Lightning vs. Wild NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Nov. 7

The Tampa Bay Lightning (10-3-2) will visit the Minnesota Wild (12-3-3) on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET, in a game featuring one of the top four squads from the Eastern and Western Conferences, respectively. Lightning (-135) at Wild (+114) has a clear favorite, according to the moneyline odds.

Tampa Bay earned a 4-1 home victory over the Chicago Blackhawks its last time out on Nov. 5. The Lightning were led by Erik Cernak (two assists) and Ilya Mikheyev (two goals).

In its last game on Nov. 6, Minnesota earned a 4-1 home victory against the San Jose Sharks. Kirill Kaprizov led the Wild with four points (one goal and three assists) in that outing.

As hockey action continues, get ready for the matchup by checking out which team we predict will pick up the victory in Saturday's game.

Lightning vs. Wild Predictions & Pick

For predictions on the upcoming game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Minnesota Wild, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Wild 4 - Lightning 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7 goals)
  

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Lightning vs. Wild Moneylines

Grab a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Lightning-Wild game.

• Favorite: Lightning (-135)
• Underdog: Wild (+114)

Lightning Betting Insights

• The Lightning have been victorious in nine of their 12 games when they were listed as a moneyline favorite this season (75.0%).
• When it has played with moneyline odds of -135 or shorter, Tampa Bay has put together a 9-3 record (winning 75.0% of its games).
• Based on the moneyline in this game, the Lightning's implied win probability is 57.4%.
• Tampa Bay and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in seven of 15 games this season.

Wild Betting Insights

• This season the Wild have won two of the four games in which they've been an underdog.
• Minnesota has a record of 1-2 in games when sportsbooks have them as underdogs of at least +114 on the moneyline.
• The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 46.7% chance of victory for the Wild.
• Minnesota's games this season have had over 6.5 goals four of 18 times.

Lightning Key Stats

• Tampa Bay's 56 total goals (3.7 per game) make it the 10th-highest scoring team in the NHL.
• The Lightning have conceded 45 total goals (three per game), ranking sixth in league play for the fewest goals against.
• Its goal differential (+11) makes the team sixth-best in the league.
• The nine power-play goals the Lightning have scored this season rank 19th in the NHL (on 52 power-play chances).
• Tampa Bay ranks 26th in the league with a 17.31% power-play conversion rate.
• Tampa Bay's 77.5% penalty-kill success rate ranks 16th in the league.
• Tampa Bay wins 48.9% of its faceoffs (21st in NHL).
• The Lightning connect on 12.4% of their shots (ninth in the league).

Wild Key Stats

• With 60 goals (3.3 per game), Minnesota has the league's eighth-best offense.
• The Wild's total of 39 goals conceded (just 2.2 per game) is second in the league.
• With a goal differential of +21, the team is third-best in the league in that category.
• The Wild have 17 power-play goals (on 64 chances), fifth in the NHL.
• Minnesota scores on 26.56% of its power plays, No. 8 in the NHL.
• At 81.48%, Minnesota has the 11th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• At 49.1%, Minnesota has the league's 20th-ranked faceoff win rate.
• The Wild's 11% shooting percentage is 19th in the league.