Minnesota Wild vs Colorado Avalanche – NHL Preview, Tips and Odds

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Minnesota Wild

Final

4:1

Colorado Avalanche

Highlights and Stats

Colorado Avalanche visit Saint Paul to play the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center on Friday, with the match-up starting at 08:00 PM EDT. The two rivals are part of the same Central Division and occupy the top 2 spots in the standings, with the Avlanche leading the way on 119 points and the Wild down to 2nd with 111 points.

Minnesota Wild vs Colorado Avalanche Head to Head

*Last game between teams from 03-27-2022

Team	P1	P2	P3	OT	Final
Minnesota Wild	0	1	1	1	3
Colorado Avalanche	0	0	2	0	2

The previous meeting of both teams was on 03/27/2022 and ended in a 3-2 win for Minnesota Wild. Ryan Hartman had a leading role for the Wild and finished the game with 2 points for 17:38 of play time. He made 3 shots on the enemy goal and converted 1 of those. Nazem Kadri tried his best for the Avalanche. He scored 1 out of 3 attempts on goal for a 18:08 of playing time. Kadri also had a hand in one of the Colorado goals by laying an assist to his teammates. The Wild’s goalie Cam Talbot faced 42 shots and managed to save 40 of those. His counterpart Darcy Kuemper was challenged with 29 attempts towards his goal and 3 of those made it through to the back of his net. There is no clear favorite when it comes to the latest five encounters, as Minnesota Wild won 2 and the Colorado Avalanche triumphed 3 times in the process.
*Last 5 head-to-head games

Minnesota Wild Form

*Last 10 Minnesota Wild Games - 8:1:1

04-28-2022	04-26-2022	04-24-2022	04-22-2022	04-21-2022	04-19-2022	04-17-2022	04-16-2022	04-14-2022	04-12-2022
3:2vs Calgary Flames	3:5vs Arizona Coyotes	4:5@ Nashville Predators	6:3vs Seattle Kraken	6:3vs Vancouver Canucks	0:2@ Montreal Canadiens	5:4vs San Jose Sharks	6:5@ St. Louis Blues	2:3@ Dallas Stars	5:1vs Edmonton Oilers

Minnesota Wild emerged victorious with the score of 3-2 on home ice when facing Calgary Flames on 04/28. It was Frederick Gaudreau who concluded the match as the team’s best skater on the night. He spent 13:42 on the ice and was personally responsible for earning 2 points. He finished the meeting, scoring 1 of his 3 shots on goal, and turned provider for another 1. Cam Talbot’s performance also needs addressing, as he saved 31 of the total 33 shots on his goal. The Wild are 8-1-1 in their last 10 matches and are currently on a W1 streak. Minnesota owns 30-8-2 when playing at their own arena this campaign.

Minnesota Wild Standout Performers

• Top Goalie

  Cam Talbot

  Games Played:49

  Saves Percentage:0.911

  Shutouts:11
• Top Skater

  Kirill Kaprizov

  Games Played:80

  Goals:46

  Assists:60

Minnesota Wild Missing Players

NONE

Colorado Avalanche Form

*Last 10 Colorado Avalanche Games - 5:4:1

04-28-2022	04-26-2022	04-24-2022	04-22-2022	04-20-2022	04-18-2022	04-16-2022	04-14-2022	04-13-2022	04-09-2022
4:5vs Nashville Predators	5:3vs St. Louis Blues	4:1@ Winnipeg Jets	6:3@ Edmonton Oilers	3:2@ Seattle Kraken	2:3vs Washington Capitals	7:4vs Carolina Hurricanes	3:1vs New Jersey Devils	9:3vs Los Angeles Kings	1:2@ Edmonton Oilers

The previous game of Colorado Avalanche was at home against the Nashville Predators on 04/28 and ended in a 4-5 loss. The Avalanche were led by Cale Makar who finished with a point on the night. He was on the ice for 29:58 and sent 5 shots towards the opposition goal but only one of them nestled in the net. Goalie Darcy Kuemper was another key figure for the Colorado Avalanche, as he ended the clash with a 0.913 save percentage. The organization won 5 of its last 10 matches, lost 4 during regular time and was defeated once in OT or shootouts. Since the start of the season the team holds a 24-13-3 balance when visiting.

Colorado Avalanche Standout Performers

• Top Goalie

  Darcy Kuemper

  Games Played:57

  Saves Percentage:0.921

  Shutouts:11
• Top Skater

  Mikko Rantanen

  Games Played:74

  Goals:36

  Assists:55

Colorado Avalanche Missing Players

NONE

Game Details

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Final
Minnesota Wild	2	1	1	4
Colorado Avalanche	0	1	0	1

Minnesota WildColorado Avalanche

• Score

  4

  1

• PP Opportunities

  9

  8

• PP Goals

  0

  0

• Faceoffs Won

  0

  0

• Giveaways

  0

  0

• Hits

  0

  0

• Penalty Minutes

  0

  0

• Shots

  0

  0

• Takeaways

  0

  0

Play-by-Play

Minnesota WildvsColorado Avalanche

• 1`00:58
  Jordan GreenwayMarcus Foligno

  1-0
• 1`02:14
  Brandon Duhaime10 minutes for Instigator Logan O'Connor

  -
• 1`02:14
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  Logan O'Connor2 minutes for Boarding Brandon Duhaime
• 1`02:14
  Brandon Duhaime2 minutes for Instigator Logan O'Connor

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• 1`02:14
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  Logan O'Connor5 minutes for Fighting Brandon Duhaime
• 1`02:14
  Brandon Duhaime5 minutes for Fighting Logan O'Connor

  -
• 1`04:12
  Tyson JostJon Merrill, Kirill Kaprizov

  2-0
• 1`05:28
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  Kurtis MacDermid5 minutes for Kneeing Marcus Foligno (served by Ben Meyers)
• 1`05:28
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  Kurtis MacDermid10 minutes for Misconduct Marcus Foligno
• 1`06:41
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  Andrew Cogliano2 minutes for Slashing Joel Eriksson Ek
• 1`06:41
  Joel Eriksson Ek2 minutes for Interference Andrew Cogliano

  -
• 1`12:06
  Dmitry Kulikov2 minutes for High Sticking Nico Sturm

  -
• 1`16:22
  Jordan Greenway2 minutes for Slashing Jacob MacDonald

  -
• 1`18:40
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  Artturi Lehkonen2 minutes for Holding Stick Jordan Greenway
• 1`19:25
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  Josh Manson2 minutes for Tripping Ryan Hartman
• 2`03:46
  Kirill KaprizovRyan Hartman, Jared Spurgeon

  3-0
• 2`05:38
  3-1

  Nazem KadriMikko Rantanen
• 2`09:31
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  Andrew Cogliano2 minutes for Slashing Matt Boldy
• 2`19:39
  Nick Bjugstad2 minutes for Tripping Josh Manson

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• 3`04:31
  Matt Dumba2 minutes for Tripping Nazem Kadri

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• 3`06:00
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  Samuel Girard2 minutes for Holding Kevin Fiala
• 3`19:28
  Jordan GreenwayJacob Middleton, Matt Dumba

  4-1

Players Stats

Minnesota Wild

SKATER	POS	G	A	+/-	PIM	SOG	HITS	GVLS	GVA	TKA	FO%	TOI	PP TOI	SH TOI
Jordan Greenway	LW	2	0	2	2	2	5	1	0	0	0.00	16:28	03:30	00:00
Kirill Kaprizov	LW	1	1	2	0	1	1	3	0	0	0.00	18:47	07:44	00:04
Tyson Jost	LW	1	0	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	50.00	15:17	01:52	00:07
Jacob Middleton	D	0	1	4	0	0	2	1	0	1	0.00	19:14	00:00	03:46
Jon Merrill	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0.00	18:06	00:20	03:06
Ryan Hartman	RW	0	1	2	0	2	1	0	0	1	60.00	20:40	07:12	00:07
Matt Dumba	D	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	18:24	03:22	00:07
Jared Spurgeon	D	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	22:11	06:45	02:56
Marcus Foligno	LW	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	01:28	00:00	00:00
Nicolas Deslauriers	LW	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	1	1	0.00	12:16	00:00	04:09
Dmitry Kulikov	D	0	0	0	2	0	3	1	0	1	0.00	14:59	00:19	02:45
Nick Bjugstad	C	0	0	1	2	2	2	0	0	1	57.10	11:03	00:19	00:00
Jonas Brodin	D	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0.00	19:47	04:19	02:18
Kevin Fiala	LW	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	2	3	0.00	22:16	07:47	03:13
Frederick Gaudreau	C	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	1	46.20	18:10	03:18	02:47
Joel Eriksson Ek	C	0	0	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	63.60	19:53	05:51	04:35
Brandon Duhaime	RW	0	0	1	17	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	07:55	00:00	00:00
Matthew Boldy	LW	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	0	1	0.00	15:10	03:32	00:00

GOALIE	POS	SHA	SV	SV%	PIM	TOI
MarcAndre Fleury	GK	28	27	0.964	0	59:56

Colorado Avalanche

SKATER	POS	G	A	+/-	PIM	SOG	HITS	GVLS	GVA	TKA	FO%	TOI	PP TOI	SH TOI
Nazem Kadri	C	1	0	-1	0	2	0	0	1	0	43.80	20:54	06:06	01:24
Mikko Rantanen	RW	0	1	-1	0	4	0	0	0	0	100.00	21:04	06:09	00:18
Jacob MacDonald	D	0	0	1	0	6	1	0	0	0	0.00	19:41	01:20	01:26
Josh Manson	D	0	0	-2	2	2	2	1	2	0	0.00	20:08	00:00	04:42
Kurtis MacDermid	D	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	01:01	00:00	00:00
J.T. Compher	LW	0	0	-3	0	1	0	0	0	0	43.80	21:57	06:26	03:36
Andre Burakovsky	LW	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	17:32	06:09	00:00
Artturi Lehkonen	LW	0	0	-3	2	0	1	3	0	1	0.00	16:42	01:23	02:45
Samuel Girard	D	0	0	-3	2	3	1	0	1	0	0.00	25:48	06:15	03:08
Logan O'Connor	RW	0	0	0	7	1	1	0	1	0	0.00	09:24	00:00	01:42
Nicolas AubeKubel	RW	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	10:44	00:00	00:00
Alex Newhook	C	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	50.00	13:23	01:20	00:11
Nico Sturm	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	40.00	12:14	00:00	03:08
B. Meyers	F	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	10:25	01:03	00:00
Andrew Cogliano	C	0	0	1	4	0	3	0	0	1	0.00	09:12	00:00	02:41
Darren Helm	LW	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	50.00	12:10	00:00	05:28
Jack Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0.00	22:27	00:00	07:11
Erik Johnson	D	0	0	-1	0	2	2	6	0	0	0.00	23:36	01:14	06:01

GOALIE	POS	SHA	SV	SV%	PIM	TOI
Pavel Francouz	GK	21	18	0.857	0	58:38