Venue & Match Details
Stadium: Grand Casino Arena, St. Paul, Minnesota (capacity ~18,000)
Puckdrop: 8:00 PM ET
Broadcast: ESPN+, Bally Sports North, Fubo
Injury Report
Nashville Predators: No major injuries reported; Juuse Saros expected to start in net.
Minnesota Wild: No significant injuries; Filip Gustavsson projected starter.
Player Matchups
Filip Forsberg (NSH): 11 points (6G, 5A); Nashville’s most consistent scorer.
Ryan O’Reilly (NSH): 7 points (3G, 4A); veteran two-way center.
Kirill Kaprizov (MIN): 16 points (7G, 9A); elite offensive driver.
Marco Rossi (MIN): 12 points (3G, 9A); emerging playmaker.
Goaltending:
Juuse Saros (NSH): 3.20 GAA, .893 SV% (struggling behind leaky defense).
Filip Gustavsson (MIN): 3.10 GAA, .902 SV% (inconsistent but solid at home).
Team Form
Nashville Predators:
Last 5: L–W–L–L–L (lost 5–4 OT to Vancouver on Nov. 3)
Goals For: 32 (2.5 per game, 25th NHL)
Goals Against: 43 (3.3 per game, 24th NHL)
Power Play: 12.5% (28th NHL)
Penalty Kill: 82%
Minnesota Wild:
Last 5: W–L–L–L–L (beat Vancouver 5–2 on Nov. 1)
Goals For: 36 (2.8 per game, 20th NHL)
Goals Against: 49 (3.8 per game, 29th NHL)
Power Play: 29.4% (5th NHL, 15 PPG leads NHL)
Penalty Kill: 77%
Series History
2024–25 Season: Teams split 2–2.
Last 10 meetings: Evenly matched, 5–5.
At St. Paul: Wild have won 3 of last 4.
Betting Trends
Nashville: 3–5–2 in last 10, averaging 2.4 goals, allowing 3.4.
Minnesota: 2–5–3 in last 10, averaging 2.4 goals, allowing 3.4.
Over has hit in 8 of Minnesota’s 13 games; Nashville games Over in 6 of 14.
Predators: 0–2–1 in Central Division play.
Wild: 1–2–1 in Central Division play.
Projected Score: Minnesota 3 – Nashville 2
Game Odds
Nashville Predators 6.5
Minnesota Wild – 205
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Monday, November 3, 2025
