The Minnesota Wild are on their home ice at Xcel Energy Center to play the Vegas Golden Knights for Game 3 of the NHL Playoffs First Round on Thursday, April 24, starting at 9 p.m. ET on TBS. The series is tied up at 1-1. The Golden Knights are favored, with -168 odds on the moneyline, in this matchup with the Wild, who have +141 moneyline odds.
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Prepare for this NHL Playoffs First Round matchup with a glimpse at who we predict will come out on top.
Golden Knights vs. Wild Predictions for Thursday
Our computer projection model for this encounter calls for a final score of Golden Knights 4, Wild 3.
- Moneyline Pick: Golden Knights (-168)
- Total Pick: Over 5.5 (computer predicts 5.9 goals on average)
- Spread Pick: Wild (+1.5)
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Golden Knights Splits and Trends
- The Golden Knights are 50-22-10 overall and 4-10-14 in overtime matchups.
- In the 26 games Vegas has played that were decided by one goal, it has a 13-8-5 record (good for 31 points).
- In the five games this season the Golden Knights scored only one goal, they went 1-2-2 (four points).
- Vegas has taken six points from the 13 games this season when it scored two goals (2-9-2 record).
- The Golden Knights have scored more than two goals in 61 games (48-7-6, 102 points).
- In the 33 games when Vegas has capitalized on a single power-play goal, it has a 19-10-4 record (42 points).
- In games when it has outshot its opponent, Vegas is 38-16-4 (80 points).
- The Golden Knights have been outshot by opponents 23 times, and went 12-6-5 (29 points).
Wild Splits and Trends
- The Wild have posted a record of 12-7-19 in overtime matchups as part of an overall mark of 45-30-7.
- In the 25 games Minnesota has played that were decided by one goal, it racked up 36 points.
- Across the 21 games this season the Wild finished with just one goal, they have earned eight points.
- Minnesota has earned six points (2-7-2 record) this season when scoring a pair of goals .
- The Wild have scored three or more goals 47 times, earning 85 points from those matchups (41-3-3).
- This season, Minnesota has scored a lone power-play goal in 29 games has a record of 17-9-3 in those matchups.
- When it outshoots its opponent this season, Minnesota has posted a record of 20-8-3 (43 points).
- The Wild's opponents have had more shots in 51 games. The Wild went 25-22-4 in those matchups (54 points).
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Team Stats Comparison
| Golden Knights Rank | Golden Knights AVG | Wild AVG | Wild Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | 3.34 | Goals Scored | 2.74 | 25th |
| 3rd | 2.61 | Goals Allowed | 2.88 | 15th |
| 4th | 30.2 | Shots | 27.6 | 22nd |
| 4th | 26.1 | Shots Allowed | 29.6 | 26th |
| 2nd | 28.34% | Power Play % | 20.77% | 20th |
| 26th | 75.74% | Penalty Kill % | 72.41% | 30th |
Golden Knights vs. Wild Game Time and TV Channel
- When: Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 9 p.m. ET
- TV Channel: TBS
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- Where: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota
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