Los Angeles Kings vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/10/2022

Game Time: 5:00 pm ET, Sunday, April 10, 2022

Venue:  Xcel Energy Center, St Paul, MN

Where to Watch:  BSN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Kings +150, Wild -175; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Kings +145, Wild -175; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Kings +145, Wild -175; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

 

Los Angeles Kings:  38-25-10 (3rd place, Pacific Division)

Minnesota Wild:  43-21-6 (2nd place, Central Division)

 

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Los Angeles Kings:  4-4-2 last 10

Minnesota Wild:  7-1-2 last 10

 

 

 

The Kings are coming into this game with 86 points, a 38-25-10 record overall, and they are 20-9-6 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Winnipeg Jets while their 2 losses since then have come against the Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers in their last game. They lost that game at home 3-2. Trevor Moore and Viktor Arvidsson each scored 1 goal in that one. Viktor Arvidsson led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Jonathan Quick was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 30 shots with 27 saves and a .900 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 209 goals this season averaging 2.9 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 208 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game. 

 

 

The Wild are coming into this game with 92 points, a 43-21-6 record overall, and they are 24-7-2 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Washington Capitals while their 2 losses since then have come against the Nashville Predators and the St. Louis Blues in their last game. They lost that game on the road in OT 4-3. Kevin Fiala, Kirill Kaprizov, and Jacob Middleton each scored 1 goal in that one. Kevin Fiala led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Cam Talbot was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 28 shots with 24 saves and a .857 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 257 goals this season averaging 3.7 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 219 goals against them allowing 3.1 goals per game. 

 

 

The Kings have not been playing very well coming into this game. They have lost 3 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one off of 2 straight losses but all 3 of their losses in that span have been by 1 goal. They are going up against a Wild team that has been much better recently though but they are also coming off of 2 straight losses. They are coming off of a close OT loss in their last game and they will be trying to get that game back here at home. They are in a good spot though as the Kings have a few injuries to some key players here and that should give the Wild the advantage in this game. The Wild will win this game and get back on the hot streak they were on just a few days ago.

 

Kings Wild Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Sunday, April 10, 2022 (5:00 pm ET start time) is Wild 4 Kings 2.

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Los Angeles Kings: 33-41 (+5.6u) on the moneyline in a road game where the total is 5.5. 33-31 (+7.6u) on the moneyline after playing 2 consecutive home games. 240-174 UNDER after a close loss by 1 goal in their previous game.

Minnesota Wild: 11-22 (-18.7u) on the moneyline after a road game where both teams score 3 or more goals. 48-53 (-15.6u) on the moneyline after playing a road game. 53-29 UNDER after playing 4 consecutive road games.

 

 

Los Angeles Kings:  B. Lizotte (C) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed injuries. A. Athanasiou (LW) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed injuries. M. Anderson (D) Out indefinitely - Upper Body injuries. D. Brown (RW) Out indefinitely - Upper Body injuries. D. Doughty (D) Out indefinitely - Upper Body injuries. S. Walker (D) out for season - Lower Body injuries.

Minnesota Wild:  M. Boldy (LW) Ques Sun - Upper Body injuries. M. Dumba (D) Ques Sun - Upper Body injuries. J. Merrill (D) Mid April - Upper Body injuries.

 

 

 

“There are some preventable moments in tonight’s game. First one, awful line change on our behalf. We skated right by arguably the best player in the world, and he was going 100 miles an hour, so that doesn’t help us." - Todd McLellan on his team’s loss against the Oilers on Thursday night.

 

 

“The last two goals in regulation were not great goals by us as a team. We didn’t make them earn those two.” - Dean Evason on his team’s loss against the Blues on Friday night.

 

 

 

LW Iafallo, Alex

C Kopitar, Anze

RW Kempe, Adrian

LD Björnfot, Tobias

RD Durzi, Sean

G Petersen, Cal

 

LW Kaprizov, Kirill 

C Hartman, Ryan

RW Zuccarello, Mats

LD Middleton, Jacob

RD Spurgeon, Jared

G Talbot, Cam

 

 

Points: A. Kopitar (61)

Goals: A. Kempe (31)

Assists: A. Kopitar (43)

GAA: J. Quick (2.67)

 

Points: K. Kaprizov (88)

Goals: K. Kaprizov (41)

Assists: M. Zuccarello (50)

GAA: C. Talbot (2.81)

 

Coaches:

Los Angeles Kings: Todd McLellan (3rd season)

Minnesota Wild: Dean Evason (3rd season)