Ottawa Senators vs Minnesota Wild Prediction: the Wild should be noticeably stronger

Prediction for the NHL Ottawa Senators vs Minnesota Wild match which will take place on November 18th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Ottawa is a young team slowly maturing to become serious contenders. It might happen this season, as they had some great stretches last year but never made it to the Cup battles. Unfortunately, the start of the current regular season doesn't inspire much optimism either. The Senators didn't start too badly, winning three of their first four games, but they went on to lose five of their next six in regulation, only beating struggling Pittsburgh 5:2. Since then, they have had mixed results, and that's why they are at the end of the Eastern Conference standings.

Minnesota is another team that spent a couple of years as one of the league's catch-ups but has since made severe progress and is now a playoff contender. At the same time, Dean Evason's wards are not playing their best in the regular season. After alternating wins and losses at the start of the season, they went on a four-game losing streak between October and November. They then beat the Rangers and Islanders 5:4 and 4:2, but the Wild have failed to pick up a point in their last three meetings. Such modest results have left them 12th place in the Western Conference standings.

Ottawa and Minnesota have not had the best regular seasons and are well outside the playoffs. At the same time, neither game has progressed, making it all the more intriguing and exciting. The statistic is in the Wild's favor, as they have won 11 of the last 12 meetings between the two teams. In addition, this will be the Senators' second game in Stockholm in two days, and the Wild should be noticeably stronger.

The confrontation between Ottawa and Minnesota has proven to be very goal-rich recently. In the last five matches, the rivals have combined to score 37 goals (an average of 7.40 per game). In the current regular season, the Senators and the Wild have been struggling defensively but have been very productive offensively.