Saturday’s NHL matchup between the Minnesota Wild (26-11-8) and the New York Islanders (24-15-5) at Grand Casino Arena sees the Wild favored at home (-155 moneyline odds to win) against the Islanders (+130). The game begins at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Wild vs. Islanders Betting Lines

• Favorite: Wild (-155)
• Underdog: Islanders (+130)
• Over/under: 5.5

Wild vs. Islanders Quick Facts

• Minnesota has combined with its opponent to score more than 5.5 goals in 24 of 45 games this season.
• So far this season, 47.7% of New York’s games (21/44) have had more goals than Saturday’s over/under of 5.5.
• The combined goals scored average of these two clubs, 6.0, is 0.5 more than Saturday’s over/under.
• The 5.3 goals per game that these two clubs give up combined are 0.2 less than the 5.5-goal total set for this match.

Wild Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Wild Season Stat Insights

• The Wild offense’s 140 total goals (3.1 per game) rank 11th in the NHL.
• Minnesota has conceded the sixth-fewest goals in NHL action this season, 118 (2.6 per game).
• The team’s goal differential is fifth-best in the league at +22.
• Minnesota’s 33 power-play goals this season are the seventh-most in the NHL (on 148 chances).
• The Wild’s offense is 10th the league with a 22.3% power-play conversion rate.
• Minnesota’s three shorthanded goals this season rank 13th in the league.
• The Wild kill 76.64% of their opponent’s power plays, the 27th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
• The Wild’s players win 46.8% of their faceoffs to rank 29th in the NHL.
• Minnesota connects on 10.9% of its shots, ranking 16th in the league.
• The Wild’s players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 21.2 hits and 16.1 blocked shots per game.

Wild Moneyline

• Minnesota has won 14 of the 25 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Wild have won four of the 11 games they have played with moneyline odds lower than -155.
• Based on the moneyline odds, Minnesota has a 60.8% chance of winning this contest.

Wild Leaders

• Kirill Kaprizov: 24 goals and 27 assists
• Matthew Boldy: 26 goals and 23 assists
• Quinn Hughes: three goals and 33 assists
• Filip Gustavsson: 14-9-4 record, .912 save percentage, 67 goals given up

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Islanders Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Islanders Season Stats Insights

• The Islanders’ 126 total goals (2.9 per game) rank 21st in the league.
• New York has conceded 2.7 goals per game, and 117 total, the third-fewest among all league teams.
• Their +9 goal differential is ninth-best in the league.
• New York has scored 21 power-play goals this season (on 134 chances). That ranks 24th in the NHL.
• The Islanders’ power-play conversion rate (15.67%) ranks 28th in the league.
• New York has scored five shorthanded goals.
• The 81.97% of opponent power plays the Islanders kill is the eighth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Islanders have the league’s 13th-ranked faceoff win rate (51%).
• The 10.3% shooting percentage New York has amassed ranks 23rd in the league.
• The Islanders have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Islanders Moneyline Insights

• The Islanders have secured an upset victory in 17, or 58.6%, of the 29 games they have played while the underdog this season.
• New York has a record of 7-4 in games when bookmakers list the team at +130 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline implies a 43.5% chance of victory for the Islanders.

Islanders Leaders

• Mathew Barzal: 11 goals and 25 assists
• Bo Horvat: 21 goals and 12 assists
• Matthew Schaefer: 12 goals and 17 assists
• Ilya Sorokin: 13-10-2 record, .915 save percentage, 61 goals allowed