Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 3/11/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (-130) Wild (+110)

The Minnesota Wild (36-24-4) welcome the Colorado Avalanche (38-24-2) at Xcel Energy Center on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has Colorado at -130 and Minnesota is coming in at +110. The betting total comes in at 6.

The Colorado Avalanche went home feeling good about their game by earning a 7-4 victory over the Maple Leafs in their previous outing. Colorado tallied 4 mins in the box in this game. Furthermore, they had 3 opportunities with more players on the ice and were able to score 1 goal. The Avalanche had a solid offensive performance in this win. In the game, they scored on 7 out of the 34 shots they put on net.

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While playing at even strength, the Avalanche have conceded 155 goals while scoring 170 of their own. Colorado Avalanche opponents have 162 power play tries (24th in professional hockey) and have a total of 34 goals in those attempts. In the matter of their scoring, the Colorado Avalanche have racked up 215 goals (5th in the National Hockey League) for the season and have surrendered 189. Colorado has attempted 1,896 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.3%. For the current season, they have tallied 78 points and their points percentage is sitting at .609. The Avalanche have seen 1,687 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .888. Colorado has 186 power play opportunities and they have tallied 45 goals out of those tries, giving them a rate of 24.19%.

The man in net for this game is Scott Wedgewood. The opposition has scored 399 goals against Wedgewood in his pro career and his average for goals against per game is 3.29. Wedgewood has participated in 146 games throughout his pro hockey career. He has a save percentage of .906 during his 7,282 minutes between the pipes. He has compiled a mark of 55-54-23 and was named the starter in 128 games. In his career, Wedgewood has 60 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .469. Wedgewood has seen 4,230 shots taken against him and has gathered 3,831 total saves.

In their last outing, Minnesota played the Penguins in a game where the Wild were on the wrong end of the score by a final score of 3-1. They had 6 power play chances in this contest and earned 1 out of those chances. The Wild netted 1 goal of the 30 shots on goal they pursued.

Over the course of the season, the Minnesota Wild have tallied 177 goals, 76 points, and a points percentage of .594. They have permitted 183 goals to be scored by of a combination of 134 goals at even strength and 49 goals while they were shorthanded. The Wild have racked up 144 goals at even strength and 33 goals (22nd in hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have earned 164 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 20.12%. Minnesota has tried 1,764 shots (23rd in pro hockey) and has a shot percentage of 10.03%, while allowing their opponents 1,902 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 69.94% on the other teams 163 power play tries, and their save percentage sits at 90.4%.

For the opposition you will find Filip Gustavsson in net. Teams are averaging 3.68 goals per contest and he has relinquished 396 goals altogether. Gustavsson's quality start rate sits at 60.0% and he has accumulated 87 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. He has been a starter 145 games and his ice time sits at 6,459 minutes. Gustavsson is the owner of a career mark of 76-54-17 and has played in 153 contests. He has a tally of 4,134 saves out of the 4,530 shots taken against him, giving him a percentage of .913.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota (+110)

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