The Vegas Golden Knights and Minnesota Wild play Game 4 of their Stanley Cup Playoffs first-round series Saturday. Puck drop is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET at Xcel Energy Center. Below, we analyze the Golden Knights-Wild odds and lines, with NHL picks and predictions.
The Golden Knights routed the Wild in St. Paul by a 5-2 score, their second consecutive victory in the series. After a pair of Under results in the first two games, the Over cashed in Game 3.
The Wild have managed to notch a total of four goals through the first three games in this series, or 1.33 goals per game. After a shutout win in overtime in the series opener, Minnesota has been outscored 8-3 in the past two games.
Golden Knights at Wild: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:40 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Golden Knights -115 (bet $115 to win $100) | Wild -105 (bet $105 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Golden Knights -1.5 (+220) | Wild +1.5 (-275)
- Over/Under: 5.5 (O: +100 | U: -120)
Golden Knights at Wild: Projected starting goalies
Marc-Andre Fleury (26-10-0, 1.98 GAA, .928 SV%, 6 SO) vs. Cam Talbot (19-8-5, 2.63 GAA, .915 SV%, 2 SO)
Fleury has allowed a total of just four goals on 81 shots, good for a 2-1-0 record, 1.32 GAA and .951 SV% in three games so far in this series. The only reason he lost Game 1 was a lack of offensive support in a 1-0 overtime setback.
Talbot pitched the shutout in Game 1, a thrilling overtime victory. But he has coughed up seven goals across the past two losses on just 67 shots, or a mediocre .896 SV%. He did make 35 saves on 39 shots last time out, but it wasn’t nearly good enough.
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Golden Knights at Wild: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Golden Knights 4, Wild 2
Money line (ML)
The GOLDEN KNIGHTS (-115) are slight favorites for Game 4, as they look to take a commanding 3-1 series lead. Vegas has rattled off victories in the past two games to wrestle back home-ice advantage.
They’ll win this one, and head home next time out looking to send the Wild (-105) to the handshake line.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The GOLDEN KNIGHTS -1.5 (+220) are going to get the best punch from the Wild +1.5 (-275), and if you intend to bet the puck line you better be ready to sweat. This one likely will likely head across the finish line with an empty-net goal.
Over/Under (O/U)
OVER 5.5 (+100) is the play here after a pair of Under results in the first two games in Vegas. We had a total of seven goals in Game 3, with Vegas nearly taking care of the Over on their own.
Similar to the puck line above, it’s likely going to come down to a late empty-net goal to push this across the line.
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