Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 3/27/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Sunday, March 27, 2022

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (-127) Wild (+105)

The Colorado Avalanche (46-14-5) are headed to Xcel Energy Center on Sunday where they will meet the Minnesota Wild (38-20-4). The line on this contest has Colorado at -127 and Minnesota is coming in at +105. The over/under comes in at 7.

The Colorado Avalanche had a good night with a 6-3 win over the Flyers their last time out. Colorado amassed 11 penalty mins in this contest. The Avalanche had a good offensive outing in the win. Moreover, they had 3 chances with the advantage and were able to net 1 goal. In the matchup, they finished 6 of the 51 shots they put on net.

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Colorado Avalanche opponents have amassed 190 power play opportunities (11th in the NHL) and have come away with 40 goals in those chances. The Avalanche have had 2,036 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .912. Colorado has taken 2,284 shots and holds a shot percentage of 10.9%. When playing at even strength, the Avalanche have allowed the opponent to score 140 goals while having 192 of their own. Colorado has accounted for 226 power play opportunities and they have scored 56 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 24.78%. For the season, they have accumulated 97 points and their points percentage comes in at .746. When it comes to their scoring, the Colorado Avalanche have tallied 248 goals (2nd in the NHL) for the season and have allowed 180.

The man protecting the net in this game is Darcy Kuemper. Over the course of his career, Kuemper has compiled 154 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .570. His save percentage currently is at .918 for his 16,134 minutes guarding the cage. Kuemper has had 8,044 shots taken against him and has garnered 7,383 total saves. Opponents have tallied 661 goals versus Kuemper in his professional career and his goals against average is 2.46. He has a record of 136-92-34 and he was named the starter in 270 games. Kuemper has taken the ice for 287 contests over the course of his pro hockey career.

In their last game, Minnesota went up against the Canucks in an outing where the Wild earned a win by a final score of 3-2. They had 2 power play chances in this matchup but weren't able to score a goal. The Wild netted 3 goals out of the 36 shots on goal they took.

This season, the Minnesota Wild have tallied 226 goals, 80 points, and a points percentage of .645. They have allowed 194 goals to be scored by way of 146 goals at even strength and 48 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Wild have earned 190 goals at even strength and 36 goals (19th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have earned 186 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 19.35%. Minnesota has taken 2,030 shots (15th in professional hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 11.13%, while allowing the opposition 1,965 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 76.12% on their opponents 201 chances on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 90.1%.

Across the rink you are likely to see Marc-Andre Fleury patrolling the crease. Fleury has amassed a career mark of 511-297-87 and has been in goal for 928 games. Fleury's rate of quality starts is 55.1% and he has earned 425 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has compiled 24,096 stops out of 26,394 shots taken against him, which gives him a save % of .913. The opposition is averaging 2.57 goals per game and he has surrendered 2,298 goals in total. He got the starting nod in 772 contests and his ice time sits at 53,731 minutes.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota (+105)

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