Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 4/29/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Friday, April 29, 2022

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (-125) Wild (+105)

Xcel Energy Center is the site where the Minnesota Wild (51-22-7) will take on the Colorado Avalanche (56-18-6) on Friday. The odds on this game have Colorado at -125 and Minnesota is coming in at +105. The over/under has been set at 6.

The Colorado Avalanche were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 5-3 win over the Blues in the last game they played. The Avalanche had a good offensive outing in the win. For the matchup, they scored on 5 out of the 34 shots they looked to score on. In addition, they had 3 power play attempts but weren't able to score. Colorado earned 6 penalty minutes for this contest.

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Colorado Avalanche opponents have 227 power play opportunities (16th in the league) and have scored 47 goals in those attempts. The Avalanche have had 2,566 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .913. Colorado has taken 2,800 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.8%. At even strength, the Avalanche have conceded 177 goals while having 237 themselves. Colorado is sitting with 269 power play chances and they have tallied 66 goals during those advantages, garnering them a rate of 24.54%. For the season, they have accumulated 118 points and their points % is .738. In relation to their goal scoring prowess, the Colorado Avalanche have tallied 303 goals (4th in pro hockey) so far this season and have given up 224.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Pavel Francouz. Francouz has taken the ice for 56 games throughout his pro hockey career. He has amassed a win-loss record of 36-13-5 and he started in 47 games. The opposition has been able to score 127 goals versus Francouz in his career and his goals against average per contest is 2.44. Francouz has seen 1,618 shots against him and he has 1,491 total saves. His save percentage is at .922 during his 3,117 mins on the ice. In his professional hockey career, Francouz has 23 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .489.

In their last game, Minnesota played the Coyotes in a matchup where the Wild went home in defeat by a score of 5-3. The Wild scored 3 goals out of the 38 shots on goal they pursued. They had 6 chances on the power play in this contest but weren't able to notch a goal.

Minnesota has attempted 2,619 shots (11th in pro hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 11.38%, while allowing their opponents 2,516 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 75.39% on their opponents 256 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 90.2%. They have a total of 251 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 20.32%. The Wild have racked up 247 goals at even strength and 51 goals (14th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 246 goals to be scored by way of 183 goals at even strength and 63 goals while they were shorthanded. So far this season, the Minnesota Wild have tallied 298 goals, 109 points, as well as a points percentage of .681.

Across the rink you are likely to see Marc-Andre Fleury in net. Fleury is the owner of a lifetime record of 519-299-87 and has played in 938 games. Fleury's quality start percentage is 55.0% and he has earned 430 quality starts in his pro hockey career. He has gathered 24,373 stops out of the 26,700 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .913. His opposition is averaging 2.57 goals per game and he has relinquished 2,327 goals overall. He has started in 782 contests and has played for a total of 54,329 minutes.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota (+105)

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