Vegas Golden Knights vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/24/2025

Game Time: 9:00 pm ET, Thursday, April 24, 2025

Venue:  Xcel Energy Center, St Paul, MN 

Where to Watch:  TBS, MAX, truTV

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Knights -148, Wild +124; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Knights -150, Wild +125; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Knights -145, Wild +120; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

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

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

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Vegas Golden Knights:  6-2-2 last 10

Minnesota Wild:  5-3-2 last 10

The Golden Knights are entering the playoffs with 110 points, a 50-22-10 record overall, and they were 21-13-7 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Minnesota Wild in their last game, losing that one at home 5-2. Noah Hanifin and Tomáš Hertl each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Alex Pietrangelo and Brandon Saad each led the team in assists with 1 while Noah Hanifin and Pavel Dorofeyev each led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Adin Hill was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 16 shots with 12 saves and a .750 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 Wild are entering the playoffs with 97 points, a 45-30-7 record overall, and they were 22-17-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Vegas Golden Knights in their last game, winning that one on the road 5-2. Kirill Kaprizov led the team in goals scored with 2 while Matt Boldy, Marcus Foligno, and Mats Zuccarello each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Kirill Kaprizov, Matt Boldy, Jonas Brodin, Ryan Hartman, and Marcus Johansson each led the team in assists with 1 while Kirill Kaprizov led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Filip Gustavsson was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 32 shots with 30 saves and a .938 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 current betting odds have the Wild listed as an underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 3 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 1-1 after the Wild won game 2 on the road. The Wild evened up the series 1-1 with a 5-2 win over the Golden Knights in the 2nd game of this series and they were all over them right from the start. The Wild scored early in that game, taking a 3-0 lead by the end of the 1st period, and they were up 4-0 before the Golden Knights even had an answer for them. The Golden Knights won the 1st game of this series 4-2, but that was a very tight game which had an empty netter in the dying seconds to inflate the final score. The Golden Knights looked shaky in both of their home games, and now they are going on the road where they haven't looked as good this season. They did have a lot of success against the Wild during the regular season, but the Wild have looked like the better team in these first 2 games and they have the momentum on their side coming back home after that dominant 5-2 win. The Golden Knights also have the pressure on them to win one of these road games now and even though the Wild weren't as good on home ice this season, they still weren't a bad home team. Look for the Wild to take advantage of this sluggish start to the series for the Golden Knights. The best way to place a bet here is on the Wild to win this game. 

Golden Knights Wild Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Thursday, April 24, 2025 (9:00 pm ET start time) is Wild 3 Knights 2.

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Vegas Golden Knights: 166-111 (+18.4 units) on the moneyline in all games. 73-38 (+27.1 units) on the moneyline revenging a loss versus opponent as a favorite. 81-59 (+19.1 units) on the moneyline when playing against a team with a winning record. 13-7 UNDER off a home blowout loss by 3 goals or more. 

Minnesota Wild: 36-59 (-9.2 units) on the moneyline as an underdog. 53-70 (-10.2 units) on the moneyline when playing against a team with a winning record. 62-76 (-12.9 units) on the moneyline against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game. 25-16 UNDER in a home game where the total is 5.5.

Vegas Golden Knights:  None.

Minnesota Wild:  T. Grosenick (G) Out For Season - Knee.

“We've got to play better, but I said it the other day and I believe that in the first part of the game they're hungrier than us and more competitive. Halfway through the game we started to see the better of that. So, that's your teaching moment. Get hungry, get competitive. It's not easy this time of year, and we'll be fine. I believe that. But they were hungrier than us, more competitive than us in the first half of the game.“ - Bruce Cassidy after his team’s loss against the Wild in game 2 of this series on Tuesday.

“From a competitive level, we were where we needed to be. But the big part is boys under pressure, playing smart, understanding how to manage those certain things, and I thought we did a fairly good job of that tonight. They had some strong pushes, and we got some timely saves when we needed them.” - John Hynes after his team’s win against the Golden Knights in game 2 of this series on Tuesday.

LW Ivan Barbashev

C Jack Eichel

RW Mark Stone

LD Noah Hanifin

RD Alex Pietrangelo

G Adin Hill

LW Kirill Kaprizov

C Joel Eriksson Ek

RW Matt Boldy

LD Jonas Brodin

RD Brock Faber

G Filip Gustavsson

Points: J. Eichel (94)

Goals: P. Dorofeyev (35)

Assists: J. Eichel (66)

GAA: A. Schmid (1.26)

Points: M. Boldy (73)

Goals: M. Boldy (27)

Assists: M. Boldy (46)

GAA: F. Gustavsson (2.56)

Coaches:

Vegas Golden Knights: Bruce Cassidy (3rd season)

Minnesota Wild: John Hynes (2nd season)