The Detroit Red Wings are riding a three-game losing streak into Minnesota to take on the Wild on Wednesday night.
The Minnesota Wild have won back-to-back games and are looking to extend their winning streak in the final matchup between the Red Wings and Wild this season. Detroit won the first game 2-1 on October 29th.
We’ll review the stats, trends, recent performances, and odds to find the best Red Wings vs Wild picks from the reasonably light NHL schedule today.
Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET from the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Detroit Red Wings vs. Minnesota Wild Odds
Before reviewing any information or making our Red Wings vs Wild picks, we need to review the NHL odds and both teams betting records.
Moneyline
The Detroit Red Wings are the moneyline underdog, listed between +170 and +188. The Minnesota Wild is the moneyline favorite listed from -210 to -225.
The Red Wings have a 13-15 straight-up moneyline record, while the Wild have a 15-13 record straight-up.
Puck line
The Wild are listed at -1.5 on the spread with odds between +106 and +120. The Red Wings are listed at +1.5 with odds from -130 and -143.
Minnesota has an 11-17 record against the spread (ats), while Detroit is 16-12 ats.
Total
The total goals betting line is set to 6.5, which is standard for most NHL matchups. The Red Wings have an 11-16 over/under record, while the Wild are 15-13 over/under.
Matchup Information
- Game: Detroit Red Wings (13-9-6) at Minnesota Wild (15-11-2)
- Location: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Day/Time: Wednesday, December 14th, 7:30 p.m. ET
- Watch: TNT
Detroit Red Wings vs. Minnesota Wild Betting Preview
Detroit Red Wings
After a strong start to the season, the Detroit Red Wings are where we expected them to be in the NHL standings: fourth in the Atlantic Division and fighting for a wildcard spot.
The Red Wings enter Wednesday’s matchup with a 13-9-6 record, having lost three straight games.
Three of the Red Wings’ previous five games have ended with at least a 1.5 goal spread, while all five games hit the under at 6.5 goals.
Detroit has lost the last two games by a one-goal spread, and neither game hit the over of 6.5 goals.
Red Wings Averaging Numbers
The Red Wings are averaging 2.96 goals per game on 3.04 shots while giving up 3.04 goals on 31.8 shots per game.
Detroit’s special teams’ NHL stats indicate a team on the competitive rise but with a few steps left to take.
The Red Wings’ powerplay is converting on 20.8% of powerplay chances (21 powerplay goals), while the penalty killers are operating at 78.8%.
Detroit has the most prominent names on the NHL injury report: Center Dylan Larkin, who leads the Red Wings in scoring with 27 points (10 goals, 17 assists), and defenceman Olli Maatta are listed as out as of publication.
Red Wings Starting Goalie
We’ve reviewed the Detroit Red Wings schedule to determine which goalie will start on Wednesday night.
Ville Husso (11-5-4, 2.48 GAA, .918 SV%) has started the last two games in a row and eight of the last ten games.
We’re not sure if Husso will start or if the Red Wings will start Alex Nedeljkovic (2-4-2, 4.09 GAA, .880 SV%), but we’re leaning toward Nedeljkovic.
Minnesota Wild
So far in the 2022-23 season, the Minnesota Wild standings ranking has to make the team and fans alike happy.
Wild at the NHL Stats
Minnesota enters Wednesday night’s matchup fourth in the Central Division, with a 15-11-2 record, having won two games in a row and three of the previous five.
Two of those games hit the over of 6.5 goals, while three of those games ended with at least a 1.5-goal spread.
Kirill Kaprizov (17 goals, 18 assists) leads the Minnesota Wild in NHL player stats and is joined by player and player as the Wild’s top offensive performers and your primary prop bet targets.
The Wild are averaging 3.04 goals per game on 31.9 shots while giving up 3.0 shots on 29.9 shots per game.
Wild’s Powerplay
Minnesota’s powerplay converts on 25.0% of powerplay chances (23 powerplay goals). The Wild penalty killers operate at 78.9% efficiency (20 powerplay goals against).
We’ve reviewed the Wild’s recent games and goaltending rotation, concluding that Marc-Andre Fleury is the likely starter for Minnesota. Fleury has a 10-7-1 record, a 3.05 goals-against average, and a .895 save percentage.
Detroit Red Wings vs. Minnesota Wild Betting Preview
Detroit’s recent performances, the trends, and the previous meeting between these two teams have served as an excellent base for our Red Wings vs Wild pick and predictions.
Our Red Wings vs Wild pick is to take the Minnesota Wild on the moneyline. We think the Wild are the better team and will have an easier time scoring than the Red Wings without leading-scored Larkin.
NHL Pick: Wild -1.5 (-100)
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