Minnesota vs NY Islanders Prediction: the Wild Should Win

Prediction for the NHL-1 match between Minnesota vs NY Islanders, which will take place on February 9th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

Minnesota

Minnesota's season is going really well. I mean, in the first 11 games of the season, the Wild only went scoreless once, and they kept on winning, which improved their position in the standings.

Kirill Kaprizov's injury and Ryan Hartman's suspension are the main problems for the team, but even without them the Wild look very solid. In their last six games, they've only lost twice and won four, which puts them fifth in the Western Conference standings.

NY Islanders

The Islanders had a bit of a shaky start to the regular season. It looked like they wouldn't be able to get into the fight for the cup places, but they didn't give up. They've recently started playing their best hockey of the season.

In the last ten meetings, Patrick Roy's team only lost twice, to Florida and Winnipeg (3-6 and 3-4). In the other eight games, they won every time. This recent surge has helped them climb to 11th place in the Eastern Conference, just four points behind the top eight.

H2H Meetings

The Islanders last beat Minnesota in December 2019, 3-1. Since then, the Wild have won all six head-to-head meetings, including two last season – 4-2 and 5-0.

Stats Betting

• Minnesota has beaten the Islanders in the last six head-to-head meetings in a row.
• Minnesota got at least three pucks in five of the last six meetings with the Islanders.
• In three of the last four games with Minnesota, there was no exchange of goals.
• The last four meetings between Minnesota and the Islanders ended with the total under.
• In the last five games in a row with Minnesota, at least one of the teams scored less than two goals.

Bookmakers' Options

You can bet on the Wild to win, including overtime and a shootout, at odds of 1.70 at 1xbet. The Islanders will win in the final is at 2.15. The bookie reckons there won't be many goals in the match between Minnesota and the Islanders. You can bet on the total over 5.5 goals at odds of 2.02, and on the total under 5.5 goals at odds of 1.86.

Expert Betting Tips

Minnesota's still playing without the injured Kirill Kaprizov, but the team's still earning points without him. They won four times in the last six games, and now they've got a great shot at improving their stats. The Islanders are the next opponents, and the Wild is doing really well against them, winning the last six head-to-head meetings in a row. So, it's no surprise that we can bet on Minnesota to win the match. There's no reason to expect a high performance from the upcoming match. In the last five games against Minnesota, there've only been 20 shots on goal (an average of 4.00 per game), and in all four games, at least one team scored less than two goals.

Our picks:

Team 1 Wins for 1.65

TU (5.5) for 1.87

Each to Score Over 1.5 - NO for 2.24