Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 4/4/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Thursday, April 4, 2024

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

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

Xcel Energy Center is the site where the Minnesota Wild (36-28-10) will attempt to defeat the Colorado Avalanche (47-22-6) on Thursday. The line on this contest has Colorado at -136 and Minnesota is sitting at +112. The total comes in at 7.

The Colorado Avalanche will need a bounce back game after taking a 4-1 defeat against the Blue Jackets in their last outing. Colorado had 4 penalty minutes in this contest. Moreover, they had 4 chances on the power play but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. The Avalanche offense left a lot to be desired in this defeat. In the game, they converted 1 out of the 46 shots they launched.

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In terms of their goal scoring prowess, the Colorado Avalanche have racked up 278 goals (1st in hockey) for the season and have allowed 223. For the current campaign, they have scored 100 points and their points % is .667. Colorado has accounted for 261 power play chances and they have scored 64 goals during those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 24.52%. When playing at even strength, the Avalanche have allowed the opponent to score 181 goals while earning 214 on the offensive side of the ice. Colorado has attempted 2,495 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 11.1%. The Avalanche so far have had 2,210 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .899. Colorado Avalanche opponents have tallied 239 power play tries (8th in pro hockey) and have a total of 42 goals in those chances.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Alexandar Georgiev. During his career on the ice, Georgiev has accounted for 126 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .534. His save percentage sits at .909 in his 14,086 mins between the pipes. Georgiev has seen 7,272 shots against him and has recorded 6,612 saves. The opposition has been able to score 660 goals versus Georgiev in his pro career and his goals against average is 2.81. He has compiled an overall mark of 135-79-21 and was named the starter in 236 games. Georgiev has participated in 249 games over the course of his hockey career.

Their last time out, Minnesota faced the Senators in a game where the Wild notched a victory by a final score of 3-2. They had 4 chances on the power play in this contest but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Wild earned 3 goals out of the 20 shots on goal they tried.

This season, the Minnesota Wild are sitting with 224 goals, 82 points, in addition to a points percentage of .554. They have allowed 232 goals to be scored by of a combination of 170 goals at even strength and 62 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Wild have tallied 172 goals at even strength and 52 goals (12th in hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 246 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 21.14%. Minnesota has tried 2,223 shots (21st in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.08%, while allowing the other team 2,210 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 74.27% on the other teams 241 power play tries, and their save percentage is currently 89.5%.

Across the rink you will find Marc-Andre Fleury protecting the goal. Fleury has accumulated a career mark of 561-327-96 and has participated in 1,022 contests. Fleury's quality start percentage comes in at 55.2% and he has 475 quality starting assignments in his career. He has accrued 26,519 saves out of the 29,070 shots attempted, which gives him a percentage of .912. His opponents are averaging 2.59 goals per game and he has yielded 2,551 goals overall. He has made the start in 861 games and his ice time sits at 59,100 mins.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota (+112)

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