The Vegas Golden Knights (17-8-11, fourth in the Western Conference) and the Minnesota Wild (23-10-6, third), square off on Monday, Dec. 29 at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ in a battle of two of the conference's top squads.

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Before watching this matchup, here is our prediction for which club will emerge victorious in Monday's hockey action.

The Wild's offense has put up 40 goals during their past 10 games, while their defense has conceded 21 goals. They have had 29 power-play opportunities during that span, and have scored seven goals (24.1%). They are 8-1-1 over those games.

Golden Knights vs. Wild Predictions for Monday

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

Moneyline Pick: Golden Knights (-133)
Total Pick: Under 6.5 (computer predicts 5.8 goals on average)
Spread Pick: Wild (+1.5)

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Golden Knights Splits and Trends

The Golden Knights have gone 4-11-15 in overtime games on their way to an overall record of 17-8-11.
Vegas has 22 points (8-2-6) in the 16 games it has played that were decided by one goal.
Looking at the six times this season the Golden Knights finished a game with only one goal, they have a 1-2-3 record, good for five points.
Vegas finished 0-2-1 in the three games this season when it scored a pair of goals (registering one point).
The Golden Knights are 16-3-7 in the 26 games when they have scored more than two goals (to register 39 points).
In the 14 games when Vegas has scored a lone power-play goal, it has a 7-2-5 record (19 points).
In the 27 games this season in which it has outshot its opponent, Vegas is 14-6-7 (35 points).
The Golden Knights have been outshot by opponents in nine games, going 3-2-4 to record 10 points.

Wild Splits and Trends

The Wild have a 23-10-6 record this season and are 7-6-13 in contests that have required overtime.
Minnesota has earned 17 points (6-1-5) in its 12 games that finished with a one-goal margin.
In eight games this season when the Wild finished a game with only one goal, they earned a total of four points (1-5-2).
When Minnesota has scored exactly two goals this season, they've earned eight points (3-3-2 record).
The Wild have scored three or more goals 23 times, earning 40 points from those matchups (19-2-2).
This season, Minnesota has scored a lone power-play goal in 15 games has a record of 10-3-2 in those matchups.
When outshooting its opponent this season, Minnesota is 8-3-4 (20 points).
The Wild's opponents have had more shots in 23 games. The Wild went 14-7-2 in those matchups (30 points).

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