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Last year, the expansion Seattle Kraken hoped to have a similar type of season to the 2017-18 Vegas Golden Knights. Vegas made history by going to the Stanley Cup Final in their first NHL Betting season. By contrast, the Kraken was one of the worst teams in hockey in their initial campaign. This year, Seattle has enjoyed a remarkable turnaround and is playoff bound. Seattle hosts the Arizona Coyotes in the Monday late game. While the Minnesota Wild host the Vegas Golden Knights in the early Monday matchup.
NHL Free Picks – Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild
Faceoff time at Xcel Energy Center is at 8 p.m. ET with television coverage on NHL Network.
The Vegas Golden Knights are 46-22-6 straight up and 32-36-6 over/under the total. Also, Vegas is 1st in the Western Conference playoff standings. Minnesota is three points behind the Golden Knights in the Western Conference playoff race. Late on, Vegas has covered four out of their last five games. While the Golden Knights have gone under the Betting on the NHL total in one of its previous eight matchups.
Vegas has NHL rankings of 14th for goals scored and 16th for power play efficiency. In comparison on defense, the Golden Knights have NHL rankings of 10th for goals against and 18th for penalty killing.
First among Vegas scorers is Jack Eichel with 27 goals, 32 assists, 59 points, and a +23. First goaltender Logan Thompson has a .915 save percentage and 2.65 goals against average. His record is 21-13-3 with two shutouts.
The Minnesota Wild are 43-22-9 straight up and 30-41-3 over/under the total. Also, Minnesota is 43-22-9 in the Western Conference playoff standings. Minnesota is three points behind the Vegas Golden Knights in the Western Conference playoff race. Late on, Minnesota has covered four out of their last five games. While the Wild have gone over the NHL Picks Today total in one of its previous four matchups.
Minnesota has NHL rankings of 23rd for goals scored and 14th for power play efficiency. In comparison on defense, the Wild have NHL rankings of 3rd for goals against and 14th for penalty killing.
First among Minnesota scorers is Kirill Kaprizov, with 39 goals, 35 assists, 74 points, and a +6. First goaltender Marc Andre Fleury has a .909 save percentage and 2.81 goals against average. His record is 24-13-4 with two shutouts.
In an even matchup, Vegas is getting the better price as the away team.
BetMaker Best Bet: Vegas Golden Knights
NHL Betting Picks – Arizona Coyotes at Seattle Kraken
Faceoff time at Climate Pledge Arena is at 10 p.m. ET with television coverage on ESPN+.
The Arizona Coyotes are 27-35-13 straight up and 36-35-4 over/under the total. Also, Arizona is 13th in the Western Conference playoff standings. Arizona is 18 points behind the Winnipeg Jets in the Western Conference playoff race. Late on, Arizona has covered one out of their last six games. While the Coyotes have gone under the total in one of its previous four matchups.
Arizona has NHL rankings of 28th for goals scored and 24th for power play efficiency. In comparison, on defense, the Coyotes have NHL rankings of 23rd for goals against and 22nd for penalty killing.
First among Arizona scorers is Clayton Keller, with 36 goals, 45 assists, 81 points, and a +4. First goaltender Karel Vejmelka has a .902 save percentage and 3.37 goals against average. His record is 18-22-5 with three shutouts.
The Seattle Kraken is 40-25-8 straight up and 33-34-6 over/under the total. Also, Seattle is 7th in the Western Conference playoff standings. Winnipeg is three points behind the Kraken in the Western Conference playoff race. Late on, Seattle has covered three out of their last nine games. While the Kraken has gone under the NHL Best Picks total in one of its previous five matchups.
Seattle has NHL rankings of 4th for goals scored and 24th for power play efficiency. In comparison on defense, the Kraken has NHL rankings of 16th for goals against and 26th for penalty killing.
First among Seattle scorers is Jared McCann with 35 goals, 24 assists, 59 points, and a +10. First goaltender Martin Jones has a .885 save percentage and 3,06 goals against average. His record is 24-12-3 with three shutouts.
Arizona’s recent poor performance has the look of a team that has packed it in.
BetMaker Best Bet: Arizona Coyotes
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