Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, Pick and Preview, April 29 (4/29): NHL

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Odds:

Time	8:00 p.m. EST
Avalanche money line	+105
Avalanche spread	+1.5 (-250)
Wild money line	-125
Wild spread	-1.5 (+210)
Over / under	6.5

 

2021-2022 season stats

	Colorado Avalanche	Minnesota Wild
Record	56-18-7	52-22-7
Road / home record	24-13-3	30-8-2
Streak	L1	W1
Goals per game	3.79	3.73
Goals allowed per game	2.82	3.08
Shots per game	35.1	32.7
Shots allowed per game	32.1	31.5
PP %	24.4%	20.03%
PK %	20.78%	24.23%
Over / under record	43-33-5	47-31-3

 

Preview

The Colorado Avalanche will visit the Minnesota Wild to play their last game of the regular season on Friday night. This is the fourth time these teams face off this season. The Avalanche won the  2 of the last 3 head to head games.

Colorado Avalanche

The Avalanche have lost 4 of their last 5 games and are 24-16 on the road this season with a 56-18-7 record overall, ranking 1st in the Pacific. The Avalanche are 15-6-4 against opponents from the Central. Colorado has scored 307 goals and leads the Western Conference averaging 3.8 goals per game. Mikko Rantanen leads the team with 36.

Rantanen leads the Avalanche with 36 goals and has 91 points. Valeri Nichushkin has six assists over the last 10 games for Colorado.

In their last 10 games the Avalanche are 5-5, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.3 assists, 2.7 penalties and 5.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game with a .908 save percentage.

Minnesota Wild

The Wild have won 4 of their last 5 games and are 30-10 at home this season with a 52-22-7 record overall ranking 2nd in the Central Division. The Wild have gone 12-10-3 against division opponents. Minnesota ranks fifth in the league recording 10 points per game, averaging 3.7 goals and 6.2 assists.

Kaprizov leads the Wild with 46 goals and has 106 points. Kevin Fiala has 22 points over the last 10 games for Minnesota.

In their last 10 games the Wild are 8-2, averaging 4.3 goals, 7.1 assists, four penalties and 10.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game with an .898 save percentage.

BETTING TRENDS

Colorado are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games.

Colorado are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games against Minnesota.

Minnesota are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games.

The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games against Colorado.

Prediction

Since the Avs clinched the best record in the conference they have been so relaxed. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games and just have their eyes on the playoffs. The Wild have won 8 of their last 10 games and will look to end the season with a win at home. Both teams have great offenses and the over has cashed in 6 of their last 8 head to head games. Take the over.

PICK: Over 6.5 (-110)

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