and he has no confidence right now. The Golden Knights are going to get their offense out to a fast start, and it’s going to be the Golden Knights that are going to end up cruising here. Back the Golden Knights on the money line to cash here.