After Scott Laughton's four-goal performance in the Philadelphia Flyers' 4-1 win against the Detroit Red Wings, the Flyers (14-12-4) hit the road to play the Minnesota Wild (19-6-4) on Saturday at 2:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Prepare for this matchup by checking out our prediction for who will win the game in Saturday's hockey action.

The Flyers are 6-2-2 over the past 10 contests, putting up 35 total goals (four power-play goals on 22 power-play opportunities during that time, for a conversion rate of 18.2%). They have conceded 29 goals to their opponents.

Wild vs. Flyers Predictions for Saturday

Our computer projection model for this matchup predicts a final result of Wild 4, Flyers 2.

Moneyline Pick: Wild (-174)
Total Pick: No Pick - Predicted Margin Negligible
Spread Pick: Wild (-1.5)

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Wild Splits and Trends

The Wild have a 19-6-4 record overall, with a 4-4-8 record in matchups that have needed overtime.
Minnesota has 14 points (6-1-2) in the nine games it has played that were decided by one goal.
Looking at the eight times this season the Wild finished a game with just one goal, they have a 1-5-2 record, good for four points.
Minnesota has won the only game this season when it scored a pair of goals (1-0-0, two points).
The Wild are 17-1-2 in the 20 games when they have scored at least three goals (to record 36 points).
In the 13 games when Minnesota has scored a single power-play goal, it picked up 20 points after finishing 9-2-2.
In the 14 games when it outshot its opponent, Minnesota is 10-2-2 (22 points).
The Wild's opponents have had more shots in 15 games. The Wild finished 9-4-2 in those matchups (20 points).

Flyers Splits and Trends

The Flyers have posted a record of 7-4-11 in overtime games as part of an overall mark of 14-12-4.
Philadelphia has earned 12 points (5-2-2) in its nine games decided by one goal.
This season the Flyers recorded only one goal in three games and they've earned two points (1-2-0) in those contests.
Philadelphia has earned six points (3-2-0 record) this season when scoring exactly two goals .
The Flyers have earned 24 points in their 20 games with more than two goals scored.
This season, Philadelphia has capitalized on a lone power-play goal in 11 games and picked up 13 points with a record of 6-4-1.
When outshooting its opponent this season, Philadelphia is 9-4-2 (20 points).
The Flyers have been outshot by opponents in 14 games, going 4-8-2 to record 10 points.

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