Minnesota Wild (43-21-12) vs. Detroit Red Wings (40-28-8) April 5, 2026 1:00 pm EDT The Line: Detroit Red Wings -105 / Minnesota Wild -115; Over/Under: 5.5 (Get latest betting odds)
The Minnesota Wild and Detroit Red Wings meet Sunday in NHL action at the Little Caesars Arena. Here’s a Red Wings vs. Wild Prediction. This article will include a Red Wings vs. Wild Pick.
The Minnesota Wild beat the Canucks and Senators and play the Kraken next. The Wild have lost 6 of their last 9 games.
The Minnesota Wild are averaging 3.25 goals per game and are scoring 4.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Kirill Kaprizov leads Minnesota with 40 goals, Quinn Hughes has 47 assists and Matt Boldy has 241 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 2.82 goals per game and are killing 78.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Filip Gustavsson has allowed 119 goals on 1,312 shots faced, and Jesper Wallstedt has given up 81 goals on 934 shots.
The Detroit Red Wings lost to the Rangers, beat the Flyers, and play the Blue Jackets next. The Red Wings have lost 5 of their last 7 games.
The Detroit Red Wings are averaging 2.88 goals per game and are scoring 22.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Alex DeBrincat leads Detroit with 39 goals, Lucas Raymond has 47 assists and Dylan Larkin has 213 shots on goal. Defensively, the Detroit Red Wings are allowing 2.97 goals per game and are killing 77.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Cam Talbot has given up 79 goals on 730 shots faced, while John Gibson has allowed 131 goals on 1,364 shots.
The Wild are the better team and have won 7 of the last 10 games against the Red Wings. However, the Red Wings are in must-win territory if they’re going to make the playoffs. Early start time at home, which usually favors the home team. It’s been a disappointing couple of weeks for the Red Wings as they’re falling out of the race, but a win or two and they improve their odds greatly. It starts here if it starts at all. I’ll take the Red Wings and the plus money on Sunday afternoon.