Vegas Golden Knights vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/26/2025

Game Time: 4:00 pm ET, Saturday, April 26, 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 -150, Wild +125; 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:  6-3-1 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 on the road 5-2. Alex Pietrangelo and Reilly Smith each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Noah Hanifin, William Karlsson, and Zach Whitecloud each led the team in assists with 1 while Pavel Dorofeyev led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Adin Hill was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 21 shots with 17 saves and a .809 sv percentage before getting pulled and being replaced by Akira Schmid who stopped all 9 shots he faced. 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 at home 5-2. Kirill Kaprizov led the team in goals scored with 2 while Matt Boldy, Marco Rossi, and Marcus Foligno each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Matt Boldy, Marco Rossi, Zach Bogosian, Justin Brazeau, Zeev Buium, Ryan Hartman, and Yakov Trenin each led the team in assists with 1 while Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek each led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. 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 Golden Knights listed as a favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 4 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. The Wild are leading this series 2-1 after winning game 3 at home. The Wild took a 2-1 series lead with a 5-2 win over the Golden Knights in the 3rd game of this series and the Golden Knights have been nowhere to be found in this series. The Golden Knights took a 1-0 series lead after the 1st game with a 4-2 win at home which was really a tight 3-2 game before scoring the empty netter, but they have lost the last 2 games by scores of 5-2 and they have been down right away in both of those games. Now the Wild have flipped the home advantage in their favor so the Golden Knights need to make something happen here or they will be facing elimination when they go back home for the next game. The Golden Knights were the much better team all season and even finished the regular season playing much better than the Wild. They haven't been a bad road team either with their 21-13-7 road record while the Wild have a 22-17-2 home record. The Golden Knights are going to bring their best effort to even up the series here and a team of their talent level is due to bounce back after 2 bad games, especially in a desperate situation here. The best way to place a bet here is on the Golden Knights to win this game. 

Golden Knights Wild Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Saturday, April 26, 2025 (4:00 pm ET start time) is Knights 4 Wild 1.

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Vegas Golden Knights: 166-112 (+16.9 units) on the moneyline in all games. 73-39 (+25.6 units) on the moneyline revenging a loss versus opponent as a favorite. 81-60 (+17.6 units) on the moneyline when playing against a team with a winning record. 24-17 UNDER after 2 or more consecutive losses.

Minnesota Wild: 37-59 (-7.9 units) on the moneyline as an underdog. 30-41 (-10.3 units) on the moneyline when playing against a marginal winning team (Win Pct. 51% to 60%). 63-76 (-11.6 units) on the moneyline against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game. 27-19 UNDER when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 60% to 75%).

Vegas Golden Knights:  None.

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

“Well, it’s going to be a challenge as it is for them. That’s playoff hockey. I thought as we went along we did a better job. No issues with that. I guess where I’d say we’ve got to be better is taking away the goalie’s eyes once you do get your action at the net. You got to get ready for a rebound chance or two. We had some looks, but I don’t think that was the issue tonight. I liked our engagement. O-zone, we were similar to the second half of the game the other night (a 5-2 loss in Game 2 on Tuesday), I thought, at times where we could sustain some pressure. It just got away from us there at the end with some unfortunate circumstances, and that’s hockey some nights.” - Bruce Cassidy after his team’s loss against the Wild in game 3 of this series on Thursday.

“'Gus' has been solid and that's what we need from him. He's made key saves at key times for us, and a lot of times that's the difference in games. Teams are going to get pushes, there's going to be mistakes. It's nice to see Gus with the mindset that he's playing with and the confidence level that he has, and he's making key saves for us when we need him the most, and that's important at any time of year, but particularly in the playoffs.” - John Hynes after his team’s win against the Golden Knights in game 3 of this series on Thursday.

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)