Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild odds, picks and predictions

The Vegas Golden Knights (44-21-11) and the Minnesota Wild (34-33-9) play the 2nd end of a home-and-home set Monday night. Puck drop from XCel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (NHL Network). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Golden Knights vs. Wild odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

The Golden Knights paddled the Wild 4-1 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in the 1st meeting on Saturday night behind Laurent Brossoit. He allowed a goal to Matthew Boldy 5 minutes into the 1st period, but it was all downhill after that.

Vegas received offensive production from its non-stars, too, as Ben Hutton, Zach Whitecloud and Brett Howden lit the lamp, showing off VGK's tremendous depth. Chandler Stephenson, a more familiar name, capped off the scoring with an empty-net goal.

Marc-Andre Fleury did a great job keeping his current team in it, making 39 saves against his former team. However, Minnesota just couldn't solve Brossoit, who turned aside 29 of the 30 shots he faced.