Minnesota Wild vs. New York Rangers - NHL - Predictions, Betting Lines, Odds and Trends

The Minnesota Wild (0-0-0) are favorites when they host the New York Rangers (1-0-0) on Thursday, October 13 at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+, MSG, BSN, and BSWI. The Wild are -132 on the moneyline to win, while the Rangers have +112 moneyline odds.

Wild vs. Rangers Predictions

Wild vs. Rangers Betting Odds

Wild vs Rangers Betting Information
Favorite	Moneyline	Total
Wild	-132	6

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Wild vs. Rangers Betting Trends

The Wild won 69.4% of their games when they were the moneyline favorite last season (43-19).
Last season, Minnesota was 32-12 (victorious in 72.7% of its games) when it played with moneyline odds of -132 or shorter.
The implied moneyline probability in this game says the Wild have a 56.9% chance to win.
The Wild’s 305 total goals (3.7 per game) made them the fifth-best scoring team in the league last season.
Defensively, the Wild gave up 249 total goals (3.0 per game) to rank 16th in NHL play.
The Rangers were an underdog 43 times last season, and upset their opponent 19 times.
New York was 9-19 as an underdog of +112 or longer on the moneyline last season.
The moneyline in this matchup implies a 47.2% chance for the Rangers to win.
With 250 goals (3.0 per game) last season, the Rangers had the league’s 15th-ranked offense.
The Rangers’ total of 204 goals allowed (only 2.5 per game) was second in the NHL.

Wild vs. Rangers Over/Under Trends

Minnesota and its opponent combined for more than Thursday’s over/under of 6 goals 57 times last season.
A total of 46 of New York’s games ended with over 6 goals last season.
These two teams combined for 6.8 goals per game last season, 0.77 more than the total for this contest.
This game’s total is 0.5 more than the 5.5 goals these two teams conceded per game combined.

Wild Team Leaders 2021-22

A leading contributor last season for Minnesota, Kirill Kaprizov scored 108 points in 81 games (47 goals and 61 assists).
Mats Zuccarello contributed with 79 points (24 goals, 55 assists).
Ryan Hartman had 65 total points for Minnesota, with 34 goals and 31 assists.
In 56 games, Marc-Andre Fleury had a record of 28-23-5. He conceded 159 goals (2.90 goals against average) and racked up 1573 saves.

Rangers Team Leaders 2021-22

Artemi Panarin scored 22 goals (0.3 per game) and collected 74 assists (1.0 per game) last season, contributing to the New York offense with 96 total points (1.3 per game). He took 2.4 shots per game, shooting 12.4%.
Mika Zibanejad was a top offensive contributor for New York with 82 total points last season. He scored 30 goals and added 52 assists in 81 games.
Chris Kreider was a crucial player on offense for New York with 52 goals and 25 assists.
Igor Shesterkin had a 36-13-4 record last season, with a .935 save percentage (first in the league). He conceded 106 goals (2.1 goals against average).