Golden Knights vs. Wild Prediction & Picks - NHL Playoffs First Round Game

Game 6 of the NHL Playoffs First Round will see the Vegas Golden Knights hit the ice against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, May 1, starting at 7:30 p.m. ET and brodcast on ESPN. The Golden Knights are ahead 3-2 in the series. Oddsmakers give the Golden Knights -166 odds on the moneyline in this matchup against the Wild (+140).

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Ahead of this matchup, here is who we project to take home the victory in Thursday's NHL Playoffs First Round action.

Golden Knights vs. Wild Predictions for Thursday

Our computer projections model for this matchup predicts a final score of Golden Knights 4, Wild 3.

• Moneyline Pick: Golden Knights (-166)
• Total Pick: Over 5.5 (computer predicts 5.9 goals on average)
• Spread Pick: Wild (+1.5)

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Golden Knights Splits and Trends

• The Golden Knights are 50-22-10 overall and 6-10-16 in overtime games.
• In the 28 games Vegas has played that were decided by one goal, it has a 15-8-5 record (good for 35 points).
• In the five games this season the Golden Knights recorded just one goal, they went 1-2-2 (four points).
• Vegas has taken six points from the 14 games this season when it scored two goals (2-10-2 record).
• The Golden Knights have scored at least three goals 63 times, and are 50-7-6 in those games (to record 106 points).
• In the 33 games when Vegas has capitalized on a lone power-play goal, it registered 42 points after finishing 19-10-4.
• In games when it has outshot its opponent, Vegas is 40-17-4 (84 points).
• The Golden Knights' opponents have had more shots in 23 games. The Golden Knights went 12-6-5 in those contests (29 points).

Wild Splits and Trends

• The Wild (45-30-7 overall) have posted a record of 12-9-21 in contests that have needed OT this season.
• In the 27 games Minnesota has played that were decided by one goal, it racked up 38 points.
• This season the Wild scored only one goal in 21 games and have gone 3-16-2 (eight points).
• Minnesota has earned seven points (2-7-3 record) this season when scoring two goals .
• The Wild have scored more than two goals 49 times, earning 88 points from those matchups (42-3-4).
• Minnesota has scored a single power-play goal in 30 games this season and has recorded 38 points from those matchups.
• When it outshoots its opponent this season, Minnesota has posted a record of 20-8-3 (43 points).
• The Wild have been outshot by opponents 54 times this season, and earned 58 points in those games.

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Team Stats Comparison

Golden Knights vs. Wild Game Time and TV Channel

• When: Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. ET
• TV Channel: ESPN
• Where: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota

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