Wild vs. Devils Prediction & Picks - Jan. 12

The Minnesota Wild (26-11-9) square off against the New Jersey Devils (22-21-2) at Grand Casino Arena on Monday, Jan. 12 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+, with both teams heading into the game following a loss. The Wild were defeated by the New York Islanders 4-3 in overtime in their most recent outing, while the Devils are coming off a 4-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets.

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Prepare for this matchup by checking out our pick for who will come out on top in Monday's hockey action.

In the last 10 games, the Devils have registered a 2-7-1 record after scoring 17 total goals (four power-play goals on 21 power-play opportunities during that time, for a success rate of 19.0%). Their opponents have scored a combined 34 goals in those games.

Wild vs. Devils Predictions for Monday

Our computer projections model for this contest expects a final score of Wild 4, Devils 2.

  • Moneyline Pick: Wild (-170)
  • Total Pick: Under 6 (computer predicts 5.8 goals on average)
  • Spread Pick: Wild (-1.5)

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Wild Splits and Trends

  • The Wild have gone 8-9-17 in overtime games as part of an overall record of 26-11-9.
  • Minnesota is 7-1-6 (20 points) in its 14 games decided by one goal.
  • Looking at the eight times this season the Wild finished a game with just one goal, they have a 1-5-2 record, good for four points.
  • Minnesota has taken eight points from the nine games this season when it scored exactly two goals (3-4-2 record).
  • The Wild have scored three or more goals 29 times, and are 22-2-5 in those games (to record 49 points).
  • In the 19 games when Minnesota has recorded a lone power-play goal, it registered 26 points after finishing 11-4-4.
  • In the 20 games this season in which it has outshot its opponent, Minnesota is 11-4-5 (27 points).
  • The Wild have been outshot by opponents 25 times, and went 14-7-4 (32 points).

Devils Splits and Trends

  • The Devils have a 7-2-9 record in overtime matchups this season and a 22-21-2 overall record.
  • In the 15 games New Jersey has played that were decided by one goal, it racked up 20 points.
  • This season the Devils registered just one goal in 10 games and have gone 2-8-0 (four points).
  • New Jersey has earned five points (2-1-1 record) this season when scoring two goals .
  • The Devils have scored three or more goals 26 times, earning 37 points from those matchups (18-7-1).
  • This season, New Jersey has scored a lone power-play goal in 15 games has a record of 9-4-2 in those matchups.
  • When outshooting its opponent this season, New Jersey is 8-16-2 (18 points).
  • The Devils' opponents have had more shots in 15 games. The Devils finished 12-3-0 in those matchups (24 points).

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Team Stats Comparison

Wild Rank Wild AVG Devils AVG Devils Rank
16th 3.11 Goals Scored 2.56 30th
3rd 2.65 Goals Allowed 3.13 20th
12th 28.6 Shots 29.8 5th
27th 29.7 Shots Allowed 28.6 21st
10th 22.37% Power Play % 20.54% 14th
24th 77.27% Penalty Kill % 77.59% 23rd

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