Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild NHL Picks & Predictions 3/13/2018

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Xcel Energy Center

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at +144 and the Wild at -160.

Colorado has a record of 36-24-8 this season and on the road they have a record of 12-16-6-1. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 215 goals and given up 202 goals for a point differential of +13. For the season they have an ATS record of 36-32-0 and an over/under record of 37-27-0. Minnesota is 39-23-7 including 24-5-6-1 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 216 goals and surrendered 198 for a goal differential of +18. Their record against the spread is 39-30-0 while their over/under record is 36-30-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 36-32-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 37-27-0 against the over/under this season

Important Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 39-30-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 36-30-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/18/17 D Sergei Boikov Shoulder is out indefinitely
03/11/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Arm is questionable Tuesday vs Minnesota
03/10/18 C Colin Wilson Concussion is questionable Tuesday vs Minnesota
03/10/18 GO Jonathan Bernier Concussion left last game, is questionable Tuesday vs Minnesota
03/04/18 GO Andrew Hammond Concussion IR (02/26)
02/19/18 D Erik Johnson Upper Body IR (02/18)
01/30/18 D Mark Barberio Lower Body IR (01/24)

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

03/12/18 D Nick Seeler Biceps is upgraded to probable Tuesday vs Colorado
03/05/18 C Luke Kunin ACL is out for season

Player Spotlight

Mikko Rantanen has accumulated 69 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 23 goals this year with 146 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 46 assists on the season and averages 18.7 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 32 goals on 225 shots. He has 49 assists, giving him a total of 81 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 18 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 1,287 shots against him and he's given up 112 goals. He's made 1,175 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Jason Zucker has scored 54 total points this year for the Wild. He has 28 goals this season with 182 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Eric Staal averages 17.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 37 goals on 196 shots. He has 31 assists, giving him a total of 68 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 30 wins and 13 losses this year in goal for the Wild. He has 1,490 shots against him and he's surrendered 123 goals. He's made 1,367 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have 80 total points this season, which ranks them 14th in the NHL. They are 10th in the league in goals scored with 215 while they've given up 202 goals, ranking them 16th overall. They have had 254 power play opportunities and have scored 52 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 14th in the NHL. The Avalanche have allowed 235 power play opportunities and have given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, putting them 3rd in the league when short-handed. They average 29 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.72% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 16th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild are 7th in the NHL with a total of 85 points this year. They have 44 power play goals on 206 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranks them 9th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 234 power play opportunities and have given up 47 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. That is 17th in the NHL. As a team, the Wild are 9th in the league with 216 goals scored while they've given up 198 goals, which is 19th overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.29%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 14th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.9%, as they've attempted 3,687 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,167 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 46.9% as they have 2,742 attempts while they have given up 3,107 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 29th in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 49.1% of the time, which is 22nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.9% for the season. That is 5th overall in the NHL. They have 1,766 face-off wins compared to 2,252 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 44%. That ranks them 31st in the league. On defense Colorado has 1,314 hits and they have blocked 1,060 shots from the opposition, putting them 10th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 48.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.4% for the year. That ranks them 24th and 7th respectively in the NHL. They have 2,044 face-off wins as opposed to 2,054 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.9%. That is 15th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 1,151 hits and they've blocked 1,090 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 5th in blocked shots. Minnesota is ranked 29th in Corsi percentage with 46.8% as they've tried 3,671 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,175 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 24th in the NHL at 47.8%, as they have 2,827 shots while they've given up 3,085 attempts on defense.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota -160

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