Game 3 of the NHL Playoffs First Round at Xcel Energy Center on Thursday, April 24 showcases the Vegas Golden Knights and the Minnesota Wild meeting at 9 p.m. ET on TBS. The series is tied 1-1.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $32.35
Golden Knights to win vs Wild -162
Golden Knights vs. Wild Betting Lines
- Favorite: Golden Knights (-162)
- Underdog: Wild (+136)
- Over/under: 5.5
Golden Knights vs. Wild Quick Facts
- Vegas and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 46 of 84 matches (54.8%) so far this season.
- Minnesota has combined with its opponent to score more than 5.5 goals in 40 of 84 games this season.
- Thursday’s over/under is 0.6 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 6.1 goals per game.
- This game’s over/under is 0.0 above the 5.5 goals these two teams concede per game combined.
Golden Knights Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Golden Knights Season Stat Insights
- The Golden Knights’ 274 goals this season make them the fifth-best scoring team in the league.
- Vegas has conceded the third-fewest goals in league action this season, 214 (2.6 per game).
- The team has the league’s third-best goal differential at +60 this season.
- Vegas has scored 53 power-play goals on 187 chances this season, to rank 12th in the league.
- The Golden Knights’ offense is second the league with a 28.34% power-play conversion rate.
- Vegas’ six shorthanded goals this season rank 14th in the NHL.
- The Golden Knights kill 75.74% of their opponent’s power plays, the 26th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
- The Golden Knights win 50.5% of their faceoffs (15th in the NHL).
- Vegas converts 11.1% of its shots, ranking 12th in the NHL.
- The Golden Knights have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 18.1 hits and 15.4 blocked shots per game.
Golden Knights Moneyline
- Through 68 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Vegas has been victorious 44 times.
- In 44 games with shorter than -162 moneyline odds this season, the Golden Knights have won 32.
- The moneyline odds imply that Vegas has a 61.8% chance of winning this contest.
Golden Knights Leaders
- Jack Eichel: 28 goals and 66 assists
- Mark Stone: 19 goals and 48 assists
- Tomas Hertl: 32 goals and 29 assists
- Adin Hill: 32-13-5 record, .906 save percentage, 121 goals given up
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Wild Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Wild Season Stats Insights
- The Wild have the league’s 25th-ranked scoring offense (225 total goals, 2.7 per game).
- Minnesota has conceded 2.9 goals per game, and 236 total, which ranks 15th among all NHL teams.
- Their -11 goal differential ranks 18th in the league.
- Minnesota has scored 43 power-play goals this season, which ranks 21st in the NHL (on 207 chances).
- The Wild’s power-play conversion rate (20.77%) ranks 20th in the league.
- Minnesota has scored four shorthanded goals this season (21st in NHL).
- The 72.41% of opponent power plays the Wild kill is the 30th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Wild have the NHL’s 29th-ranked faceoff win rate (46.7%).
- The 10.0% shooting percentage Minnesota has compiled ranks 25th in the league.
- The Wild have yet to shut out an opponent this season.
Wild Moneyline Insights
- The Wild have been the underdog 42 times this season, and upset their opponent in 18, or 42.9%, of those games.
- Minnesota is 9-12 when oddsmakers have listed them as underdogs of +136 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies a 42.4% chance for the Wild to win.
Wild Leaders
- Matthew Boldy: 27 goals and 46 assists
- Marco Rossi: 24 goals and 36 assists
- Kirill Kaprizov: 25 goals and 31 assists
- Filip Gustavsson: 31-19-6 record, .914 save percentage, 146 goals allowed
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