AMEDEUS' NHL POWER PLAY!

Handicapper

Amedeus Mastrangelo

League

NHL

Competition

Utah Hockey Club vs Minnesota Wild

Time

12/20/2024 08:07 PM

Bet Type

Moneyline

Pick

Utah Hockey Club +120 (BetMGM)

Outcome

Win

Analysis

Utah is coming into this game with a 15-11-5 record this season and they have been playing much better in their recent games. They have won their last 3 straight as well as 5 of their last 6 games with their only loss in that span actually coming at home against the Wild. They blew a late lead in that game and ended up losing to the Wild in a shootout 5-4, but they have won every game since then and they are going to be hungry to get their revenge with that game still fresh in their minds. They are going up against a Wild team that is 20-8-4 this season and has not been playing well in their recent games. They have lost their last 2 straight as well as 3 of their last 4 games and their defense has been awful in these games as well. They are coming off of a 6-1 loss at home to the Panthers in their last game and they have allowed 6+ goals in 2 of their last 4 games as well. They have also allowed 4+ goals in 4 of their last 6 games. The Wild were leaning on their great defense when they were playing so well, but now they have hit a bit of a slump and even their offense has been bad in this stretch, scoring 2 goals or less in each of their last 2 as well as 3 of their last 4 games. Utah has been much better on defense recently as they have allowed 2 goals or less in 6 of their last 8 games and have been averaging 2 goals allowed per game in their last 3 straight. Their offense has also been very consistent as they have scored 4+ goals in 5 of their last 6 games, scoring at least 3 goals in all of those. Utah is playing much better hockey right now with the more consistent offense and better defense, they will get up for this game to get their revenge. Utah will win this game.