Wild vs Kings Over 5.5 (-120)
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- Both of these teams are on the second nights of back-to-backs, which should mean worse defending than we are used to seeing on both sides.
- Minnesota’s defense struggles even on fresh legs, as they are just outside of the bottom-five in the Western Conference in of goals allowed.
The Minnesota Wild visit the Los Angeles Kings on March 20, 2024 at 10:00 pm ET. The opening moneyline odds from DraftKings Sportsbook have the Minnesota Wild as +124 underdogs and the Los Angeles Kings as -148 favorites.
The early action has the Minnesota Wild taking 75% of the moneyline bets, while the Los Angeles Kings are getting 25% of the moneyline bets.
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We should see plenty of goals in the Wild vs Kings matchup from Los Angeles on Wednesday night. The over is our best bet for this contest, with the schedules for both teams playing a role in that decision. Both of these teams are playing for the second night in a row, after the Wild beat the Ducks and the Kings beat the Blackhawks on Tuesday. Expect tired legs on defense to mean at least six goals in this Western Conference clash.
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NHL
Minnesota Wild
Los Angeles Kings
Team Records
| MIN | Team Records | LA |
|---|---|---|
| 45-30-7 | Overall | 48-25-9 |
| 3-3 | Shootout | 1-3 |
| 9-4 | Overtime | 4-6 |
| 22-17-2 | Home | 31-6-4 |
| 23-13-5 | Road | 17-19-5 |
| 20-9-3 | EAS | 19-9-4 |
| 25-21-4 | WES | 29-16-5 |
| 11-5-0 | ATL | 8-6-2 |
| 9-4-3 | MET | 11-3-2 |
| 13-11-2 | CEN | 15-6-3 |
| 12-10-2 | PAC | 14-10-2 |
| 19-5-7 | ≤1 | 16-4-9 |
| 12-18-0 | ≥3 | 25-12-0 |
| 6-1-2 | Oct | 6-3-2 |
| 10-3-2 | Nov | 8-5-1 |
| 7-7-0 | Dec | 7-2-2 |
| 8-6-0 | Jan | 5-7-1 |
| 3-5-0 | Feb | 5-1-2 |
| 7-6-2 | Mar | 10-5-1 |
| 4-2-1 | Apr | 7-2-0 |
Team Stats
| MIN | Team Stats | LA |
|---|---|---|
| 225 | Goals For | 249 |
| 236 | Goals Agst | 203 |
| 2.51 | PP For GM | 2.52 |
| .52 | PP Goals GM | .45 |
| 20.87 | PP% | 17.87 |
| 2.48 | PP Agst GM | 2.89 |
| .68 | PP Agst Goals GM | .54 |
| 72.41 | PK% | 81.43 |
| 7.6 | PIM GM | 7.8 |
| 7.5 | oPIM GM | 7.8 |
Goalies
| M. Fleury | D. Rittich | |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | GP | 6 |
| 38 | GS | 6 |
| 21-13-3 | W-L-T/O | 3-3-0 |
| 103 | Goals Allowed | 17 |
| 2.76 | GAA | 3.09 |
| 1132 | Shots Against | 131 |
| .909 | SV% | .870 |
| 2 | SO | 0 |
| 23 | Quality Starts | 3 |
| .605 | QS% | .500 |
| 8 | Bad Starts | 2 |
| 96 | Goals All.% | 127 |
| 4.32 | Goals Sv Above Avg | -3.65 |
Recent Starts
| Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/4/22 STL |
Husso ML N/A |
W6-2 TOTAL N/A |
2 |
34 |
32 |
.941 |
| 5/2/22 STL |
Husso ML N/A |
L0-4 TOTAL N/A |
4 |
31 |
27 |
.871 |
| 4/29/22 COL |
Francouz ML N/A |
W4-1 TOTAL N/A |
1 |
28 |
27 |
.964 |
| 4/26/22 ARI |
Vejmelka ML N/A |
L3-5 TOTAL N/A |
4 |
25 |
21 |
.840 |
| 4/24/22 NAS |
Rittich ML N/A |
W5-4 TOTAL N/A |
4 |
25 |
21 |
.840 |
| Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/3/22 COL |
Kuemper ML N/A |
L2-7 TOTAL N/A |
5 |
13 |
8 |
.615 |
| 4/28/22 COL |
Kuemper ML N/A |
W5-4 TOTAL N/A |
4 |
46 |
42 |
.913 |
| 4/26/22 CGY |
Vladar ML N/A |
L4-5 TOTAL N/A |
3 |
33 |
30 |
.909 |
| 4/24/22 MIN |
Fleury ML N/A |
L4-5 TOTAL N/A |
5 |
47 |
42 |
.894 |
| 4/23/22 TB |
Elliott ML N/A |
L2-6 TOTAL N/A |
6 |
30 |
24 |
.800 |
Betting Trends
| MIN | Betting Trends | LA |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
| 2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
| 2.67 | Avg Score | 4 |
| 1 | Avg Opp Score | 2 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
| 2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
| 2.33 | Avg Score | 3.33 |
| 1.67 | Avg Opp Score | 2 |
| MIN | Betting Trends | LA |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 4-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-2-0 |
| 3-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-2-0 |
| 3.2 | Avg Score | 3.2 |
| 1.4 | Avg Opp Score | 1.8 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 2-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-2-0 |
| 3-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-2-0 |
| 2.6 | Avg Score | 3 |
| 2 | Avg Opp Score | 2.2 |
| MIN | Betting Trends | LA |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 6-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 6-4-0 |
| 5-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 6-4-0 |
| 2.8 | Avg Score | 3.2 |
| 2.3 | Avg Opp Score | 2 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 5-5-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 7-3-0 |
| 6-4-0 | ATS W/L/P | 6-4-0 |
| 2.9 | Avg Score | 3.3 |
| 2.7 | Avg Opp Score | 1.9 |
