Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild NHL Picks & Predictions 10/27/2018

Saturday, October 27, 2018

Xcel Energy Center

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, October 27, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at +116 and the Wild at -150.

Colorado has a record of 6-2-2 this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They have scored 33 goals and given up 21 goals for a point differential of +12. For the season they have an ATS record of 6-4-0 and an over/under record of 4-6-0. Minnesota has a record of 5-2-2 this year. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 26 goals and surrendered 25 for a goal differential of +1. Their record against the spread is 4-4-0 while their over/under record is 3-4-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 6-4-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 4-6-0 against the over/under this season

Important Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 4-4-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 3-4-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

10/18/18 LW J.T. Compher Head is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Anton Lindholm Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely
10/01/18 RW Sven Andrighetto Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

10/19/18 C Matt Hendricks Leg is OUT 2-4 weeks
10/18/18 C Joel Eriksson Ek Upper Body IR (10/11)
10/04/18 C Luke Kunin Knee is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Semyon Varlamov has 4 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 235 shots against him and he's given up 11 goals. He's made 224 saves for a save percentage of 95%. Carl Soderberg has accumulated 6 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 3 goals this year with 17 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 3 assists on the season and averages 16.1 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon averages 21.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 8 goals on 44 shots. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Jason Zucker has scored 7 total points this year for the Wild. He has 4 goals this season with 30 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 3 assists on the season and averages 17.9 minutes played per game. Devan Dubnyk has 3 wins and 1 loss this year in goal for the Wild. He has 233 shots against him and he's surrendered 13 goals. He's made 220 saves for a save percentage of 94%. Zach Parise averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 3 goals on 25 shots. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 10 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have allowed 45 power play opportunities and have given up 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 89% this year. That is 3rd in the NHL. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.93% for the season. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 94%, which is ranked 1st in the league. The Avalanche have 14 total points this season, ranking 4th in the NHL in offense. They are 7th in the league with 33 goals while they've given up 21 goals, which is 28th overall. They have had 37 power play opportunities and scored 9 goals on those chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 12th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Wild are 23rd with 26 goals scored while they are 21st in the NHL with 25 goals allowed this year. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.44%. They give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them in 5th place in the league. The Wild have a total of 12 points this year, which is 11th in the NHL. They have 3 power play goals on 26 opportunities for a percentage of 12%. That ranks their power play unit 27th. They've allowed 38 power play opportunities and have given up 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, which is 6th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 44.8%, as they've attempted 513 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 633 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 45.7% as they have 396 attempts while they have given up 470 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 26th in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 50.1% of the time, which is 18th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.9% for the season. That is 14th overall in the NHL. They have 259 face-off wins compared to 336 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 43.5%. That ranks them 31st in the league. On defense Colorado has 178 hits and they have blocked 163 shots from the opposition, putting them 3rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild are 24th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.4% for the season, which is 8th in the NHL. They have 263 face-off wins compared to 259 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.4%. That is 13th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 156 hits and they have blocked 124 shots from the opposition, which is 14th in the league. Minnesota is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 44.8% as they've attempted 429 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 529 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 45.1% ranks 27th as they have 333 attempts while they have given up 405 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Avalanche/Wild NHL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota -150

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