Wild at Avalanche NHL Betting
Central Division showdown on Friday night
Wild at Avalanche NHL Betting
Friday Night only has four games in action around the National Hockey League, but it will be a busy afternoon as the Trade Deadline comes into effect at 3:00pm Eastern Standard Time. Two Central Division foes looking to pave their own playoff paths hook-up in Denver as the Colorado Avalanche host the Minnesota Wild. Let’s take a look and break down some key factors for this solid Central Division tilt between the Wild and Avalanche NHL Betting matchup preview for Friday night in Denver.
Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche 
Records: (30-27-6, 66 points) vs (39-20-5, 83 points)
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Avs Continuing to Climb
The Colorado Avalanche have some good momentum on their side heading into Friday’s game at home against the Minnesota Wild.
The Avs have won four of their last five games overall, gaining some ground on the Winnipeg Jets, who they are currently tied with 83 points for second place in the Central, a very important spot that would determine home-ice advantage in their First Round NHL Playoff series, and with a victory here, they could hop over the Jets and move into a tie with the Dallas Stars for first place.
Dallas also has a game on Friday night, visiting the Anaheim Ducks. On Wednesday, Colorado destroyed the Detroit Red Wings 7-2 at home, thanks in part to defenseman Cale Makar, who scored his first career Hat Trick and added an assist. Forward Nathan MacKinnon now has a 31-game home point streak that has been rolling since the start of the Regular Season back in October.
He scores a goal and three assists, bringing his overall point total to a league-leading 109 on the year. His goal late in the first period was his 40th of the season, making it the third time in his eleven-year career where MacKinnon has reached the 40-goal plateau.
Wildin’ Out
The Minnesota Wild are still in the Western Conference Wild Card race. They beat the Arizona Coyotes 5-2 on Thursday night and will look to carry that momentum into Denver on Friday when they battle the Colorado Avalanche.
The Wild scored four times in the third period last night in Arizona, with forward Joel Eriksson-Ek scoring the game-winner midway into the final frame, and empty net goals from defenseman Brock Faber and forward Connor Dewar proved to be important for those NHL Expert Picks who bet the Over of 6 goals, as that finally tally cashed the wager.
Minnesota has won four of its last seven games and is just one point outside of a three-way tie with Calgary, Seattle, and St. Louis. These clubs are in the Wild Card race, hoping to grab one of the two spots currently held by the Nashville Predators and Vegas Golden Knights.
Wild at Avalanche Betting Odds
Sportsbooks have the hosting Colorado Avalanche NHL Odds betting odds to win as very large favorites against the visiting Minnesota Wild on Friday night, priced in the range around -185 to -195. Colorado has won three of its last four games overall and four of its last five games at Ball Arena. Minnesota has won nine of its last twelve games away from Saint Paul but has lost eight of its last twelve head-to-head meetings with the Avalanche, including four of its last five in Denver.
Concluding the Wild at Avalanche NHL Betting Betting Preview: The total for this contest is set at 6.5 goals shaded to the Under between the pick’em price range of -110 and -115. Colorado has gone under the total in four of their last five games overall, whereas Minnesota has gone over the total in seven of their last ten games overall. Head-to-head, the Under has cashed in four of the last six meetings.
Wild at Avalanche NHL Betting
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