Minnesota Wild vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction & Picks - NHL
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by Edgar Jibran | in NHL Picks
Next Thursday night’s NHL main event will feature the clash between the Detroit Red Wings and the Minnesota Wild, teams that will face off at 08:30 pm CST looking for a victory that could sustain them at the top of their respective conference’s standings. With this goal in mind, the Detroit Red Wings are expected to have the biggest pressure in this game, as a victory could be enough to momentarily take the Tampa Bay Lightning down from the top spot.
However, it’s notorious that the Minnesota Wild has been a better team than the Red Wings in terms of defensive consistency, but they currently are crossing through a disappointing performance that allowed them to win only one of their last five games in regulation time. Additionally, the Wild has conceded three or more goals during their last six consecutive games.
That said, the Detroit Red Wings are expected to take advantage of the Wild’s inconsistency to try to extend their three-game winning streak. Nevertheless, the Red Wings have scored more than three goals in regulation time in only one of their last five games, so a dominant performance isn’t likely to occur in such a difficult venue as the Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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Minnesota Wild vs Detroit Red Wings Form
Table
| Teams | Pts | P | W | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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104 | 3907 | 31 | 24 | +32 |
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15
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92 | 2887 | 30 | 31 | -17 |
Minnesota Wild and Detroit Red Wings Latest Matches
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Minnesota Wild against Detroit Red Wings : Head to Head (H2H)
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Players list
J. Wallstedt
F. Gustavsson
Q. Hughes
B. Faber
D. Hunt
D. Jiricek
J. Middleton
J. Spurgeon
N. Sturm
D. Yurov
M. Foligno
V. Tarasenko
M. Johansson
M. Zuccarello
R. Hartman
T. Pitlick
V. Hinostroza
Y. Trenin
J. Eriksson Ek
K. Kaprizov
J. Gibson
C. Talbot
J. Bernard-Docker
M. Seider
A. Johansson
A. Sandin-Pellikka
T. Hamonic
B. Chiarot
P. Kane
L. Raymond
M. Appleton
M. Rasmussen
J. Compher
A. DeBrincat
M. Kasper
E. Soderblom
J. Van Riemsdyk
D. Larkin
A. Copp
E. Finnie
Most goals and assists
Minnesota Wild
Detroit Red Wings
M. Boldy
(49 Goals)
A. DeBrincat
(41 Goals)
Q. Hughes
(80 Assists)
L. Raymond
(51 Assists)
Minnesota Wild - Detroit Red Wings Key Points
- The Detroit Red Wings haven’t faced an inter-conference NHL game since their 4-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on December 13th.
- The Minnesota Wild have a five-game home losing streak, during which they didn’t score more than three goals per game.
- The Detroit Red Wings haven’t scored more than three goals in road meetings with the Minnesota Wild since their 7-4 loss in February 2022.
- The Minnesota Wild lost a four-game home streak in which they scored four or more goals in meetings with the Red Wings, including their 3-2 loss in February 2025.
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Our Minnesota Wild vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction
As for this game, both teams are expected to get focused on increasing their defensive performance to avoid giving any unnecessary advantage during the early game, so the Red Wings will have an important chance of securing at least one point in this road game.
Summarizing, even though the Detroit Red Wings are expected to make a bigger effort to secure a victory in this game, the Minnesota Wild will have a unique opportunity to take down the Dallas Stars from the second spot in the Western Conference’s standings again. Therefore, the pick for the Detroit Red Wings – Minnesota Wild is: Under 6.0 Goals!
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