Wild vs. Rangers NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 14

The Minnesota Wild and New York Rangers are coming off a defeat and a win, respectively, heading into their meeting at Grand Casino Arena on Saturday at 6 p.m. ET. The oddsmakers have made the Wild solid favorites at -218 on the moneyline, and the Rangers are at +180.

Minnesota fell in a shootout at home its last time out on March 12 against the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2, dropping the shootout 1-0 to finish the loss. Quinn Hughes' two points (two assists) led the Wild.

In its last game on March 12, New York earned a 6-3 road victory against the Winnipeg Jets. Five Rangers players recorded two points each in that outing, including Alexis Lafreniere (one goal and one assist) and Gabriel Perreault (one goal and one assist).

Ahead of watching this matchup, here's a look at which squad we think will bring home the victory in Saturday's action on the ice.

Wild vs. Rangers Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming game between the Minnesota Wild and New York Rangers, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Wild 3 - Rangers 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.05 goals)
  

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Wild vs. Rangers Moneylines

Take a look below at the latest moneylines for the Wild-Rangers game.

• Favorite: Wild (-218)
• Underdog: Rangers (+180)

Wild Betting Insights

• The Wild have been victorious in 21 of their 38 games when they were favored on the moneyline this season (55.3%).
• When playing with moneyline odds of -218 or shorter, Minnesota has put together a 1-2 record (winning just 33.3% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probability in this game says the Wild have a 68.6% chance to win.
• Minnesota's 66 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 6.5 goals 34 times.

Rangers Betting Insights

• The Rangers have been made an underdog 38 times this season, and won 14, or 36.8%, of those games.
• New York has played as an underdog of +180 or more in one game this season and lost.
• The implied probability of a win by the Rangers, based on the moneyline, is 35.7%.
• New York has played 26 games this season that ended with over 6.5 goals.

Wild Key Stats

• Minnesota has scored the eighth-most goals in the league (218 total, 3.3 per game).
• Defensively, the Wild have been one of the stingiest units in league play, conceding 183 total goals (2.8 per game) to rank fourth.
• It has the league's fifth-best goal differential at +35.
• The 55 power-play goals the Wild have scored this season (third-most in the NHL) have come on 217 power-play chances.
• Minnesota's 25.35% power-play conversion rate is the third-best in the league.
• The Wild have scored six shorthanded goals this season.
• Minnesota kills 79.07% of opponent power plays, the 16th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Minnesota wins 46.6% of its faceoffs (31st in NHL).
• The Wild have an 11.6% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks eighth in the league.

Rangers Key Stats

• New York has 182 goals this season (2.8 per game), 23rd in the league.
• The Rangers concede 3.1 goals per game (203 in total), 20th in the league.
• With a goal differential of -21, the team is 24th in the league.
• The Rangers have 39 power-play goals (16th in NHL) on 162 chances.
• New York's power-play percentage (24.07) ranks the team eighth in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Rangers have four.
• At 78.19%, New York has the 20th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• New York is third in faceoff win rate in the NHL (54.4%).
• With a shooting percentage of 11.1%, the Rangers are 15th in the league.