Saturday’s NHL matchup between the Minnesota Wild (41-27-5) and the New Jersey Devils (38-29-7) at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota is likely to be a tight contest. The Wild have -120 moneyline odds to win against the Devils (+100) in the game, which begins at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Wild vs. Devils Betting Lines

• Favorite: Wild (-120)
• Underdog: Devils (+100)
• Over/under: 5.5

Wild vs. Devils Quick Facts

• Minnesota and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 34 of 73 games this season.
• So far this season, 45.9% of New Jersey’s games (34/74) have had more goals than Saturday’s over/under of 5.5.
• Saturday’s over/under is 0.2 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 5.6 goals per game.
• These two clubs give up 5.4 goals per game combined, 0.1 fewer than this game’s over/under.

Wild Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Wild Season Stat Insights

• The Wild offense’s 197 total goals (2.7 per game) rank 26th in the NHL.
• Minnesota has given up the 10th-fewest goals in NHL action this season, 204 (2.8 per game).
• Their goal differential (-7) ranks them 16th in the NHL.
• The 38 power-play goals Minnesota has put up this season (on 185 chances) rank 23rd in the league.
• The Wild are 21st in the league with a 20.54% power-play conversion rate this season.
• Minnesota’s offense has scored three shorthanded goals this season (25th among all squads).
• The Wild have the league’s 31st-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 71.74%.
• The Wild win 46.9% of their faceoffs (28th in the league).
• Minnesota has a 9.9% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking 26th in the league.
• The Wild’s players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 19.4 hits and 16.1 blocked shots per game.

Wild Moneyline

• Minnesota has won 25 of the 36 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• In 33 games with moneyline oddds shorter than -120, the Wild have 23 wins.
• Per the moneyline odds, Minnesota has a 54.5% chance of winning this contest.

Wild Leaders

• Matthew Boldy: 24 goals and 38 assists
• Marco Rossi: 22 goals and 33 assists
• Kirill Kaprizov: 23 goals and 29 assists
• Filip Gustavsson: 29-16-4 record, .918 save percentage, 121 goals conceded

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Devils Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Devils Season Stats Insights

• The Devils have scored 218 goals this season (3.0 per game) to rank 15th in the league.
• New Jersey has been one of the toughest defensive units in the NHL this season, conceding 195 goals (2.6 per game) to rank ninth.
• Their +23 goal differential is 10th-best in the league.
• New Jersey has recorded 56 power-play goals this season (on 202 chances). That’s the third-most in the NHL.
• The Devils have the NHL’s fourth-best power-play conversion rate of 27.72%.
• New Jersey has scored six shorthanded goals this season (ninth in NHL).
• The 81.86% penalty-kill percentage the Devils have put totgether is the league’s seventh-best rate.
• The Devils have the 19th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL (49.7%).
• New Jersey is shooting 10.4% (16th in the league).
• The Devils have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 23.5 hits and 14.6 blocked shots per game.

Devils Moneyline Insights

• The Devils have been the underdog 12 times this season, and upset their opponent in four, or 33.3%, of those games.
• New Jersey has won four of its 11 games when it is the underdog by +100 or longer on the moneyline.
• The win probability for the Devils, implied from the moneyline, is 50.0%.

Devils Leaders

• Jesper Bratt: 20 goals and 64 assists
• Jack Hughes: 27 goals and 43 assists
• Nico Hischier: 30 goals and 28 assists
• Jacob Markstrom: 23-14-6 record, .899 save percentage, 109 goals allowed