Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche NHL Tips 1/23/2019

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Pepsi Center

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The Minnesota Wild travel to Pepsi Center to play the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday, January 23, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Wild at +115 and the Avalanche at -140.

Minnesota has a record of 25-21-3 this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They have scored 137 goals and given up 140 goals for a point differential of -3. For the season they have an ATS record of 24-24-0 and an over/under record of 20-24-0. Colorado has a record of 22-19-8 this year. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 167 goals and surrendered 157 for a goal differential of +10. Their record against the spread is 22-26-0 while their over/under record is 26-21-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 24-24-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 20-24-0 against the over/under this season

Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 22-26-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 26-21-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/17/18 D Matt Dumba Upper Body is out indefinitely
01/10/19 C Eric Fehr Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/11/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Shoulder is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely
01/21/19 D Erik Johnson Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Devan Dubnyk has 19 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 1,129 shots against him and he's given up 98 goals. He's made 1,031 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Jason Zucker has accumulated 24 total points this season for the Wild. He has 13 goals this year with 133 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 17.1 minutes played per game. Zach Parise averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 20 goals on 154 shots. He has 23 assists, giving him a total of 43 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Mikko Rantanen has scored 73 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 23 goals this season with 126 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 50 assists on the season and averages 21.1 minutes played per game. Semyon Varlamov has 13 wins and 12 losses this year in goal for the Avalanche. He has 911 shots against him and he's surrendered 84 goals. He's made 827 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Nathan MacKinnon averages 22 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 27 goals on 216 shots. He has 43 assists, giving him a total of 70 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have allowed 150 power play opportunities and have given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85% this year. That is 2nd in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.93% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 16th in the league. The Wild have 53 total points this season, ranking 15th in the NHL in offense. They are 25th in the league with 137 goals while they've given up 140 goals, which is 23rd overall. They have had 142 power play opportunities and scored 29 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 15th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Avalanche are 7th with 167 goals scored while they are 10th in the NHL with 157 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.47%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 23rd place in the league. The Avalanche have a total of 52 points this year, which is 16th in the NHL. They have 46 power play goals on 185 opportunities for a percentage of 25%. That ranks their power play unit 6th. They've allowed 170 power play opportunities and have given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, which is 25th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.5%, as they've attempted 2,755 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,809 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.2% as they have 2,076 attempts while they have given up 2,059 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 15th in the league. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 50.6% of the time, which is 15th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.4% for the season. That is 17th overall in the NHL. They have 1,499 face-off wins compared to 1,469 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That ranks them 13th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 962 hits and they have blocked 750 shots from the opposition, putting them 6th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche are 5th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.3% for the season, which is 28th in the NHL. They have 1,421 face-off wins compared to 1,525 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.2%. That is 25th in the league. On defense Colorado has 943 hits and they have blocked 752 shots from the opposition, which is 5th in the league. Colorado is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3% as they've attempted 2,859 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,830 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.7% ranks 13th as they have 2,133 attempts while they have given up 2,078 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Colorado -140

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