NHL Betting Preview: Avalanche vs Wild

The Colorado Avalanche clash with the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center, with face-off scheduled for 18:00 on Sunday, December 21.

High-Scoring Game is On the Cards

There are attractive odds of -143 on offer when it comes to Over 5.5 goals and that looks like a bet worth having. The Avalanche and the Wild should combine to good effect.

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Previous H2H Saw Wild Win in Shootouts

Colorado Avalanche beat Winnipeg Jets in their previous game, making it four straight victories. It was a 3-2 home win at Ball Arena. Martin Necas, Brent Burns and Parker Kelly scored one goal each.

Minnesota Wild last game was a 5-2 home win. This victory over Edmonton Oilers at Xcel Energy Center was their seventh successive victory. Matthew Boldy scored two goals, with Ryan Hartman, Vladimir Tarasenko and Nico Sturm also scoring. Goalie Filip Gustavsson made 28 saves (.933).

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Wild are bidding for a third successive win against the Avs. They previously won 2-1 (SO) and 3-2 (SO) at Xcel Energy Center. The Avs have triumphed in six of the previous 10 clashes between these teams.

Starting Goalies

Mackenzie Blackwood (Expected)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	10-1-1	2.3	.920	2
23/24	10-25-1	3.45	.899	2

Jesper Wallstedt (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	10-1-2	2	.936	4
23/24	2-1-0	3.01	.897	1

Colorado Avalanche – Last 10 Games

8 wins, 1 loss and 1 overtime loss, averaging 4.0 goals from 36.5 shots on goal, with a 11.1% powerplay efficiency. The Avs have been giving up 2.5 goals from 28.3 shots, averaging 3.0 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 80.0%.

Nathan MacKinnon is the top points scorer with 18 points, 9 goals and 9 assists, with Martin Necas recording 16 points, 2 goals and 14 assists, in the last 10 games. Goalie Mackenzie Blackwood have a 2.47 goal against average with a .915 save percentage.

Minnesota Wild – Last 10 Games

The Wild have 8 wins and 2 losses, averaging 3.7 goals from 29.5 shots on goal, with a 18.2% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 1.9 goals from 27.8 shots, averaging 2.8 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 82.1%.

The top points scorer is Matthew Boldy with 14 points, 7 goals and 7 assists, while Kirill Kaprizov is next best after registering 10 points, 5 goals and 5 assists. Goalie Filip Gustavsson have a 1.68 GAA with a .937 SV%, including one shutout.

Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild Prediction & Picks

We cover the key Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild betting angles, showcasing our expert match prediction, best correct score selection, top player props and a bet builder tailored for value.

Game Prediction

The pick for this NHL matchup is going over on the total line where we need six or more goals to be scored. We’re especially taken by the odds of -143 that this happens.

We only make our hockey predictions after confirming the latest team news. Studying recent form and digging into the most relevant NHL stats also helps us build a complete picture.

Key Avalanche vs Wild stats:

The 5.5 line has been covered in 4 of the last 5 Avalanche games.
The 5.5 line has been covered in 6 of the last 10 Avalanche games.
The 5.5 line has been covered in the last 2 Avalanche games on the road.
The 5.5 line has been covered in 3 of the last 5 Wild games at home.
The 5.5 line has been covered in the last 2 Wild games.

Over 5.5 Probability

The best sportsbooks make it a 58.8% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. After careful examination, our experts have this probability somewhere between 65-70%. That means we’re regarding it as a value bet.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Brock Nelson To Score +230

Brock Nelson (Avalanche) has been on the scoresheet in his past 3 games on the road. We think this is the pick of the player props, with a generous +230 available when it comes to backing him to score at anytime.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Totals Over 5.5

Puck Line Wild +1.5

To Score Brock Nelson

Get in the game with a same game parlay. Our picks are Over 5.5 on the total, the Wild to cover the 1.5 puck line and Brock Nelson (Avalanche) to score.

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Correct Score Prediction

Avalanche

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Wild

A 5-2 win in favor of the Wild is available at odds of +2200. Correct score betting can be rewarding and you can also get plenty of entertainment with this option.

Latest Correct Score Odds

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Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Game Could Go Right to the Wire According to the Books

The sportsbooks’ betting odds have Colorado Avalanche as -167 favorites for this game, implying that they are 63% likely to win. Minnesota Wild are trading at bigger odds than their opponents and they can be backed at +138.

1.5 is where the puck line lies, with total goals being 6.5 right now. Hockey bettors regularly enjoy the opportunity to wager on Totals. There’s an opportunity to bet Over 6.5 at +106.

There are a huge selection of game lines and team props when it comes to betting on this popular league and we recommend visiting the best NHL sportsbooks to find the wager that matches your view on the clash.

Moneyline

3-Way Moneyline

Puck Line

Total Goals

Nathan MacKinnon Favorite to Find the Net First

Favorite Nathan MacKinnon is available at +750 to be the First Goalscorer. Similar odds apply if you’re interested in this player to score the last goal.

Player Goals

Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche)

Kirill Kaprizov (Wild)

Matt Boldy (Wild)

Artturi Lehkonen (Avalanche)

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Player Assists

Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche)

Cale Makar (Avalanche)

Quinn Hughes (Wild)

Martin Necas (Avalanche)

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Player Shots

Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche)

Kirill Kaprizov (Wild)

Matt Boldy (Wild)

Artturi Lehkonen (Avalanche)

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Micro Betting

There are lots of exciting NHL micro betting lines that are created and they are available in-game. Among them are next goalscorer, next team to find the net and whether a goal will be scored within the next 10 minutes.

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Last 5 Games

Avalanche

NHL: 20/12 Jets2 Avalanche 3
NHL: 17/12 Avalanche5 Kraken 3
NHL: 14/12 Predators2 Avalanche 4
NHL: 12/12 Panthers2 Avalanche 6
NHL: 10/12 Avalanche3 Predators 4

Wild

NHL: 20/12 Oilers2 Wild 5
NHL: 19/12 Wild5 Blue Jackets 2
NHL: 17/12 Capitals0 Wild 5
NHL: 15/12 Bruins2 Wild 6
NHL: 13/12 Senators2 Wild 3

Head to Head

Colorado vs Minnesota

NHL: 28/11 2025 Avalanche 2 Wild 3
NHL: 12/03 2025 Avalanche 1 Wild 2
NHL: 01/03 2025 Wild 2 Avalanche 5
NHL: 20/01 2025 Wild 3 Avalanche 1
NHL: 10/01 2025 Avalanche 6 Wild 1
NHL: 10/04 2024 Wild 2 Avalanche 5
NHL: 05/04 2024 Avalanche 5 Wild 2
NHL: 09/03 2024 Wild 1 Avalanche 2
NHL: 25/11 2023 Avalanche 3 Wild 2
NHL: 30/03 2023 Wild 4 Avalanche 2

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Colorado Avalanche Stats

Minnesota Wild Stats

Moneyline

8 wins and 2 defeats in the last 10 games
7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

8 wins and 2 defeats in the last 10 games
9 wins and 1 defeat in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

-1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 5 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 3 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 8 of the last 10 games
+1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.60 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 6.20 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 5.5: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 games
Over 5.5 on the Road: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 4.00 goals and allowed 2.60 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 3.70 pts and allowed 2.50 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 5.60 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 5.60 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 5.5: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games
Over 5.5 at Home: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.70 goals and allowed 1.90 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.80 goals and allowed 1.80 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 36.5
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 6.3
Blocks: 17.7
Faceoff Wins : 29.9
Hits: 16.7
Giveaways: 15.6
Takeaways: 4.8

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.5
Shots: 34.8
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.4
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 6.8
Blocks: 17.2
Faceoff Wins : 28.2
Hits: 18.2
Giveaways: 14.6
Takeaways: 4.5

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.6
Shots: 29.5
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 2.8
Empty Net Goals: 0.7
Penalty Minutes: 5.9
Blocks: 11.9
Faceoff Wins : 26.2
Hits: 21.4
Giveaways: 15.6
Takeaways: 5.5

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.6
Shots: 29.7
Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
Penalties: 2.5
Empty Net Goals: 0.4
Penalty Minutes: 5.3
Blocks: 9.9
Faceoff Wins : 29.4
Hits: 21.4
Giveaways: 16.1
Takeaways: 4.8

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Colorado Avalanche Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
29	Nathan MacKinnon	34	21.97	28	31	59	43
88	Martin Necas	34	20.77	15	31	46	33
8	Cale Makar	34	25.24	10	30	40	30

62	Artturi Lehkonen	34	19.74	13	16	29	31
11	Brock Nelson	34	18.56	13	9	22	10
84	Brent Burns	34	19.53	5	14	19	21
95	Victor Olofsson	34	13.31	7	12	19	0
13	Valeri Nichushkin	26	17.68	8	11	19	4
70	Sam Malinski	34	15.78	3	15	18	15
92	Gabriel Landeskog	34	15.64	6	10	16	11
20	Ross Colton	34	13.16	5	9	14	7
17	Parker Kelly	34	11.91	7	6	13	11
42	Josh Manson	34	17.69	2	10	12	25
18	Jack Drury	34	14.87	5	6	11	10
7	Devon Toews	34	22.52	1	10	11	21
54	Gavin Brindley	22	10	5	4	9	5
49	Samuel Girard	19	17.06	1	5	6	6
93	Zakhar Bardakov	25	6.89	1	4	5	3
94	Joel Kiviranta	17	9.75	1	2	3	1
18	Jack Ahcan	6	11.35	0	1	1	4
82	Ivan Ivan	3	8.33	0	1	1	1
57	Tristen Nielsen	4	6.3	0	1	1	1
28	Ilya Solovyov	9	11.56	0	0	0	-4
	Taylor Makar	3	5.57	0	0	0	0
	Jason Polin	2	6	0	0	0	1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
41	Scott Wedgewood	22	2.1	0.92
50	Trent Miner	2	2.12	0.909
39	Mackenzie Blackwood	13	2.26	0.92

Minnesota Wild Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
12	Matthew Boldy	36	21.24	22	21	43	13
97	Kirill Kaprizov	36	22.19	22	19	41	3
90	Marcus Johansson	34	16.2	11	16	27	17

14	Joel Eriksson Ek	36	19.9	8	18	26	9
43	Quinn Hughes	30	27.55	3	23	26	-7
91	Vladimir Tarasenko	29	15.44	7	12	19	1
7	Brock Faber	36	24.69	6	13	19	8
36	Mats Zuccarello	16	17.77	2	12	14	-2
38	Ryan Hartman	32	15.91	8	6	14	-2
	Danila Yurov	29	12.37	4	8	12	-1
13	Yakov Trenin	36	13.63	2	9	11	7
25	Jonas Brodin	31	22.01	3	6	9	13
46	Jared Spurgeon	36	20.65	2	6	8	1
5	Jacob Middleton	29	18.03	0	7	7	2
18	Vinnie Hinostroza	23	11.26	2	3	5	-5
78	Nico Sturm	14	11.56	2	3	5	3
17	Marcus Foligno	26	13.13	0	2	2	-9
24	Zach Bogosian	17	14.98	1	1	2	7
48	Daemon Hunt	12	12.44	0	2	2	3
71	Tyler Pitlick	23	7.81	1	0	1	-1
16	Nicolas Aube-Kubel	4	12.13	0	1	1	1
26	Matt Kiersted	3	15.43	0	1	1	1
30	Jesper Wallstedt	13	61.34	0	0	0	0
39	Ben Jones	20	8.68	0	0	0	-6
55	David Jiricek	17	12.43	0	0	0	1
43	Hunter Haight	2	9.35	0	0	0	-2
	Carson Lambos	1	10.3	0	0	0	1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
32	Filip Gustavsson	23	2.47	0.913

Injuries & Suspensions

Colorado Avalanche Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Logan O'Connor

Injured

Minnesota Wild Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Daemon Hunt

Injured

Zach Bogosian

Injured

Starting Lineups

Both teams’ confirmed lineups will be published ahead of face-off. There is also the chance to look at the lineups from the previous 10 games.

Previous Colorado Avalanche Lineups

19 Dec NHL

Jets 2-3 Avalanche

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	35	22	10	3	47	0.671	14	18	119	101	18	11-5-1	11-5-2	4-2	6-4	2L
2 Washington	35	19	12	4	42	0.6	18	19	112	93	19	11-6-2	8-6-2	0-4	5-5	1L
3 NY Islanders	36	19	13	4	42	0.583	13	16	105	103	2	10-7-2	9-6-2	3-4	6-4	3L
4 Philadelphia	34	17	10	7	41	0.603	10	12	103	99	4	10-5-4	7-5-3	5-3	3-7	2L
5 New Jersey	35	20	14	1	41	0.586	13	17	101	105	-4	10-6-1	10-8-0	3-0	4-6	2W
6 NY Rangers	37	18	15	4	40	0.541	11	16	96	100	-4	5-10-3	13-5-1	2-0	5-5	2W
7 Pittsburgh	34	14	11	9	37	0.544	13	14	103	110	-7	6-6-5	8-5-4	0-5	2-8	8L
8 Columbus	35	14	15	6	34	0.486	7	10	105	124	-19	7-6-3	7-9-3	4-1	3-7	2L

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Detroit	36	20	13	3	43	0.597	16	18	113	117	-4	10-7-1	10-6-2	2-2	7-3	1W
2 Montreal	35	19	12	4	42	0.6	12	17	114	118	-4	10-9-1	9-3-3	2-2	6-4	2W
3 Tampa Bay	35	19	13	3	41	0.586	16	19	113	94	19	9-9-0	10-4-3	0-1	3-7	1W
4 Boston	36	20	15	1	41	0.569	14	18	118	114	4	12-6-1	8-9-0	2-1	6-4	2L
5 Florida	35	19	14	2	40	0.571	16	17	112	112	0	12-7-2	7-7-0	2-1	7-3	1L
6 Ottawa	34	17	13	4	38	0.559	12	14	111	108	3	8-6-2	9-7-2	3-0	5-5	3W
7 Buffalo	34	16	14	4	36	0.529	11	13	106	114	-8	11-5-2	5-9-2	3-0	7-3	5W
8 Toronto	34	15	14	5	35	0.515	11	15	108	113	-5	10-5-5	5-9-0	0-1	5-5	2L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	34	25	2	7	57	0.838	23	25	136	79	57	14-0-2	11-2-5	0-4	8-2	4W
2 Dallas	36	24	7	5	53	0.736	20	21	128	96	32	11-5-1	13-2-4	3-2	7-3	3W
3 Minnesota	36	22	9	5	49	0.681	16	19	114	91	23	13-3-4	9-6-1	3-1	8-2	7W
4 Utah	37	17	17	3	37	0.5	13	17	112	108	4	8-6-1	9-11-2	0-0	5-5	1L
5 St Louis	37	14	15	8	36	0.486	14	14	94	127	-33	7-8-5	7-7-3	0-2	5-5	1W
6 Winnipeg	34	15	17	2	32	0.471	13	14	100	103	-3	8-7-1	7-10-1	1-1	2-8	3L
7 Nashville	34	14	16	4	32	0.471	10	12	98	118	-20	9-9-2	5-7-2	2-0	6-4	1W
8 Chicago	35	13	16	6	32	0.457	12	13	98	111	-13	7-6-3	6-10-3	0-2	2-8	5L

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	36	21	13	2	44	0.611	13	17	128	123	5	12-5-0	9-8-2	4-0	5-5	1W
2 Vegas	33	16	7	10	42	0.636	12	15	100	98	2	7-4-5	9-3-5	1-4	6-4	2L
3 Edmonton	36	17	13	6	40	0.556	12	17	121	124	-3	8-3-3	9-10-3	0-2	6-4	1L
4 LA Kings	34	15	10	9	39	0.574	10	14	88	90	-2	4-6-4	11-4-5	1-5	4-6	1W
5 San Jose	36	17	16	3	37	0.514	9	16	107	122	-15	10-7-3	7-9-0	1-1	5-5	2L
6 Calgary	36	15	17	4	34	0.472	12	13	97	108	-11	9-5-2	6-12-2	2-2	6-4	2W
7 Vancouver	35	15	17	3	33	0.471	10	12	101	117	-16	4-10-1	11-7-2	3-0	5-5	4W
8 Seattle	33	13	14	6	32	0.485	8	13	83	104	-21	7-7-3	6-7-3	0-3	2-8	1W

Colorado Avalanche

Minnesota Wild

NHL Betting Preview: Avalanche vs Wild

Head-to-Head Statistics

Starting Goalies

Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild Prediction & Picks

Game Prediction

Over 5.5 Probability

Player Prop Picks

Latest Brock Nelson Player Prop Odds

Same Game Parlay Picks

Correct Score Prediction

Latest Correct Score Odds

Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild Odds

Player Goals

Player Assists

Player Shots

Head to Head

Injuries & Suspensions

Colorado Avalanche Injury Table

Minnesota Wild Injury Table

Starting Lineups

Previous Colorado Avalanche Lineups

Previous Minnesota Wild Lineups

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