The Wild are hoping the time off will have done them some good. Minnesota has lost its last games but has seen seven of its last 10 games postponed due to COVID-19. Meanwhile, Boston has come off a lengthy delay of its own on a hot streak. The Bruins have won three straight.
Wild at Bruins Stats
Looking at the Wild stats
Minnesota has been a strong offensive team all season, ranking seventh in the NHL with 113 goals scored. What has made the Wild so effective is its diverse attack. Ryan Hartman (15 goals), Kirill Kaprizov (13), Marcus Foligno (13), and Joel Reiksson Ek (11) have all scored 10 goals or more. Cam Talbot has been up-and-down in net for Minnesota. He has a 15-8-1 record but ranks 26th in the league with a .909 save percentage.
The Wild’s goal-scoring acumen has been impressive considering they rank 24th in the league by converting 16.8 percent of its power-play opportunities. Minnesota also ranks in the middle of the league in killing power plays, ranking 16th by preventing the opponent from scoring 80.7 percent of the time.
Looking at the Bruins stats
Brad Marchand has once again been an effective player for the Bruins. Marchand leads the team with 30 points and 19 assists. Boston center Patric Bergeron has also been playing well during Boston’s recent winning streak, contributing six points over the past 10 games. The Bruins are 6-2-2 over their past 10 games and have scored 2.8 points per game.
Boston has gone with a goaltender-by-committee approach. Jeremy Swayman has made 15 starts, while Linus Ullmark has made 14 starts. Collectively, the Bruins have a .918 save percentage. Boston has been effective at getting pucks on the net. The Bruins rank second in the league and averaged 35.9 shots per game. Boston’s defense is also very stingy. The Bruins allow their opponents to get 29.28 shots per game, which ranks fourth in the league.
Betting Trends for Wild at Bruins
- The Bruins are 12-17 against the spread.
- Minnesota is 14-17 against the spread.
- Boston has covered the spread in six of its past seven games against Minnesota.
- Minnesota is 7-10 against the spread on the road.
- The total has gone under in eight of the Bruins’ last 12 games.
Who to Bet Wild at Bruins
Top Sportsbooks odds have the Boston Bruins as a 1.5-goal favorite on the puckline, -167 on the moneyline with an over/under of 6. The Wild are +142 on the moneyline. Boston has been in much better form than Minnesota recently.
The Wild have missed a significant amount of time during COVID and haven’t won since early December. Minnesota will test Boston’s goaltending, but the Wild won’t be able to challenge Boston on the road. Count on the Bruins extending their winning streak to four and extending Minnesota’s recent misery.
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