New York Islanders vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds

Go Over the Total and Cheer on Goals

The Islanders and the Wild should be able to light the lamp several times over and that leads us to back Over 5.5. The 1.93 looks too good to miss for this selection.

5-0 Victory for Wild in Last H2H

New York Islanders have now lost back-to-back road games. In their previous game, Winnipeg Jets won 4-3 at Canada Life Centre. Kyle Palmieri, Simon Holmstroem and Marc Gatcomb each scored one goal.

Minnesota Wild won their last game which was at home. It was a 2-1 triumph at Xcel Energy Center against Carolina Hurricanes. Vinnie Hinostroza and Yakov Trenin each scored one goal. Goalie Filip Gustavsson produced a great performance and had 37 saves (.974).

The Wild triumphed 5-0 when they last played the Islanders. This head-to-head was played at Xcel Energy Center. The Wild have six straight wins against the Islanders. They’ve also claimed 6 victories in the past 9 head-to-head meetings.

Starting Goalies

Ilya Sorokin (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	27-21-6	2.76	.905	3
23/24	25-19-12	3.01	.908	2

Filip Gustavsson (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	28-16-4	2.47	.918	5
23/24	20-18-4	3.06	.899	3

8 wins and 2 losses, averaging 3.2 goals from 28.5 shots on goal, with a 7.7% powerplay efficiency. The Islanders have been giving up 2.0 goals from 28.2 shots, averaging 2.6 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 92.3%.

Simon Holmstroem and Bo Horvat are the top points scorers. They have both scored 8 points over the past 10 games, including 5 goals and 3 assists. Goalie Ilya Sorokin have a 1.57 goal against average with a .946 save percentage, including one shutout.

The Wild have 5 wins and 5 losses, averaging 2.2 goals from 26.2 shots on goal, with a 10.0% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 2.9 goals from 32.0 shots, averaging 3.9 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 79.5%.

The top points scorer is Marco Rossi with 7 points, 1 goal and 6 assists, while Frederick Gaudreau is next in line after having 6 points, 3 goals and 3 assists. Goalie Filip Gustavsson have a 2.80 GAA with a .919 SV%.

Expert NHL Analysis

We study the form as a first port of call and also make sure we’re across any injuries before making NHL predictions. Then it’s a case of understanding the sort of narrative that the team, player and goalie stats provide.

Key Islanders vs Wild stats:

• The 5.5 line has been covered in 26 of the last 50 Islanders games this season.
• The 5.5 line has been covered in 13 of the last 25 Islanders games on the road this season.
• The 5.5 line has been covered in the last 2 Islanders games on the road this season.
• The 5.5 line has been covered in 6 of the last 10 Wild games at home.
• The 5.5 line has been covered in 3 of the last 5 Wild games at home.

New York Islanders vs Minnesota Wild Prediction

We’re not going to pass up the chance to take 1.93 that the teams go over the total goals line. They should be able to regularly find the net in this NHL clash.

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Over 5.5 Probability

According to the sportsbooks, there’s a 51.8% likelihood of our pick landing a return. After careful examination, our cappers have this probability close to 60%. This is why we regard this as a value wager.

Our Pick

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Player Props

Top Pick: Joel Eriksson Ek Over 2.5 Shots 1.74

Joel Eriksson Ek (Wild) has covered the 2.5 shots on goal total in 6 straight games. We’re going to take him on the Overs for Shots on Goal, with this line making plenty of appeal at odds of 1.74.

Latest Joel Eriksson Ek Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

2.70

First

10.00

Shots on Goal

Over 2.5

1.67

Under 2.5

2.15

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Correct Score Prediction

Islanders 4 - 3 Wild

We’re taking a correct score bet which involves the Islanders to win 4-3. The odds of 14.00 make plenty of appeal and you should hopefully get some entertainment with this wager.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Islanders

Wild

1-0

Islanders

46.00

Wild

41.00

2-0

Islanders

46.00

Wild

36.00

2-1

Islanders

14.00

Wild

12.00

3-0

Islanders

31.00

Wild

21.00

3-1

Islanders

21.00

Wild

16.00

3-2

Islanders

10.00

Wild

8.50

4-0

Islanders

46.00

Wild

26.00

4-1

Islanders

18.00

Wild

12.50

4-2

Islanders

20.00

Wild

16.00

4-3

Islanders

14.00

Wild

12.00

5-0

Islanders

91.00

Wild

51.00

5-1

Islanders

34.00

Wild

19.00

5-2

Islanders

23.00

Wild

16.00

5-3

Islanders

34.00

Wild

26.00

5-4

Islanders

29.00

Wild

26.00

6-0

Islanders

141.00

Wild

76.00

6-1

Islanders

81.00

Wild

46.00

6-2

Islanders

46.00

Wild

29.00

6-3

Islanders

41.00

Wild

31.00

6-4

Islanders

71.00

Wild

56.00

6-5

Islanders

71.00

Wild

67.00

7-0

Islanders

71.00

Wild

121.00

7-1

Islanders

141.00

Wild

81.00

7-2

Islanders

121.00

Wild

71.00

7-3

Islanders

91.00

Wild

61.00

7-4

Islanders

101.00

Wild

76.00

7-5

Islanders

151.00

Wild

131.00

8-1

Islanders

151.00

Wild

131.00

8-2

Islanders

151.00

Wild

121.00

8-3

Islanders

151.00

Wild

141.00

8-4

Islanders

151.00

Wild

131.00

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New York Islanders vs Minnesota Wild Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the betting predictions and bet builder tips.

Wild Likely to Win According to Latest Odds

The sportsbooks’ betting odds have Minnesota Wild as 1.64 favorites for this game, implying that they are 61% likely to win. For those wanting to back New York Islanders, you will find 2.30 about the underdogs.

The puck line is 1.5 and total goals is 5.5. A wager on Totals allows bettors to use the latest NHL data to good effect. If you want to back Over 5.5, it’s 2.00.

Those wanting to back the Wild to win the Race to 3 Goals betting can get odds of 2.00 that the favorites oblige. If you want to back the Islanders, then odds of 3.10 can be found.

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Moneyline

Islanders

2.30

Wild

1.64

3-Way Moneyline

Islanders

3.05

Tie

4.40

Wild

2.02

Puck Line

Islanders +1.5

1.47

Wild -1.5

2.72

Total Goals

Under 5.5

1.82

Over 5.5

2.00

Matthew Boldy Favorite to Score the First Goal

You will find Matthew Boldy at 8.50 to be First Goalscorer which makes him the favorite. There’s the chance to get 2.32 that he finds the net at anytime.

Player Goals

Matthew Boldy (Wild)

First

8.50

Anytime

2.32

Joel Eriksson Ek (Wild)

First

10.00

Anytime

2.70

Marco Rossi (Wild)

First

11.00

Anytime

2.95

Brock Nelson (Islanders)

First

12.00

Anytime

3.15

Bowie Horvat (Islanders)

First

12.50

Anytime

3.25

Mats Zuccarello (Wild)

First

12.50

Anytime

3.30

Anders Lee (Islanders)

First

13.00

Anytime

3.35

Kyle Palmieri (Islanders)

First

15.00

Anytime

3.85

Marcus Foligno (Wild)

First

16.00

Anytime

4.10

Marcus Johansson (Wild)

First

17.00

Anytime

4.35

Anthony Duclair (Islanders)

First

17.00

Anytime

4.40

Liam Öhgren (Wild)

First

18.00

Anytime

4.60

Vinnie Hinostroza (Wild)

First

20.00

Anytime

5.30

Frederick Gaudreau (Wild)

First

20.00

Anytime

5.30

Simon Holmström (Islanders)

First

21.00

Anytime

5.50

Yakov Trenin (Wild)

First

21.00

Anytime

5.75

Jean-Gabriel Pageau (Islanders)

First

23.00

Anytime

5.80

Maxim Tsyplakov (Islanders)

First

23.00

Anytime

5.80

Pierre Engvall (Islanders)

First

23.00

Anytime

6.25

Marat Khusnutdinov (Wild)

First

23.00

Anytime

6.25

Brock Faber (Wild)

First

23.00

Anytime

6.25

Travis Boyd (Wild)

First

23.00

Anytime

6.25

Player Shots

Matthew Boldy (Wild)

Over 2.5

1.54

Under 2.5

2.40

Joel Eriksson Ek (Wild)

Over 2.5

1.67

Under 2.5

2.15

Brock Nelson (Islanders)

Over 2.5

2.25

Under 2.5

1.62

Bowie Horvat (Islanders)

Over 2.5

1.80

Under 2.5

1.97

Anders Lee (Islanders)

Over 2.5

2.00

Under 2.5

1.77

Marco Rossi (Wild)

Over 1.5

1.77

Under 1.5

2.00

Mats Zuccarello (Wild)

Over 1.5

1.50

Under 1.5

2.50

Kyle Palmieri (Islanders)

Over 1.5

1.67

Under 1.5

2.15

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NHL Standings

Division Conference League

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Washington	82	51	22	9	111	0.677	43	49	288	232	56	26-9-6	25-13-3	2-3	4-6	1L
2 Carolina	82	47	30	5	99	0.604	42	47	266	233	33	31-9-1	16-21-4	0-3	3-7	3L
3 New Jersey	82	42	33	7	91	0.555	36	40	242	222	20	19-17-5	23-16-2	2-2	5-5	1L
4 Columbus	82	40	33	9	89	0.543	30	34	273	268	5	26-10-5	14-23-4	6-1	7-3	6W
5 NY Rangers	82	39	36	7	85	0.518	35	38	256	255	1	19-19-3	20-17-4	1-0	5-5	2W
6 NY Islanders	82	35	35	12	82	0.5	28	33	224	260	-36	19-17-5	16-18-7	2-3	3-7	2L
7 Pittsburgh	82	34	36	12	80	0.488	24	33	243	293	-50	21-15-5	13-21-7	1-6	5-5	1W
8 Philadelphia	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	21	27	238	286	-48	20-20-1	13-19-9	6-3	5-5	3L

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Toronto	82	52	26	4	108	0.659	41	51	268	231	37	27-13-1	25-13-3	1-2	9-1	5W
2 Tampa Bay	82	47	27	8	102	0.622	41	45	294	219	75	29-8-4	18-19-4	2-3	5-5	1L
3 Florida	82	47	31	4	98	0.598	37	41	252	223	29	27-12-2	20-19-2	6-0	3-7	2L
4 Ottawa	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	35	44	243	234	9	27-11-3	18-19-4	1-2	6-4	1W
5 Montreal	82	40	31	11	91	0.555	30	38	245	265	-20	23-12-6	17-19-5	2-4	7-3	1W
6 Detroit	82	39	35	8	86	0.524	30	36	238	259	-21	22-16-3	17-19-5	3-0	6-4	1L
7 Buffalo	82	36	39	7	79	0.482	29	32	269	289	-20	23-15-3	13-24-4	4-2	6-4	1W
8 Boston	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	26	33	222	272	-50	20-14-7	13-25-3	0-1	3-7	1L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Winnipeg	82	56	22	4	116	0.707	43	54	277	191	86	30-7-4	26-15-0	2-1	7-3	1W
2 Dallas	82	50	26	6	106	0.646	41	48	277	224	53	28-10-3	22-16-3	2-2	3-7	7L
3 Colorado	82	49	29	4	102	0.622	40	45	277	234	43	26-12-3	23-17-1	4-3	5-5	1W
4 Minnesota	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	33	42	228	239	-11	22-17-2	23-13-5	3-3	5-5	2W
5 St Louis	82	44	30	8	96	0.585	32	40	254	233	21	24-14-3	20-16-5	4-2	7-3	1W
6 Utah	82	38	31	13	89	0.543	30	37	241	251	-10	18-15-8	20-16-5	1-4	6-4	1L
7 Nashville	82	30	44	8	68	0.415	24	28	214	274	-60	20-18-3	10-26-5	2-0	3-7	1W
8 Chicago	82	25	46	11	61	0.372	20	23	226	296	-70	15-20-6	10-26-5	2-4	4-6	2W

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Vegas	82	50	22	10	110	0.671	46	49	275	219	56	29-9-3	21-13-7	1-5	6-4	1W
2 LA Kings	81	48	24	9	105	0.648	43	47	249	201	48	31-5-4	17-19-5	1-3	8-2	4W
3 Edmonton	82	48	29	5	101	0.616	36	48	259	236	23	25-13-3	23-16-2	0-1	7-3	1W
4 Calgary	81	40	27	14	94	0.58	30	35	220	237	-17	23-12-6	17-15-8	5-2	6-4	3W
5 Vancouver	82	38	30	14	90	0.549	28	35	236	253	-17	17-16-8	21-14-6	3-2	4-6	1L
6 Anaheim	82	35	37	10	80	0.488	24	31	221	263	-42	21-18-2	14-19-8	4-2	3-7	4L
7 Seattle	82	35	41	6	76	0.463	28	33	247	265	-18	18-18-5	17-23-1	2-3	5-5	1L
8 San Jose	82	20	50	12	52	0.317	14	18	210	315	-105	12-27-2	8-23-10	2-5	0-10	11L

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Washington	82	51	22	9	111	0.677	43	49	288	232	56	26-9-6	25-13-3	2-3	4-6	1L
2 Toronto	82	52	26	4	108	0.659	41	51	268	231	37	27-13-1	25-13-3	1-2	9-1	5W
3 Tampa Bay	82	47	27	8	102	0.622	41	45	294	219	75	29-8-4	18-19-4	2-3	5-5	1L
4 Carolina	82	47	30	5	99	0.604	42	47	266	233	33	31-9-1	16-21-4	0-3	3-7	3L
5 Florida	82	47	31	4	98	0.598	37	41	252	223	29	27-12-2	20-19-2	6-0	3-7	2L
6 Ottawa	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	35	44	243	234	9	27-11-3	18-19-4	1-2	6-4	1W
7 New Jersey	82	42	33	7	91	0.555	36	40	242	222	20	19-17-5	23-16-2	2-2	5-5	1L
8 Montreal	82	40	31	11	91	0.555	30	38	245	265	-20	23-12-6	17-19-5	2-4	7-3	1W
9 Columbus	82	40	33	9	89	0.543	30	34	273	268	5	26-10-5	14-23-4	6-1	7-3	6W
10 Detroit	82	39	35	8	86	0.524	30	36	238	259	-21	22-16-3	17-19-5	3-0	6-4	1L
11 NY Rangers	82	39	36	7	85	0.518	35	38	256	255	1	19-19-3	20-17-4	1-0	5-5	2W
12 NY Islanders	82	35	35	12	82	0.5	28	33	224	260	-36	19-17-5	16-18-7	2-3	3-7	2L
13 Pittsburgh	82	34	36	12	80	0.488	24	33	243	293	-50	21-15-5	13-21-7	1-6	5-5	1W
14 Buffalo	82	36	39	7	79	0.482	29	32	269	289	-20	23-15-3	13-24-4	4-2	6-4	1W
15 Boston	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	26	33	222	272	-50	20-14-7	13-25-3	0-1	3-7	1L
16 Philadelphia	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	21	27	238	286	-48	20-20-1	13-19-9	6-3	5-5	3L

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Winnipeg	82	56	22	4	116	0.707	43	54	277	191	86	30-7-4	26-15-0	2-1	7-3	1W
2 Vegas	82	50	22	10	110	0.671	46	49	275	219	56	29-9-3	21-13-7	1-5	6-4	1W
3 Dallas	82	50	26	6	106	0.646	41	48	277	224	53	28-10-3	22-16-3	2-2	3-7	7L
4 LA Kings	81	48	24	9	105	0.648	43	47	249	201	48	31-5-4	17-19-5	1-3	8-2	4W
5 Colorado	82	49	29	4	102	0.622	40	45	277	234	43	26-12-3	23-17-1	4-3	5-5	1W
6 Edmonton	82	48	29	5	101	0.616	36	48	259	236	23	25-13-3	23-16-2	0-1	7-3	1W
7 Minnesota	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	33	42	228	239	-11	22-17-2	23-13-5	3-3	5-5	2W
8 St Louis	82	44	30	8	96	0.585	32	40	254	233	21	24-14-3	20-16-5	4-2	7-3	1W
9 Calgary	81	40	27	14	94	0.58	30	35	220	237	-17	23-12-6	17-15-8	5-2	6-4	3W
10 Vancouver	82	38	30	14	90	0.549	28	35	236	253	-17	17-16-8	21-14-6	3-2	4-6	1L
11 Utah	82	38	31	13	89	0.543	30	37	241	251	-10	18-15-8	20-16-5	1-4	6-4	1L
12 Anaheim	82	35	37	10	80	0.488	24	31	221	263	-42	21-18-2	14-19-8	4-2	3-7	4L
13 Seattle	82	35	41	6	76	0.463	28	33	247	265	-18	18-18-5	17-23-1	2-3	5-5	1L
14 Nashville	82	30	44	8	68	0.415	24	28	214	274	-60	20-18-3	10-26-5	2-0	3-7	1W
15 Chicago	82	25	46	11	61	0.372	20	23	226	296	-70	15-20-6	10-26-5	2-4	4-6	2W
16 San Jose	82	20	50	12	52	0.317	14	18	210	315	-105	12-27-2	8-23-10	2-5	0-10	11L

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Winnipeg	82	56	22	4	116	0.707	43	54	277	191	86	30-7-4	26-15-0	2-1	7-3	1W
2 Washington	82	51	22	9	111	0.677	43	49	288	232	56	26-9-6	25-13-3	2-3	4-6	1L
3 Vegas	82	50	22	10	110	0.671	46	49	275	219	56	29-9-3	21-13-7	1-5	6-4	1W
4 Toronto	82	52	26	4	108	0.659	41	51	268	231	37	27-13-1	25-13-3	1-2	9-1	5W
5 Dallas	82	50	26	6	106	0.646	41	48	277	224	53	28-10-3	22-16-3	2-2	3-7	7L
6 LA Kings	81	48	24	9	105	0.648	43	47	249	201	48	31-5-4	17-19-5	1-3	8-2	4W
7 Tampa Bay	82	47	27	8	102	0.622	41	45	294	219	75	29-8-4	18-19-4	2-3	5-5	1L
8 Colorado	82	49	29	4	102	0.622	40	45	277	234	43	26-12-3	23-17-1	4-3	5-5	1W
9 Edmonton	82	48	29	5	101	0.616	36	48	259	236	23	25-13-3	23-16-2	0-1	7-3	1W
10 Carolina	82	47	30	5	99	0.604	42	47	266	233	33	31-9-1	16-21-4	0-3	3-7	3L
11 Florida	82	47	31	4	98	0.598	37	41	252	223	29	27-12-2	20-19-2	6-0	3-7	2L
12 Ottawa	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	35	44	243	234	9	27-11-3	18-19-4	1-2	6-4	1W
13 Minnesota	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	33	42	228	239	-11	22-17-2	23-13-5	3-3	5-5	2W
14 St Louis	82	44	30	8	96	0.585	32	40	254	233	21	24-14-3	20-16-5	4-2	7-3	1W
15 Calgary	81	40	27	14	94	0.58	30	35	220	237	-17	23-12-6	17-15-8	5-2	6-4	3W
16 New Jersey	82	42	33	7	91	0.555	36	40	242	222	20	19-17-5	23-16-2	2-2	5-5	1L
17 Montreal	82	40	31	11	91	0.555	30	38	245	265	-20	23-12-6	17-19-5	2-4	7-3	1W
18 Vancouver	82	38	30	14	90	0.549	28	35	236	253	-17	17-16-8	21-14-6	3-2	4-6	1L
19 Utah	82	38	31	13	89	0.543	30	37	241	251	-10	18-15-8	20-16-5	1-4	6-4	1L
20 Columbus	82	40	33	9	89	0.543	30	34	273	268	5	26-10-5	14-23-4	6-1	7-3	6W
21 Detroit	82	39	35	8	86	0.524	30	36	238	259	-21	22-16-3	17-19-5	3-0	6-4	1L
22 NY Rangers	82	39	36	7	85	0.518	35	38	256	255	1	19-19-3	20-17-4	1-0	5-5	2W
23 NY Islanders	82	35	35	12	82	0.5	28	33	224	260	-36	19-17-5	16-18-7	2-3	3-7	2L
24 Pittsburgh	82	34	36	12	80	0.488	24	33	243	293	-50	21-15-5	13-21-7	1-6	5-5	1W
25 Anaheim	82	35	37	10	80	0.488	24	31	221	263	-42	21-18-2	14-19-8	4-2	3-7	4L
26 Buffalo	82	36	39	7	79	0.482	29	32	269	289	-20	23-15-3	13-24-4	4-2	6-4	1W
27 Seattle	82	35	41	6	76	0.463	28	33	247	265	-18	18-18-5	17-23-1	2-3	5-5	1L
28 Boston	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	26	33	222	272	-50	20-14-7	13-25-3	0-1	3-7	1L
29 Philadelphia	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	21	27	238	286	-48	20-20-1	13-19-9	6-3	5-5	3L
30 Nashville	82	30	44	8	68	0.415	24	28	214	274	-60	20-18-3	10-26-5	2-0	3-7	1W
31 Chicago	82	25	46	11	61	0.372	20	23	226	296	-70	15-20-6	10-26-5	2-4	4-6	2W
32 San Jose	82	20	50	12	52	0.317	14	18	210	315	-105	12-27-2	8-23-10	2-5	0-10	11L

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