New York Islanders vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, Odds and Picks for Saturday, 01/10/26

The Minnesota Wild will be hosting the New York Islanders on Saturday night. This will be the second meeting between these two teams this season. The Wild won the first meeting by a score of 5-2, and that was without Quinn Hughes on their team. The Wild have been playing good hockey lately; they are 5-2-3 in their last 10 games played. They are also a very good team on home ice. They have a 13-4-5 record at the Grand Casino Arena. Both of these teams are very solid when it comes to defense and goaltending. The Islanders are fourth-best in the NHL, averaging 2.66 goals against per game, and the Wild are second-best averaging 2.62 per game.

The difference between these teams is their offensive play. The Wild average 3.11 goals per game and have a powerplay efficiency of 22.3%. The Islanders are only scoring 2.86 goals per game, and their powerplay is brutal operating at 15.7%. I think the offensive ability of these teams will be the difference in this game. Give me the Wild on the money line.

Islanders vs. Wild prediction: Wild ML (-170) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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