Wild vs. Golden Knights NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 12

Kirill Kaprizov will be coming off a hat trick when his Minnesota Wild host the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday at 8 p.m. ET. Wild (-112) versus Golden Knights (-108) looks rather even, according to the moneyline odds.

Minnesota claimed a 4-1 road victory against the Florida Panthers its last time out on Oct. 10. Kaprizov had four points (three goals and one assist) for the Wild.

Vegas won at home in its last game on Oct. 10, 2-1 over the Los Angeles Kings. The Golden Knights got two points apiece out of three players in that matchup, including Mark Stone (two assists) and Mitchell Marner (one goal and one assist).

Here's our pick for who will clinch the win in Monday's matchup.

Wild vs. Golden Knights Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Minnesota Wild and Vegas Golden Knights, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Wild 3 - Golden Knights 2
• Pick OU: Under 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 5 goals)
  

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Wild vs. Golden Knights Moneylines

Snag a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Wild-Golden Knights game.

• Favorite: Wild (-112)
• Underdog: Golden Knights (-108)

Wild Betting Insights

• The Wild have won 66.7% of their games when they've been a moneyline favorite this season (2-1).
• Minnesota is 2-1 (victorious in 66.7% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -112 or shorter.
• The Wild have a 52.8% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this game.
• None of Minnesota's games this season have finished over this contest's total of 5.5 goals.

Golden Knights Betting Insights

• This is the first time the Golden Knights are listed as the underdog this season.
• Vegas has not had a game this season as a bigger underdog on the moneyline than the -108 odds on them winning this game.
• Bookmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Golden Knights have a 51.9% chance to win.
• Vegas' games this season have had more than 5.5 goals four of six times.

Wild Key Stats

• Minnesota's 15 total goals (three per game) make it the 17th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
• The Wild have given up nine total goals (only 1.8 per game), ranking second in league action for the fewest goals against.
• Its +6 goal differential is the ninth-best in the league.
• The six power-play goals the Wild have put up this season are fourth-best in the NHL (on 16 power-play chances).
• Minnesota has the league's second-best power-play conversion rate (37.5%).
• Minnesota has the league's second-best penalty-kill percentage (94.12%).
• Minnesota wins 53.1% of its faceoffs to rank seventh in the NHL.
• The Wild have a 10.3% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 22nd in the league.

Golden Knights Key Stats

• Vegas is seventh in the NHL in scoring (22 goals, 3.7 per game).
• The Golden Knights give up just 2.3 goals per game (14 in total), the 10th-fewest in the NHL.
• It has the fifth-best goal differential in the league at +8.
• The Golden Knights have seven power-play goals (on 23 chances), second in the NHL.
• Vegas has the league's fifth-best power-play percentage (30.43%).
• The Golden Knights have one shorthanded goal (sixth in NHL).
• Vegas' has the 15th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (81.25%).
• Vegas is 11th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (51.7%).
• The Golden Knights' 11.1% shooting percentage is 16th in the league.