Minnesota Wild vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/29/2025

Game Time: 9:30 pm ET, Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Venue:  T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV 

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Wild +180, Knights -218; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Wild +180, Knights -220; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Wild +180, Knights -225; Over/Under:  6 goals

Minnesota Wild:  45-30-7 (4th place, Central Division)

Vegas Golden Knights:  50-22-10 (1st place, Pacific Division)

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Minnesota Wild:  6-3-1 last 10

Vegas Golden Knights:  6-2-2 last 10

The Wild are entering the playoffs with 97 points, a 45-30-7 record overall, and they were 23-13-5 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Vegas Golden Knights in their last game, losing that one at home 4-3 in overtime. Marcus Foligno, Marco Rossi, and Jared Spurgeon each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Justin Brazeau, Joel Eriksson Ek, Ryan Hartman, Kirill Kaprizov, Yakov Trenin, and Mats Zuccarello each led the team in assists with 1 while Ryan Hartman led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Filip Gustavsson was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 46 shots with 42 saves and a .913 save percentage. Their offense has scored 228 goals this season averaging 2.8 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 239 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game.

The Golden Knights are entering the playoffs with 110 points, a 50-22-10 record overall, and they were 29-9-3 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Minnesota Wild in their last game, winning that one on the road 4-3 in OT. Ivan Barbashev, Tomáš Hertl, Nicolas Roy, and Shea Theodore each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Ivan Barbashev, Tomáš Hertl, Nicolas Roy, Pavel Dorofeyev, Jack Eichel, Brayden McNabb, Reilly Smith, and Mark Stone each led the team in assists with 1 while Jack Eichel and Shea Theodore each led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Adin Hill was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 32 shots with 29 saves and a .906 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 275 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 219 goals against them allowing 2.7 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Wild listed as a big underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 5 of a 7 game series between the 1st seeded Golden Knights from the Pacific Division and the 1st Wild Card seeded Wild from the Central Division for the 1st round of the NHL playoffs. This series is all tied up 2-2 after the Golden Knights won game 4 on the road. The Golden Knights evened up this series at 2 with a 4-3 win in OT over the Wild in the 4th game, but they haven't looked good in this series so far. The Golden Knights have won 2 games in this series and their 2 wins have been much closer games than the 2 wins for the Wild. The Wild won both of their games in blowouts by scores of 5-2, and they were leading both of those games really early. They have also shown that they can win in Vegas so they aren't going to be intimidated with the way they played in their last game there. Even in the last game, the Wild had a lead and were not trailing for long when they did fall behind so they are going to keep this game close and it will be a much tighter game since neither team wants to be facing elimination after this one. The Golden Knights are a huge favorite in this game and there is just too much value in the Wild with the way the last 3 games have gone. Even if the Golden Knights get the win here, there is a really good chance that it is another close game that possibly even goes to overtime. The best way to place a bet here is on the Wild to win this game or on the puckline.

Wild Golden Knights Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Tuesday, April 29, 2025 (9:30 pm ET start time) is Wild 3 Knights 2.

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Minnesota Wild: 37-60 (-8.9 units) on the moneyline as an underdog. 18-37 (-17.9 units) on the moneyline revenging a loss vs opponent as a home favorite. 54-71 (-9.9 units) on the moneyline when playing against a team with a winning record. 36-27 OVER on the road against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game.

Vegas Golden Knights: 92-48 (+18.5 units) on the moneyline in home games. 82-60 (+18.6 units) on the moneyline when playing against a team with a winning record. 102-60 (+15.1 units) on the moneyline against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal. 17-10 OVER in a home game where the total is 5.5.

Minnesota Wild:  M. Johansson (LW) Day To Day - Lower-body. T. Grosenick (G) Out For Season - Knee.

Vegas Golden Knights:  None.

“We’re in a good spot. It was a hard-fought battle, we played well again. Game was right in our hands. Both teams competed hard. We knew it would be a hard series. Love where we’re at. We knew it was going to be a hard-fought series. We really like our game. We’re here, man. We’ll just keep grinding." - John Hynes after his team’s loss against the Golden Knights in game 4 of this series on Saturday.

“I think you're jumping on a plane feeling good about yourself, right? At the end of the day, it's 2-2, it's best-of-3. We lost home ice, we got it back. It's been hard fought, every inch of ice there, so that's how I'm looking at it. Emotionally, we're [going to] enjoy it, but tomorrow we'll rest and then get back to work.” - Bruce Cassidy after his team’s win against the Wild in game 4 of this series on Saturday.

LW Kirill Kaprizov

C Joel Eriksson Ek

RW Matt Boldy

LD Jonas Brodin

RD Brock Faber

G Filip Gustavsson

LW Ivan Barbashev

C Jack Eichel

RW Mark Stone

LD Noah Hanifin

RD Alex Pietrangelo

G Adin Hill

Points: M. Boldy (73)

Goals: M. Boldy (27)

Assists: M. Boldy (46)

GAA: F. Gustavsson (2.56)

Points: J. Eichel (94)

Goals: P. Dorofeyev (35)

Assists: J. Eichel (66)

GAA: A. Schmid (1.26)

Coaches:

Minnesota Wild: John Hynes (2nd season)

Vegas Golden Knights: Bruce Cassidy (3rd season)