Minnesota Wild vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, 1/20/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Colorado Avalanche

Date: Monday, January 20, 2025

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Wild (-145) Avalanche (+125)

Ball Arena is where the Colorado Avalanche (27-18-1) will take on the Minnesota Wild (27-14-4) on Monday. The line on this contest has Minnesota at -145 and Colorado is at +125. The over/under has been set at 6.5.

The Minnesota Wild will look for better times on the ice after their 5-3 defeat to the Oilers in their previous game. The Wild had an average offensive performance in the defeat. For the outing, they earned a goal on 3 of the 34 shots they attempted. They also had 3 chances with the advantage and were able to notch 2 goals. Minnesota amassed 4 minutes in the box for this contest.

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In reference to their scoring capabilities, the Minnesota Wild have accumulated 133 goals (16th in the league) on the year and have conceded 125. For the current season, they have racked up 58 points and their points percentage is sitting at .644. Minnesota is sitting with 113 power play opportunities and they have added 22 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 19.47%. While playing at even strength, the Wild have surrendered 93 goals while scoring 111 as an offensive unit. Minnesota has tried 1,260 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.6%. The Wild have had 1,334 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .906. Minnesota Wild opponents have totaled 110 power play opportunities (28th in the league) and have racked up 32 goals in those chances.

The player in the crease for this game is Filip Gustavsson. Over the course of his time in hockey, Gustavsson is sitting with 80 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .597. His save percentage currently is at .913 in his 6,431 mins on the ice. Gustavsson has had 4,195 shot attempts against him and he has 3,828 saves. The opposition has notched 367 goals versus Gustavsson in his professional career and his goals against average per game is 3.42. He has amassed a mark of 70-49-17 and he was named the starter in 134 games. Gustavsson has been involved in 142 matchups over the course of his NHL career.

When they took the ice last, Colorado faced off against the Oilers in a matchup where the Avalanche took the defeat by a mark of 4-3. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this outing but weren't able to score a goal. The Avalanche recorded 3 goals of the 25 shots on goal they attempted.

Colorado has attempted 1,347 shots (8th in professional hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 11.28%, while allowing the opposition 1,223 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 79.66% on the other teams 118 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 88.3%. They have a total of 139 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 20.86%. The Avalanche have tallied 123 goals at even strength and 29 goals (10th in hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have allowed 143 goals to be scored by way of 119 goals at even strength and 24 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the campaign, the Colorado Avalanche have earned a total of 152 goals, 55 points, as well as a points percentage of .598.

For the opposition you will find Mackenzie Blackwood defending the goal. Blackwood has compiled a lifetime record of 90-94-26 and has been in net for 228 games. Blackwood's quality start rate sits at 54.9% and he has 117 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has gathered 6,157 saves out of the 6,797 shots taken, which gives him a save % of .906. His opposition is averaging 3.47 goals per game and he has yielded 640 goals overall. He has started in 213 games and has been on the ice for 11,075 minutes.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota (-145)

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