Nashville Predators vs Minnesota Wild Prediction 12/23/2025 Today’s NHL Picks

In this article, we will formulate a Predators vs Wild Prediction for this NHL game on Tuesday, December 23rd. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this NHL matchup.

Minnesota Wild Preview

The Wild have 49 points this season with a 22-10-5 record, and are 20-17 ATS and 15-20 in over/under. They have a 13-4-4 home record and a 9-6-1 road record and are sitting 3rd in the Central Division. They are coming off a 1-5 home loss to the Avalanche, and their previous three games were a 5-2 home win against the Oilers, a 5-2 road win against the Blue Jackets, and a 5-0 home win against the Capitals.

Offensively, the Wild are averaging 3.03 goals per game and are scoring 23.6% of their power play opportunities. Defensively, they are allowing 2.57 goals per game and are killing 77.5% of their opponent’s power plays.

Matt Boldy leads the Wild with 43 points and 22 goals, also leading the team in assists with 21. Filip Gustavsson is the starting goalie for the Wild, and he has a 12-8-3 record, with 2.47 GAA and .913 SV%. Jesper Wallstedt is the backup goalie and he has a 10-2-2 record, with 2.10 GAA and .933 SV%.

Nashville Predators Preview

The Predators have 34 points this season with a 15-16-4 record, and are 16-19 ATS and 18-17 in over/under. They have a 10-9-2 home record and a 5-7-2 road record and are sitting 5th in the Central Division. They are coming off a 2-1 home win over the Rangers, and their previous three games were a 5-3 home win against the Maple Leafs, a 1-4 home loss against the Hurricanes, and a 5-2 road win against the Blues.

Offensively, the Predators are averaging 2.80 goals per game and are scoring 17.4% of their power play opportunities. Defensively, they are allowing 3.40 goals per game and are killing 82.1% of their opponent’s power plays.

Ryan O’Reilly leads the Predators with 30 points and 10 goals, also leading the team in assists with 20. Juuse Saros is the starting goalie for the Predators, and he has a 13-11-3 record, with 2.95 GAA and .897 SV%. Justus Annunen is the backup goalie and he has a 2-5-1 record, with 3.43 GAA and .871 SV%.

Nashville Predators @ Minnesota Wild Betting Trends: December 23, 2025

Why the Minnesota Wild will win

• The home team has won each of the last six games between the Predators and Wild.
• The Predators have lost each of their last five games at Grand Casino Arena following a win.
• The favorites have covered the puck line in each of the Wild’s last five games.
• The Predators have failed to cover the puck line in five of their last six games as underdogs following a win.
• The Predators have lost the first period in each of their last six games as underdogs following a win.

Why the Nashville Predators will win

• The Wild have lost three of their last four games as home favorites against Central Division opponents.
• The Predators have won seven of their last eight night games against the Wild following a win.
• The Predators have covered the puck line in eight of their last nine games as underdogs against the Wild.
• The Wild have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four games as favorites against Central Division opponents.
• The Wild have lost the third period in each of their last five night games against Central Division opponents at Grand Casino Arena when trailing after the second period.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the Predators’ last six games against the Wild following a win have gone OVER the total goals line.
• Each of the Wild’s last five games against the Predators following a loss have gone OVER the total goals line.
• Three of the last four games between two teams from the Central Division have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3’ market has hit in each of the Wild’s last 10 games.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Predators’ last five games against Central Division opponents.

Minnesota Wild Player Prop Facts

• Mats Zuccarello has recorded an assist in eight of his last nine appearances against the Predators.
• Matthew Boldy has scored the first goal in three of the Wild’s last four games as home favorites against Western Conference opponents.
• Matthew Boldy has scored at least one goal in seven of the Wild’s last eight games as home favorites.

Nashville Predators Player Prop Facts

• Filip Forsberg has scored at least one goal in three of the Predators’ last four games.
• Roman Josi has recorded at least one assist in eight of his last nine appearances with the Predators as underdogs against the Wild.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Minnesota Wild rank T4th in the league for goals against per game this season (2.57).
• The Minnesota Wild rank 1st in the league in save percentage this season (.921).
• The Nashville Predators rank 30th in the league for goals against per game this season (3.40).
• The Nashville Predators rank T8th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (82.14%).

Predators vs Wild Prediction

In their previous meeting earlier this season, the Wild won 3-2 at home in overtime and are 4-1 in their last 5 meetings.

In this Predators vs Wild Prediction, the Wild are coming as -204 home favorites. The Wild have been the far better team this season and have been very strong at home with 13 wins, while the Predators have been bad on the road, with just 5 wins. Minnesota is 7-1 in its last 8 games and have lost only to Colorado in that span, while the Preds have also been playing good hockey, with a 7-3 record in their last 10 games. I still don’t trust them on the road though, as they have lost their last four visits in Minnesota, so take the Wild on the moneyline to get the job done at home and cover the puckline in this one.

Nikos Lagouretos's Pick: Minnesota Wild -1.5