NHL Prop Bets: Nashville Predators vs Minnesota Wild (April 11, 2026)
The Minnesota Wild (45-22-12) face the Nashville Predators (37-32-10) at Bridgestone Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Saturday's matchup. The Wild are favored to win at -135. They're currently +170 to cover the -1.5 puck line while the Predators are -205 to cover the +1.5 puck line.
- The Wild have a 40-39 Puck Line record this season, while the Predators hold a record of 44-35.
The total goals line is set at 6.5, with OVER at +114 and UNDER at -135.
- The Wild have a 42-33-4 O/U record this season (meaning 42 games have gone over the total points line, 33 have gone under and four have resulted in a push). The Predators have a 35-40-4 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Wild are averaging 3.30 goals per game this season (11th in the league). Comparatively, the Predators are averaging 2.96 (19th).
- Defensively, the Wild are giving up only 2.85 goals per game this season (4th in the league), while the Predators are giving up an average of 3.27 goals (T25th).
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, Minnesota is averaging 29.4 shots per game this season (6th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Nashville is at the opposite end of the spectrum while defending, allowing its opposition 29.7 shots per game (27th).
- Flipping that script, the Wild are allowing 29.5 shots per game (25th in the NHL), while the Predators are averaging 28.0 shots (18th).
Power Play
- Minnesota holds a power play percentage of 25.5%, ranking 3rd in the league this season, while Nashville sits 12th with 23.0% of its power play opportunities converted.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Wild have a penalty kill rate of 79.2% (ranked 17th), compared to the Predators at 81.9% (5th).
P1 Result
Minnesota is +155 to win the first period, while Nashville is +200.
- Here are their first period records in 2025/26.
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 29-25-25 | 14-16-10 | 15-9-15 | 3-6-1 |
| Nashville | 18-29-32 | 10-11-16 | 8-17-15 | 3-4-3 |
To Go To Overtime
Saturday's matchup is +280 to go to overtime.
- The Wild have played in 27 games that have gone to overtime this season, while the Predators have appeared in 20.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Wild have played in 9 games that have gone to a shootout this season, while the Predators have appeared in 7.
Last Time They Met
Minnesota recorded a 6-5 overtime victory over Nashville at Bridgestone Arena when these teams last met on February 4. Matthew Boldy led the way to that result, recording 3 goals and 1 assist.
