The Los Angeles Kings meet the Minnesota Wild for Game 3 of their four-game regular-season series, as Week 27 of the 2021-22 NHL season nears the end with this Western Conference showdown from the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. These teams have split the first two meetings, with both games played in Los Angeles, so let’s see what’s the best Blackhawks vs. Wild betting pick for Sunday evening.
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Kings vs Wild FanDuel Betting Pick
This game will be played at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul at 5:00 PM ET on Sunday, April 10, 2022.
Why Bet The Wild:
✅ The Minnesota Wild are 7-3-0 in the last 10 meetings between these teams. While the Wild lost the last time these teams met, that came after four consecutive victories by Minnesota. The Wild have won the last three contests between these teams in St. Paul.
✅ The Minnesota Wild is arguably the best home team in the NHL at 24-7-2. Over their last 10 contests at the Xcel Energy Center, the team is 8-1-1, with an overtime loss to Pittsburgh and a 6-2 defeat to Nashville (March 13) the only blemishes in March.
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✅ The Minnesota Wild have been an offensive juggernaut this season. Leading goal scorer Kiril Kaprizov has four goals over his last five games and 41 total for the season. For the first time in franchise history, the team has six players who have at least 20 goals, the only team in the NHL this season to reach that mark.
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings (38-25-10; 45-28 ATS) lost to the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday, 3-2. The loss was the second straight for the Kings, who dropped to 4-4-2 in their last 10. Los Angeles finds themselves in third in the Pacific Division, holding a four-point edge over Vegas. The Kings have been outstanding on the road this season, going 20-9-6.
Jonathan Quick played well in the loss to Edmonton, giving up three goals on 30 shots. Quick has allowed three goals or fewer in six straight starts, but do not be surprised if Cal Petersen gets the nod. The team has been alternating goaltenders with Petersen seeing a little bit more of the work of late. He is 20-12-1 with a 2.70 goals-against average and a .902 save percentage. Los Angeles is ninth in the NHL in goals allowed per game at 2.79.
Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild (43-21-6; 33-37 ATS) lost to the St. Louis Blues in overtime on Friday, 4-3. The team finished their four-game road trip going 2-1-1 but returned to the friendly confines of Xcel Energy Center where they are 24-7-2. The Wild are 7-1-2 in their last 10 games, tied with St. Louis for second place in the Central Division.
The Wild trailed by a goal early on, but rallied with three unanswered tallies, including a goal by Kirill Kaprizov. However, Cam Talbot could not make it stand, stopping 24 shots. Talbot looked like he had turned the corner when the team acquired Marc-Andre Fleury from Chicago, going five straight games allowing two goals or fewer. However, he has allowed four goals in two of his last three starts. Minnesota is 18th in the NHL in goals allowed per game (3.07).