Minnesota vs Seattle Prediction 20 March 2025
📢 Can the Wild Hold Their Top-8 Spot in the West? As the regular season winds down, Minnesota have been consistently dropping points. Their earlier successes have kept them in the playoff mix, but the team's performance quality clearly needs improvement. Seattle, on the other hand, have long lost their chance to compete for the Stanley Cup. However, this overall setback has liberated the players, and they've been fiercely striving for wins. Unfortunately, these efforts won't change much in the standings.
Head-to-Head
In the current regular season, these rivals have faced off twice, exchanging road victories. First, the Krakens triumphed in St. Paul with a 5-4 shootout win, and then the Wild evened the score in Washington state with a 4-3 victory. Both encounters were fiercely contested. The standout performer in these matchups was Seattle forward Jordan Eberle. The Canadian netted a brace in the first game and added an assist to his tally. Eberle remains in excellent form, having registered points in six of his last eight games.
Head-to-head statistics Minnesota - Seattle
Minnesota Wild Team Overview
John Hynes' squad has hit a rough patch in March. Losing their top scorer, Kirill Kaprizov, the Wild have faced significant challenges in maintaining offensive efficiency. Over their last six games, the home team has suffered four losses, managing victories only against Colorado (2-1 SO) and Los Angeles (3-1). These modest successes have been just enough to keep them in the top-8 of the conference, but the club's future looks uncertain at best. Without the Russian star in their lineup, the team is unlikely to overcome the first-round hurdle in the Stanley Cup and could become an easy target for one of the Western favorites. In St. Paul, there's still hope to see Kaprizov and center Joel Eriksson Ek return by the end of the regular season, as their recovery timelines are not overly lengthy.
Match Results: Minnesota Wild
Seattle Kraken Team Overview
The Krakens are trailing the playoff zone by 10 points, and overcoming this deficit seems only theoretically possible. Their chances of making it to the Stanley Cup playoffs have been virtually nonexistent for quite some time now. However, this situation has actually had a positive effect on the local players. In their last five games, Dan Bylsma's squad has suffered just one regulation loss, against Washington (2-4). In the other matches, they consistently managed to earn points and even put up a strong fight against the undeniable Western Conference leaders, Winnipeg (2-3 OT). One can only wonder what prevented them from playing like this earlier.
Match Results: Seattle Kraken
🏒 Projected Lineups
Minnesota: Gustavsson - Faber, Middleton - Zuccarello, Rossi, Boldy
Seattle: Daccord - Larsson, Dunn - Kakko, Beniers, Schwartz
🥅 Goalies
Minnesota's goaltender Filip Gustavsson has gradually returned to top form. Over his last seven games, the Swede has maintained a save percentage above 90% in all but two outings, falling short against Vancouver (89.5%) and St. Louis (84.6%). His numerous saves have been a source of confidence for his teammates.
Seattle's goalie Joey Daccord, on the other hand, has been struggling compared to his teammates. For five consecutive games, the American has failed to post a save percentage above 89%. The team's success seems to be happening despite their own netminder's performance.
Editorial Prediction
Most of the recent games involving these teams have been rather low-scoring affairs. In the last six matchups featuring the "Wild", no more than six goals have been scored in each game. As they aim to maintain their position within the Western Conference's playoff spots, the home team is increasingly focused on defensive strategies. Meanwhile, the "Kraken" have long struggled to impress offensively and are unlikely to change this trend significantly. In our view, fans are unlikely to witness a high-scoring showdown. Our key bet is on a total under 6.5 goals.No comments
Betting Tips: Minnesota Wild - Seattle Kraken
in last 7 games against Seattle Kraken (NHL).
in last 8 games against Seattle Kraken (NHL).in 9 of last 10 games (NHL).in last 6 games (NHL).Other predictions
