Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild 4/29/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Colorado Avalanche hosted Nashville on Thursday night before heading to Minnesota for Friday night's game against the Wild. Colorado are the leaders of the Western Conference with a 56-18-6 record. The Avalanche have won six of their last ten games and beat the Blues 5-3 on Tuesday. 

The Colorado Avalanche carry a 24-13-3 road record. Pavel Francouz will make the start in goal for Colorado. Francouz is 15-4-1 on the season with two shutouts. Francouz has allowed 48 goals and carries a 2.52 goals against average. 

The Minnesota Wild remain at home on Friday after losing 5-3 to Arizona on Tuesday. The Wild are 3rd in the Western Conference with a 51-22-7 record. Minnesota has won eight of their last ten games and carry a 29-8-2 home ice record. The Wild average 3.73 goals per game which ranks 5th best in the NHL. 

Marc-Andre Fleury will make his 56th start in goal for the Wild. Fleury is 27-23-5 on the season with four shutouts. Fleury has allowed 158 goals and carries a 2.87 goals against average.