Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild Preview
Looking to win big? The Wild and Avalanche face off at 9:00 ET on ESPN+. The Avalanche are hosting the game at Ball Arena in Denver, CO.
The over/under for this game is set at 6.5 goals, and the Avalanche are favored by -1.5 against the Wild in a Central division matchup. Check out BetCoco for Colorado Avalanche – Minnesota Wild odds
Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild Head-to-Head and Key Stats
The last ten head-to-head matchups between then Avalanche and Wild have gone in favor of the Avalanche, putting together a record of 6-4. Across the last three head to head matchups between the Wild and Avalanche, the teams have averaged 4 goals per game with an over/under record of 1-2. The last three times they have faced off with the Avalanche as the home team, the OU record is 1-2.
- In their last three games away from home, the Wild have a straight up record of 1-2 while going 1-2 vs. the spread. The team averaged 2 goals per game in this stretch.
- Colorado has played well in their previous five home games, going 4-1 straight up. In this stretch, they averaged 4 goals per game while allowing 1. The team also performed well vs the puck line at 4-1.
- The last ten games that Colorado was the underdog, they have an puck line mark of 4-6 while going 3-7 straight up.
- As the betting favorite, the Wild have an puck line mark of just 4-6 in their last ten games. Minnesota posted a straight up mark of 6-4 in these matchups.
Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild Prediction
On the season, the Wild are 12th in the Western Conference and 6th in the Central Division with a record of 30-27-6. In their last ten games, the team has gone 5-5, and they have won two straight games.
Minnesota has been the underdog in 35 of their 63 games this year and have gone 12-20-3 in those games. On the road, the Wild are 15-15-2 this season.
The Wild come into the game scoring an average of 3.1 goals per game, putting them 17th in the NHL. Regarding shots targeted at the goal per game, they are 19th in the league. The Minnesota offense is ranked 9th in power play goals. As for shorthanded goals, they find themselves at 30th in the NHL.
Goalie Filip Gustavsson gets the start and has made 36 starts this season. His record at this point is 17-15, and his save percentage is 0.787%.
The Avalanche enter this game with a record of 39-20-5, which has them in 4th place in the Western Conference and 3rd place in the Central Division. Over their last ten games, they have gone 6-4.
At home this season, Colorado has gone 25-6-0 and is currently riding a three-game winning streak. As the favorite, they have gone 36-14-5 this season and have won their last two games in that role.
For their offensive performance, the Avalanche come in averaging 3.7 goals per game this season, which is 1st in the NHL. In the category of shots on goal per game, they are 4th in the league. Coming into the game, the Avalanche have a 25-10 record when they have more shots on goal than their opponent. When they have fewer shots on goal, they are 11-9.
Goalie Alexandar Georgiev gets the start and has made 50 starts this season. His record at this point is 32-15, and his save percentage is 0.981%.
The Avalanche enter this game as 1.5-goal favorites and in our projections and we anticipate them winning by a score of 4-3.
Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild Betting Tips
- Take the Avalanche on the moneyline
- On the spread, we like Wild (+1.5)
- Our NHL model projects 7 goals, and we suggest taking the under
Colorado Avalanche Injury Report
- Valeri Nichushkin – Personal – Out
- Chris Wagner – Upper Body – Questionable
- Gabriel Landeskog – Knee – Out
- Pavel Francouz – Groin – Out
- Logan O’Connor – Lower Body – Questionable
Minnesota Wild Injury Report
- Marcus Foligno – Lower Body – Out
- Jared Spurgeon – Lower Body – Out
- Pat Maroon – Back – Out
- Marcus Johansson – Lower Body – Out
- Jacob Middleton – Upper Body – Questionable
- Marat Khusnutdinov – Personal – Out
- Sam Hentges – Undisclosed – Out
