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- Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights picks for Sunday, April 20
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- Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights Preview & Picks
- Head To Head
- Minnesota Wild Form
- Vegas Golden Knights Form
Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights Preview & Picks
Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights Preview & Picks
Vegas are backed to make a winning start to this playoff series.
The Golden Knights enter the postseason in solid form and they have dominated Minnesota over the past few years.
- Vegas Golden Knights are 8-1 in the previous 9 meetings
- Vegas Golden Knights covered -1.5 in the last 2 regular season meetings
- Vegas Golden Knights’ 3 regular season wins over Minnesota came in regulation
- The Under has cashed in 8 of Vegas’ last 10 games
Head To Head
- Vegas Golden Knights lead the all-time series 19-15-1
- Vegas Golden Knights won 5-1 when the two teams last met on March 25
Minnesota Wild Form
Minnesota earned their trip to the postseason by compiling a 45-30-7 record to finish fourth in the Central Division.
The Wild rallied late in the regular season, as they responded to a four-game skid by winning four of their final five games.
Their rough run started in late March as they lost 5-2 and 3-2 to New Jersey, and continued at the start of April as they fell 5-4 to the New York Rangers and 3-1 to the New York Islanders.
Minnesota steadied the ship with back-to-back overtime wins, beating Dallas 3-2 and San Jose 8-7, only to then suffer a 4-2 defeat when they visited Calgary.
The Wild issued a quick response though, recording 3-2 overtime victories against Vancouver and Anaheim.
Vegas Golden Knights Form
Vegas ensured another postseason berth by finishing top of the Pacific Division with a 50-22-10 regular-season record.
The Golden Knights also come into the playoffs on a solid run of form, having won five of their final seven games.
They started April with back-to-back defeats, but rallied on the road to beat Calgary 3-2 in overtime and Vancouver 3-2 in regulation.
Vegas then rebounded from a 3-2 shootout defeat to Colorado with a 2-1 win against Seattle and a 5-3 victory over Nashville.
The Golden Knights failed to make it three-in-a-row as they lost 5-4 in Calgary, but they bounced back to win their regular season finale, beating Vancouver 4-1.
Verdict
Vegas are the better team and they have repeatedly beaten Minnesota over the past few seasons.
Add that to their current solid form, and we expect the Golden Knights to make a winning start to the playoffs.
Add that to their current solid form, and we expect the Golden Knights to make a winning start to the playoffs.
Vegas Win
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