Red Wings vs Avalanche Picks and Prediction – 3/7/2024

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The Detroit Red Wings look to snap a two-game losing streak with a victory at home on Wednesday when hosting the Colorado Avalanche. Detroit is 33-22-6 with 72 points and is currently holding the first of two wild card places in me Eastern Conference. Detroit was defeated by the Florida Panthers 4-0 on Saturday and will be without scoring leader Dylan Larkin for two weeks. Make sure you stay up to date with all the NHL action, with our NHL picks.

With Dylan Larkin out injured the leader in goals scored is Alex DeBrincat with 23 and DeBrincat is the leader in points with 53, while the leader in assists is Lucas Raymond with 34. In goal, Alex Lyon is 18-10-2 with a goals against average of 2.79 and save percentage of .911. Detroit averages 3.51 goals per game and 3.20 goals per game. Detroit's power play scores 22.7% of the time and its penalty kill unit is successful 80.9% of the time.

The Colorado Avalanche look for their second consecutive victory on Wednesday when hosting the Detroit Red Wings. Colorado is 29-20-5 with 81 points and is third in the Central Division but just two points behind first place Winnipeg, with the top three qualifying for the postseason. Colorado defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 5-0 on Monday night as Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals and added two assists.

Nathan MacKinnon is leading Colorado in goals scored with 39, in assists with 66 and in points with 105. In goal, Alexandar Georgiev is 31-15-3 with a goals against average of 2.91 and save percentage of .900. Colorado averages 3.65 goals per game and allows 3.06 goals per game. Colorado's power play scores 24.2% of the time and its penalty kill unit is successful 80.8% of the time.