Minnesota Wild vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, 10/30/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Colorado Avalanche

Date: Saturday, October 30, 2021

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Wild (+146) Avalanche (-162)

Darcy Kuemper and the Colorado Avalanche host the Minnesota Wild at Ball Arena on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Wild coming in at +146 and the Avalanche are at -162. The over/under is set at 6.

The Wild had a rough game after their 4-1 defeat to the Kraken in the last game they played. The offensive zone starts for them sat at 63.3% and they had a PDO at even strength of 91.7 for this matchup. They accounted for 23 face-off victories at even strength and lost on 22 attempts to take control of the puck. Their Fenwick was 28 and the Fenwick against was 40, meaning they had a Fenwick percentage of 41.2%. The Corsi for the Wild was 37 and the Corsi against when the final whistle blew was 51 which means they had a Corsi rate of 42.0%. Minnesota accrued 4 penalty mins in this game. Furthermore, they had 2 power play opportunities but weren't able to net one. The Wild had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in the defeat. In the game, they netted 1 of the 31 shots they tried.

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Minnesota Wild opponents have earned 30 power play tries (1st in the NHL) and have notched 8 goals in those attempts. The Wild have had 205 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .893. Minnesota has attempted 249 shots and has a shooting percentage of 8.4%. When at even strength, the Wild have allowed the opponent to score 14 goals while scoring 17 of their own. Minnesota comes into the game with 24 power play chances and they have notched 4 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 16.67%. For the season, they have recorded 10 points and their points % is .714. With regard to scoring goals, the Minnesota Wild have notched 21 goals (15th in the NHL) on the campaign and have surrendered 22.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Cam Talbot. In his professional hockey career, Talbot has recorded 179 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .528. His save percentage currently is .915 in his 20,219 mins played. Talbot has seen 10,358 shot attempts against him and he has 9,480 total saves. Opponents have been able to score 878 goals against Talbot in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 2.61. He has a record of 174-131-30 and he was named the starter in 339 games. Talbot has participated in 353 games over the course of his NHL career.

The last time they were on the ice, Colorado played the Blues in a matchup where the Avalanche took home the win by a score of 4-3. Colorado earned a 59.3% Corsi rate. This Corsi rating tells us the kind of game Colorado played and it was an excellent showing for this outing. Their Fenwick percentage was 63.5% by compiling a Fenwick of 40 and the Blues ending the game with a 23 Fenwick at even strength. They had a PDO at even strength of 92 and their oZS percentage was 58.4%. The Avalanche tallied 4 goals out of the 42 shots on goal they pursued. They had 5 power play attempts in this game and earned 1 goal out of those tries.

Colorado has put up 222 shots (14th in the league) and has earned a shooting percentage of 8.56%, while allowing the other team 219 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 85.00% on their opponents 20 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 88.1%. They have a tally of 27 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 11.11%. The Avalanche have earned 16 goals at even strength and 3 goals (27th in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have granted a total of 26 goals to be scored by way of 23 goals at even strength and 3 goals while they had less men on the ice. So far this season, the Colorado Avalanche have tallied 19 goals, 6 points, as well as a points percentage of .429.

Across the ice you will find Darcy Kuemper in the crease. He has recorded 6,329 stops out of the 6,908 shots attempted, which gives him a rate of .916. Kuemper has amassed a lifetime mark of 109-86-32 and has been in goal for 248 games. He was named a starter in 231 games and has been on the ice for 13,958 mins. Kuemper's quality start percentage comes out to 55.8% and he has 129 quality starting assignments in his career. His opponents are averaging 2.49 goals per game and he has surrendered 579 goals overall.

Who will win tonight's hockey game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota (+146)

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