Vegas Golden Knights vs Minnesota Wild: Game 6 preview, predictions and odds | Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 1, May 01, 2025

The Vegas Golden Knights are on the road to play the Minnesota Wild in Game 6 on Thursday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Vegas is up 3-2 in the series and can eliminate the Wild on the road on Thursday.

Golden Knights vs Wild: Head-to-head & key stats

Minnesota went 0-3 against Vegas this season, and is 2-3 in the playoffs
Vegas is allowing 2.6 goals per game
The Wild went 22-17-2 at home
The Golden Knights are averaging 3.34 goals per game
Minnesota is allowing 2.87 goals per game
The Wild are averaging 2.74 goals per game
Vegas went 21-13-7 on the road

Vegas Golden Knights vs Minnesota Wild: Preview

Vegas has won two straight games to take control of the series and can eliminate the Wild on Thursday. In Game 5, the Golden Knights were led by Mark Stone, Brett Howden, and William Karlsson, each had a goal as Vegas won in OT.

The Golden Knights will start Adin Hill, who went 32-13-5 with a 2.47 GAA and a .906 SV%. In his career against Minnesota, he's 3-4 with a 2.29 GAA and a .906 SV%. In the playoffs, he's 3-2 with a 3.00 GAA and a .865 SV%.

Minnesota, meanwhile, is looking to keep the series alive and will need to win at home. In Game 5, the Wild were led by Matt Boldy and Kirill Kaprizov each had a goal as Minnesota's best players are stepping up.

The Wild will start Filip Gustavsson who went 31-19-6 with a 2.56 GAA and a .914 SV% this season. In his career against Vegas, he's 1-3-1 with a 2.76 GAA and a .911 SV%. In the playoffs, he's 2-2 with a 2.63 GAA and a .919 SV%.

Golden Knights vs Wild: Odds & Prediction

Vegas is a -166 favorite while Minnesota is a +140 underdog, and the over/under is set at 5.5 goals.

The Golden Knights are the much better team as Vegas should be able to close out the series here.

The Wild have played Vegas tough, but they don't have the depth scoring to compete with Vegas, while Hill has played well, and he will help the Golden Knights get the win.

Prediction: Golden Knights 4, Wild 2.

Golden Knights vs Wild: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Vegas ML (-166)

Tip 2: Over 5.5 goals (-112)

Tip 3: Tomas Hertl 3+ shots on goal (-110)

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Cole is an NHL, NFL and College Sports reporter at Sportskeeda with over 7 years of experience writing for publications like CBC, USA Today, SMG, BJPENN, Sherdog and SB Nation.

An NHL fan his whole life, Cole played rep hockey in Canada from age 5 until 17 and grew up rooting for Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning. His all-time favorite players are Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos, while Jon Cooper is his favorite coach of all time.

Cole attended Sheridan College and received his journalism degree in 2019. After decades of watching and reporting, he considers his knowledge of sports as his primary strength. He ensures that the same story has been reported by at least two reputed reporters before creating it.

Cole enjoys playing golf and spending time with friends and family when not reporting breaking stories. His favorite sports moment is from the 2010 Olympics, when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal in overtime to beat Team USA for the gold medal.

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