Avalanche vs. Wild betting preview

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The Colorado Avalanche (39-24-2) are favorites when they visit the Minnesota Wild (36-24-4) on Tuesday, March 11 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Avalanche are -155 on the moneyline to win, while the Wild have +130 moneyline odds.

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Avalanche to win vs Wild -155

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Avalanche vs. Wild Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Avalanche (-155)
  • Underdog: Wild (+130)
  • Over/under: 5.5

Avalanche vs. Wild Quick Facts

  • Colorado and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 37 of 65 games this season.
  • In 48.4% of Minnesota’s previous games this season (31/64), the teams combined to score over Tuesday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
  • Tuesday’s over/under is 0.6 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 6.1 goals per game.
  • These two clubs give up a combined 5.8 goals per game, 0.3 more than this game’s over/under.

Avalanche Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Avalanche Season Stat Insights

  • The Avalanche create the fifth-most goals in the league, averaging 3.4 per game for a total of 218 this season.
  • On defense, Colorado has conceded 189 goals (2.9 per game) to rank 16th in NHL play.
  • With a +29 goal differential, they’re ranked eighth-best in the league.
  • Colorado’s 45 power-play goals this season are the sixth-most in the NHL (on 185 chances).
  • The Avalanche have the league’s ninth-best power-play conversion rate at 24.32%.
  • Colorado’s offense has netted five shorthanded goals this season (12th among all squads).
  • The Avalanche rank 15th in the NHL in penalty-kill success rate at 79.14%.
  • The Avalanche win 45.9% of their faceoffs (30th in the league).
  • Colorado connects on 11.4% of its shots, ranking sixth in the league.
  • The Avalanche have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 18.5 hits and 14.1 blocked shots per game.

Avalanche Moneyline

  • Colorado has gone 34-19 as the oddsmakers’ favorite this season.
  • In 38 games with moneyline oddds lower than -155, the Avalanche have 27 wins.
  • The moneyline odds say Colorado has a 60.8% chance of winning this game.

Avalanche Leaders

  • Nathan MacKinnon: 27 goals and 75 assists
  • Cale Makar: 24 goals and 51 assists
  • Martin Necas: 22 goals and 51 assists
  • Mackenzie Blackwood: 24-16-5 record, .913 save percentage, 111 goals allowed

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Wild Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Wild Season Stats Insights

  • The Wild’s 177 total goals (2.8 per game) rank 23rd in the league.
  • Minnesota has conceded 2.9 goals per game, and 183 total, which ranks 12th among all league teams.
  • Their 16th-ranked goal differential is -6.
  • Minnesota has scored 33 power-play goals this season (on 165 chances). That ranks 22nd in the NHL.
  • The Wild’s power-play conversion rate (20%) ranks 19th in the league.
  • Minnesota has scored three shorthanded goals this season (20th in league).
  • The 69.94% of opponent power plays the Wild kill is the 31st-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Wild win 46.9% of their faceoffs. That’s the 28th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
  • Minnesota is shooting 10% (23rd in the league).
  • The Wild have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

Wild Moneyline Insights

  • The Wild have been an underdog in 29 games this season, with 13 upset wins (44.8%).
  • Minnesota has won nine of its 20 games when it is the underdog by +130 or longer on the moneyline.
  • Bookmakers have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Wild have a 43.5% chance to win.

Wild Leaders

  • Matthew Boldy: 21 goals and 33 assists
  • Kirill Kaprizov: 23 goals and 29 assists
  • Marco Rossi: 21 goals and 31 assists
  • Filip Gustavsson: 24-14-3 record, .914 save percentage, 107 goals allowed
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