Minnesota Wild vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, 3/8/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Colorado Avalanche

Date: Friday, March 8, 2024

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Wild (+160) Avalanche (-195)

Ball Arena is where the Colorado Avalanche (39-20-5) will attempt to defeat the Minnesota Wild (29-27-6) on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has Minnesota at +160 and Colorado opens at -195. The total is set at 7.

The Minnesota Wild will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 4-3 victory over the Sharks their last time out. Minnesota had 4 penalty minutes for this contest. The Wild had a solid offensive outing in the win. Furthermore, they had 4 power play opportunities and notched 1 goal. In the matchup, they netted 4 of the 32 shots they launched.

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At even strength, the Wild have surrendered 152 goals while scoring 144 as an offensive unit. Minnesota Wild opponents have 212 power play tries (3rd in the NHL) and have earned 54 goals in those chances. When discussing scoring goals, the Minnesota Wild have racked up 191 goals (17th in the NHL) on the campaign and have conceded 206. Minnesota has taken 1,864 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.3%. For the season, they have recorded 64 points and their points % is .516. The Wild have seen 1,868 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .890. Minnesota has tallied 216 power play chances and they have added 47 goals out of those attempts, earning them a percentage of 21.76%.

The man protecting the net in this game is Filip Gustavsson. In his career, Gustavsson has compiled 53 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .552. He has a save percentage of .910 for his 5,903 minutes guarding the cage. Gustavsson has seen 3,058 shots against him and has accrued 2,784 total saves. The opposition has notched 274 goals versus Gustavsson in his professional career and his goals against rate is 2.79. He has earned an overall mark of 49-37-13 and he has started in 96 games. Gustavsson has participated in 103 contests throughout his pro hockey career.

In their last outing, Colorado went up against the Red Wings in a game where the Avalanche ended up with the victory by a final of 7-2. They had 6 power play opportunities in this contest and earned 2 out of those opportunities. The Avalanche notched 7 goals out of the 54 shots on goal they pursued.

During this campaign, the Colorado Avalanche have earned a total of 237 goals, 83 points, as well as a points percentage of .648. They have permitted 195 goals to be scored by of a combination of 154 goals at even strength and 41 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Avalanche are sitting with 182 goals at even strength and 55 goals (2nd in the NHL) while on the power play. They have earned 225 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 24.44%. Colorado has taken 2,068 shots (3rd in hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 11.46%, while allowing the other team 1,895 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 80.48% on their oppositions 210 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage is currently 89.7%.

Across the rink you are going to see Alexandar Georgiev protecting the net. He has gathered 6,448 saves out of 7,091 shots taken, giving him a percentage of .909. Georgiev is the owner of a career record of 130-79-20 and has participated in 242 contests. He got the starting nod in 229 games and has played for a total of 13,692 mins. Georgiev's quality start percentage comes out to 53.3% and he has made 122 quality starts in his pro hockey career. Opponents are averaging 2.82 goals/game and he has relinquished 643 goals altogether.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Colorado (-195)

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