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Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche
@
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild
Date
Tue, May 12
Time
12:00 AM
Venue
Grand Casino Arena
Spread
Avalanche ML
Odds
-142
Risk
MOD
LEANSoft lean — not a strong recommendation
Avalanche ML
-142 · 1 Unit
72%

The Edge

Colorado's goaltending and team quality metrics clearly favor the Avalanche, but Minnesota's recent H2H dominance and strong underdog ATS record prevent this from reaching PICK threshold — LEAN Avalanche ML.

Key Factors

Scott Wedgewood posts a 2.02 GAA and .921 SV% vs. Jesper Wallstedt's 2.61 GAA and .916 SV% — a 0.59 GAA edge at the most high-leverage position in hockey
Colorado's team GAA of 2.57 is 0.76 better than Minnesota's 3.33, ranking #5 in SV% (91.2%) vs. Minnesota's #9 (90.5%)
Colorado's overall record of 55-16-11 (.738 win%) significantly outpaces Minnesota's 46-24-12 (.634), with a +1.4 point differential vs. Minnesota's +0.7
Colorado on a W3 streak vs. Minnesota on W1, and Colorado holds a superior road record of 29-7-5 SU this season