Avalanche vs Wild Picks and Prediction – 4/5/2024
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The Colorado Avalanche go on the road Thursday night with a game in St. Paul, Minnesota against the Minnesota Wild. For other NHL news see our NHL Picks.
Colorado has been great this season with 47 wins through 69 games played on a one game losing streak following their loss against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Offensively, Colorado has been good scoring 3.71 goals on 33.3 shots per game. Defensively, the Avalanche have been above average allowing 2.97 goals on 29.5 shots per game.
Nathan MacKinnon leads the way for the Avalanche offense with 127 points and 80 assists this season. Nathan MacKinnon also leads the team with 47 goals on 369 shots. Alexander Georgiev has been the top goalie for Colorado this season with 37 wins and 52 outings carrying a .901 save percentage.
The Minnesota Wild stay at home Thursday night with 36 wins on the year and have a one game winning streak.
Minnesota has been pretty good offensively averaging 3.03 goals on 30.2 shots. Defensively the Wild have been average allowing only 3.15 goals on 29.8 shots and gave up two goals in their recent win against the Ottawa Senators.
Marc-Andre Fleury was in the net for the Wild against Ottawa posting the .938 save percentage after giving up only two goals on 32 shots in 60 minutes of play. Minnesota scored one goal in every period and was a main reason why they won the game.
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Our Free NHL Pick for Minnesota Wild vs Colorado Avalanche
The Minnesota Wild are six points out of the last Wild card spot and is another must win game. The Wild have only won two games out of their last five. Minnesota plays well at home as they have a 20-12 record on home ice. The Colorado Avalanche have not been scoring many goals in the last four games. The Avalanche have the much better hockey team and would win most of the time. Final Score Prediction, Colorado Avalanche win 3-2.