Minnesota Wild vs. Vegas Golden Knights Game 6 Moneyline Pick & Preview

The Vegas Golden Knights seek to end the series against the Minnesota Wild in Game 6. They meet on Thursday, May 1 at 7:30 PM ET at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. According to NHL betting odds from MyBookie, the Golden Knights have a good chance of winning. The moneyline is at -165.

Vegas Golden Knights Betting Preview

The Vegas Golden Knights have great momentum after winning the last two games. In Game 5, they defeated the Wild 3-2 in overtime. These two recent victories were also overtime thrillers, showing how close these two have been lately.

Brett Howden sealed the win with his goal in overtime. This gave the Golden Knights an edge in this series. After winning the last two games in overtime, the Vegas team is ready for anything that the Wild could possibly throw at them.

The Golden Knights were aggressive on offense with 32 shot attempts. They won 36 (61.0 percent) of their faceoffs. They had three power play opportunities but did not convert on any of them. Likely, they will need to accomplish this to finish the series strong.

Vegas averaged 3.34 goals during the regular season, but have put up 3.00 so far each game in this series. Their defense has looked better over the last two games but they still have work to do.

Minnesota Wild Betting Preview

The Wild had two strong performances in Games 2 and 3, as each game ended 5-2 in their favor. However, they have been volatile over their last few games on both offense and defense. This volatility prevents them from really differentiating themselves from the consistently performing Golden Knights.

Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy scored goals for the Wild in Game 5. The offense did not get the same amount of good looks as the Vegas Knights. They were smothered towards the end of the game.

The Wild only fired off 22 shot attempts, which cannot happen again if they expect to get any traction on offense. Their offense struggled at times during the regular season, especially with low shot count attempts.

Minnesota put up 2.74 goals a game in the regular season, but have accumulated 3.40 each game of this series on average. The two battles of five goals each have helped these numbers. They will likely need to get up to that amount again to win against the Vegas Golden Knights.

Odds, Series Trends, and Free Pick

The best Vegas Golden Knights vs. Minnesota Wild betting odds are provided by MyBookie, which shows the Golden Knights favored to seal it. Taking into account both teams’ stats and current momentum, the Knights are primed to finish out this series.

The Wild’s best goaltender, Filip Gustavsson, is listed as day-to-day with an illness. He had to leave midway through Game 5 as his condition prevented him from playing. If he is not at his best, or available for that matter, the Wild will likely struggle on the defensive end.

Final Pick: Vegas Golden Knights -165