Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 11/24/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Friday, November 24, 2023

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (-136) Wild (+112)

The Minnesota Wild (5-8-4) host the Colorado Avalanche (11-6-0) at Xcel Energy Center on Friday. The moneyline on this game has the Avalanche at -136 and the Wild are sitting at +112. The over/under is 7.

The Colorado Avalanche will look to clean up some issues after taking a 4-3 defeat against the Predators in the last game they played. The Avalanche had a middle of the road offensive output in the defeat. In the outing, they scored on 3 of the 28 shots they put on goal. Additionally, they had 4 chances with extra men on the ice and were able to net 1 goal. Colorado tallied 8 mins in the box in this contest.

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Colorado Avalanche opponents have earned 68 power play tries (3rd in pro hockey) and have notched 9 goals in those chances. The Avalanche have had 473 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .888. Colorado has attempted 577 shots and has a shooting percentage of 11.1%. At even strength, the Avalanche have allowed 44 goals while notching 51 on offense. Colorado steps onto the ice with 67 power play chances and they have tallied 13 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 19.40%. For the year, they have 22 points and their points percentage is sitting at .647. When it comes to their scoring capabilities, the Colorado Avalanche have earned 64 goals (5th in the league) this year and have surrendered 53.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Alexandar Georgiev. Georgiev has played in 206 games throughout his pro hockey career. He has compiled a win-loss record of 108-69-17 and he started in 194 games. Opponents have notched 544 goals versus Georgiev in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.82. Georgiev has had 6,055 shots against him and he has 5,511 saves. His save percentage is at .910 during his 11,578 mins played. Over the course of his career, Georgiev has accrued 105 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .541.

In their last outing, Minnesota played the Maple Leafs in a matchup where the Wild took a loss by a final score of 4-3. They had 3 chances on the power play in this matchup but weren't able to notch a goal. The Wild tallied 3 goals of the 36 shots on goal they were seeking.

Minnesota has attempted 526 shots (21st in hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.08%, while allowing the other team 540 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 65.52% on their opponents 58 power play chances, and their save percentage sits at 87.4%. They have recorded 64 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 15.63%. The Wild are sitting with 43 goals at even strength and 10 goals (23rd in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 68 goals to be scored by way of 48 goals at even strength and 20 goals while they were shorthanded. This season, the Minnesota Wild have tallied 53 goals, 14 points, and a points percentage of .412.

On the other side of the ice you will find Marc-Andre Fleury in goal. Fleury is sitting with a lifetime mark of 547-319-93 and has participated in 994 games. Fleury's rate of quality starts comes in at 55.0% and he has accumulated 460 quality starts in his hockey career. He has recorded 25,858 stops out of the 28,343 shots taken against him, giving him a percentage of .912. Opponents are averaging 2.59 goals per game and he has yielded 2,485 goals overall. He got the starting nod in 836 games and has played 57,581 minutes.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota (+112)

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