Minnesota Wild Poised to Challenge Colorado Avalanche in Friday Night Matchup at Home

Game outlook

The 2023-24 NHL season continues on Friday, November 24th with the Colorado Avalanche playing the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul at 8:30 PM ET. This is the first of a four-game regular-season series, with Colorado listed as the -130 moneyline favorite and Minnesota listed as +110 home underdogs. The total is set at 6.5 goals, and Colorado is still the -130 betting favorite.

Game Info

When: Friday, 11/24/2023 @ 8:30pm EST

Where: Xcel Energy Center Stadium Betting Odds Moneyline: Avalanche -130 | Wild +110

Spread: Avalanche -1.5 (+179) | Wild +1.5 (-209)

Total: Over/Under 6.5 (-110)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Colorado will win straight-up is 57%.

Colorado Avalanche

Wednesday night, the Avalanche saw a 5-2 win at home and have averaged 27 goals in their past 5 games. Colorado also boasts the fourth-best penalty-killing percentage in the league (87.3%) while going 14-for-71 with the man advantage (18th in the NHL). Alexandar Georgiev will be tending the net when they face the Minnesota Wild on Friday.

Minnesota Wild Analysis

The goaltenders for Friday's matchup are Marc-Andre Fleury (3-4-2 record, 3.46 GAA and .875 save percentage) and Filip Gustavsson (2-4-2, 4.15 GA, and .882 save percentage). Last Sunday, the Wild suffered a tough 4-3 overtime defeat to the Toronto Blue Jays extending their losing streak to five games. The Minnesota Wild have had a dismal 2023-24 NHL season so far, currently ranking 28th in the NHL with a 5-8-4 overall record. They are struggling offensively (#18, 3.12 goals per game) and defensively (#31, 4.00 goals per game), while going 1-2-0 in their last 3 matchups against the Colorado Avalanche. Most recently they suffered a tough 4-3 overtime defeat to the Toronto Blue Jays, extending their losing streak to five games. Goaltenders Marc-Andre Fleury and Filip Gustavsson will look to turn things around on Friday night's matchup.