The Minnesota Wild will face the Ottawa Senators in Stockholm, Sweden on Saturday morning at the Avicii Arena with the puck scheduled to drop at 11:00 AM ET and will air on the NHL Network.

Minnesota has struggled over their last three games as they have been outscored by their opponent 6-15 and have lost all three matchups which has dropped their record to 5-8-2 and 12 points this season which puts them in 6^th place in the Central Division and puts them in 12^th place in the Western Conference. The Minnesota Wild enter this game allowing the 2^nd most goals per game in the NHL with an average of 4.27 goals per game neither goalie for Minnesota has been good this season as Marc-Andre Fleury and Filip Fustavsson have save percentages of under .880 and both are allowing over an average of 3.4 goals per game. However, Marc-Andre Fleury has been the better of the two goalies this season as he has a save percentage of .879 and is allowing an average of 3.41 goals per game, however, he will have a tough test on Saturday morning when he faces the 2^nd highest-scoring team in the NHL in Stockholm against the Ottawa Senators.

The Ottawa Senators are the 2^nd highest-scoring team this season in the NHL as they enter this game averaging 3.93 goals per game which is only fewer than the Vancouver Canucks. Tim Stutzle has done a solid job at setting up his teammates with scoring goals as he leads the team in assists this season with 16 which is tied for the 5^th most in the league. However, the Senators are allowing an average of 3.43 goals per game which is more than the league average of 3.19 goals per game and the performance from their goalies has put a damper on their start to the season as they enter this game with a record of 7-7 which puts them in last place in the Atlantic Division. Joonas Korpisalo has been the better of the two goalies for the Senators as he has a save percentage of .906 and is allowing an average of 3.17 goals per game.

BookMaker has the Minnesota Wild listed as -113 moneyline favorites against the Ottawa Senators in Stockholm on Saturday morning. Minnesota has won nine of the last ten and two of the last three meetings while winning by an average margin of 1.8 goals per game over the last ten and 1 goal per game over the last three games in the series.

Both teams have been below-average in terms of limiting their opponents from scoring opportunities as the Wild are allowing the 2^nd most goals per game in the NHL with an average of 4.27 goals per game while the Senators are allowing an average of 3.43 goals per game. The over is 6-3-1 in the last ten meetings and with the Senators being one of the highest-scoring teams and both teams being two of the worst at stopping goals I look for this matchup to be high scoring which is why I am taking the over 6.5 goals.