Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 2/15/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (+104) Wild (-125)

The Minnesota Wild (28-20-5) will try to beat the Colorado Avalanche (28-19-4) at Xcel Energy Center on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Colorado at +104 while Minnesota is coming in at -125. The total comes in at 6.

The Colorado Avalanche were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 5-3 victory over the Panthers in their previous outing. Colorado accumulated 13 penalty minutes in this contest. In addition, they had 3 opportunities with more players on the ice and were able to score 1 goal. The Avalanche had a good offensive outing in the win. In the game, they scored on 5 out of the 50 shots they put on net.

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Colorado Avalanche opponents have earned 159 power play opportunities (20th in the league) and have racked up 37 goals in those attempts. The Avalanche have seen 1,644 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .914. Colorado has taken 1,700 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 9.0%. While playing at even strength, the Avalanche have allowed the opponent to score 104 goals while notching 113 themselves. Colorado steps onto the ice with 168 power play opportunities and they have notched 40 goals during those advantages, garnering them a rate of 23.81%. For the season, they have racked up 60 points and their points percentage is .588. Concerning their scoring, the Colorado Avalanche have notched 153 goals (25th in the National Hockey League) so far this year and have surrendered 141.

The player in the crease for this game is Jonas Johansson. In his professional hockey career, Johansson has accrued 10 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .385. His save percentage is .883 in his 1,653 mins played. Johansson has had 802 shots taken against him and he has 708 total saves. The opposition has notched 94 goals against Johansson in his pro career and his goals against average is 3.41. He has a mark of 9-13-4 and he was named the starter in 26 games. Johansson has played in 33 contests throughout his pro hockey career.

In their last game, Minnesota played the Panthers in a game where the Wild got the tie by a final score of 1-1. The Wild earned 1 goal of the 28 shots on goal they pursued. They had 5 power play chances in this one but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal.

The Wild have tallied 114 goals at even strength and 40 goals (10th in professional hockey) while on the power play. Minnesota has put up 1,651 shots (20th in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 9.33%, while allowing the other team 1,610 shots. On the season, the Minnesota Wild have notched a total of 154 goals, 61 points, as well as a points percentage of .575. They have granted a total of 151 goals to be scored by of a combination of 117 goals at even strength and 34 goals while they were shorthanded. They have earned 170 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 23.53%. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 81.01% on their opponents 179 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 90.6%.

For the opposition you are expected to see Marc-Andre Fleury between the pipes. The opposition is averaging 2.58 goals per game and he has surrendered 2,421 goals overall. Fleury's quality start percentage is 55.1% and he has accumulated 449 quality starts in his professional career. He has been a starter 815 contests and has accumulated 56,263 mins. Fleury has a career record of 536-311-90 and has played in 972 games. He has accrued 25,259 stops out of the 27,680 shots taken, giving him a save percentage of .913.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Colorado (+104)

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