The Minnesota Wild (38-16-12) have -218 moneyline odds to win when they host a game against the New York Rangers (27-30-8), who have +180 moneyline odds, on Saturday at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
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Wild to win vs Rangers -218
Wild vs. Rangers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Wild (-218)
- Underdog: Rangers (+180)
- Over/under: 6.5
Wild vs. Rangers Quick Facts
- Minnesota and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 34 of 66 matches (51.5%) so far this season.
- So far this season, 40.0% of New York’s games (26/65) have had more goals than Saturday’s over/under of 6.5.
- Saturday’s over/under is 0.4 above the combined goal-scoring average of 6.1 for these two teams.
- These two clubs give up 5.9 goals per game combined, 0.6 fewer than this game’s over/under.
Wild Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Wild Season Stat Insights
- The Wild’s 218 goals this season make them the eighth-best scoring team in the NHL.
- On defense, Minnesota is one of the best squads in league action, giving up 183 total goals to rank fourth.
- The team has the league’s fifth-best goal differential at +35 this season.
- Minnesota’s 55 power-play goals this season are the third-most in the NHL (on 217 chances).
- The Wild’s offense ranks third the league with a 25.35% power-play conversion rate.
- Minnesota has scored a total of six shorthanded goals this season.
- The Wild have the league’s 16th-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 79.07%.
- The Wild win 46.6% of their faceoffs (31st in the NHL).
- Minnesota connects on 11.6% of its shots, ranking eighth in the league.
- The Wild average 20.8 hits and 15.5 blocked shots per game.
Wild Moneyline
- In 38 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Minnesota has won 21 times.
- In three games with moneyline odds shorter than -218, the Wild have one win.
- Minnesota has a 68.6% chance of winning this game, based on the moneyline odds.
Wild Leaders
- Kirill Kaprizov: 38 goals and 41 assists
- Matthew Boldy: 37 goals and 37 assists
- Quinn Hughes: six goals and 60 assists
- Filip Gustavsson: 24-10-6 record, .914 save percentage, 100 goals conceded
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Rangers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Rangers Season Stats Insights
- The Rangers’ 182 total goals (2.8 per game) rank 23rd in the NHL.
- New York’s 203 total goals conceded (3.1 per game) rank 20th in the NHL.
- They have a -21 goal differential, which ranks 24th in the league.
- New York has scored 39 power-play goals this season (on 162 chances). That ranks 16th in the NHL.
- The Rangers have the league’s eighth-best power-play conversion rate of 24.07%.
- New York has scored four shorthanded goals this season (20th in NHL).
- The 78.19% of opponent power plays the Rangers kill is the 20th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Rangers have the third-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL (54.4%).
- New York is shooting 11.1% (15th in the league).
- The Rangers have not had a shutout win yet this season.
Rangers Moneyline Insights
- The Rangers have been made the underdog 38 times this season, and upset their opponent 14 times.
- New York has had moneyline odds of +180 or longer once this season and lost that game.
- Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Rangers have a 35.7% chance to win.
Rangers Leaders
- Mika Zibanejad: 27 goals and 35 assists
- Vincent Trocheck: 12 goals and 33 assists
- Alexis Lafreniere: 19 goals and 25 assists
- Igor Shesterkin: 21-12-6 record, .911 save percentage, 99 goals allowed
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