Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild NHL Betting Tips 3/19/2019

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Xcel Energy Center

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The Colorado Avalanche head to Xcel Energy Center to take on the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, March 19, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Avalanche at +100 and the Wild at -132.

Colorado has a record of 31-29-12 this year. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've tallied 228 goals and surrendered 222 goals for a point differential of +6. For the year they have an ATS mark of 30-41-0 and an over/under record of 37-33-0. Minnesota has a record of 34-30-9 this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They have scored 198 goals and given up 210 for a goal differential of -12. Their record against the spread is 34-38-0 while their over/under mark is 29-36-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 30-41-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 37-33-0 against the over/under this season

Important Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 34-38-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 29-36-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/11/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Shoulder is out indefinitely
03/08/19 LW Gabriel Landeskog Upper Body IR (03/08)
02/25/19 LW Matt Nieto Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/17/18 D Matt Dumba Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/14/19 C Joel Eriksson Ek Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/07/19 C Mikko Koivu Knee is out for season

Player Spotlight

Nathan MacKinnon has scored 91 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 37 goals this season with 317 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 54 assists on the year and averages 22 minutes played per contest. Mikko Rantanen averages 20.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by tallying 31 goals on 191 attempts. He has 56 assists, giving him a total of 87 points on the year. Semyon Varlamov has 19 wins and 18 losses this season in goal for the Avalanche. He has 1,438 shots against him and he's surrendered 130 goals. He's made 1,308 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Zach Parise has 57 total points this season for the Wild. He has 25 goals this year with 219 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 32 assists on the year and averages 18.7 minutes played per contest. Jason Zucker averages 17.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 21 goals on 196 attempts. He has 18 assists, giving him a total of 39 points on the year. Devan Dubnyk has 28 wins and 24 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 1,675 shots against him and he's given up 149 goals. He's made 1,526 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have 74 total points this year, which is 21st in the NHL. They've scored 228 goals while giving up 222 scores, which has them ranked 10th and 13th respectively. They have had 256 power play chances and scored 57 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 8th in the league. The Avalanche have given up 249 power play opportunities and surrendered 56 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking them 27th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.58% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 20th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild are 19th in the league with a total of 77 points this season. They have 45 power play goals on 218 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 13th in the NHL. They've given up 217 power play opportunities and surrendered 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 19th overall. As a team, the Wild are 23rd with a total of 198 goals scored while they've given up 210 goals this season, ranking 20th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.61%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 19th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.2%, as they've attempted 4,230 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,200 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.7% as they have 3,152 attempts while they have given up 3,071 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 13th in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 54.6% of the time, which is 3rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.4% for the season. That is 29th overall in the NHL. They have 2,073 face-off wins compared to 2,205 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.5%. That ranks them 25th in the league. On defense Colorado has 1,493 hits and they have blocked 1,129 shots from the opposition, putting them 5th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild are 12th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.3% for the season, which is 19th in the NHL. They have 2,169 face-off wins compared to 2,188 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.8%. That is 18th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 1,406 hits and they have blocked 1,076 shots from the opposition, which is 11th in the league. Minnesota is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.6% as they've attempted 4,176 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,082 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.1% ranks 11th as they have 3,145 attempts while they have given up 3,006 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota -132

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