Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 11/28/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Friday, November 28, 2025

Location: Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (-128) Wild (+106)

The Minnesota Wild (13-7-4) will compete against the Colorado Avalanche (17-1-5) at Grand Casino Arena on Friday. The moneyline on this game has Colorado at -128 and Minnesota opens at +106. The betting total is set at 6.5.

The Colorado Avalanche went home feeling good about their game by earning a 6-0 win against the Sharks their last time on the ice. Colorado tallied 8 penalty mins in this contest. The Avalanche had a impressive offensive outing in this win. They also had 4 power play tries and netted 1 goal. For the game, they earned a goal on 6 of the 42 shots they tried.

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Colorado Avalanche opponents have amassed 73 power play opportunities (15th in professional hockey) and have come away with 9 goals in those chances. The Avalanche have seen 597 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .920. Colorado has taken 770 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 12.2%. When playing at even strength, the Avalanche have conceded 39 goals while earning 80 on the offensive side of the ice. Colorado has compiled 87 power play chances and they have added 14 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 16.09%. For the season, they have tallied 39 points and their points % is .848. With regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Colorado Avalanche have tallied 94 goals (1st in the league) this year and have given up 48.

The man protecting the net in this game is Scott Wedgewood. The opposition has been able to score 447 goals against Wedgewood in his NHL career and his goals against average is 2.92. Wedgewood has taken the ice for 171 games during his NHL career. He has a save percentage of .907 for his 8,203 minutes played. He has a win-loss mark of 75-55-26 and he has gotten the start in 153 games. Throughout his time in hockey, Wedgewood has accumulated 78 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .510. Wedgewood has seen 4,819 shot attempts taken against him and has amassed 4,372 total saves.

In their last game, Minnesota went up against the Blackhawks in a game where the Wild took home the victory by a mark of 4-3. They had 5 power play opportunities in this game and scored 1 out of those attempts. The Wild scored 4 goals of the 24 shots on goal they were seeking.

Minnesota has taken 665 shots (15th in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 10.53%, while allowing the other team 719 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 77.59% on their opponents 58 tries on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 90.7%. They have a tally of 87 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 25.29%. The Wild have scored 48 goals at even strength and 22 goals (2nd in the league) while on the power play. They have allowed 67 goals to be scored by of a combination of 54 goals at even strength and 13 goals while they had less men on the ice. So far this season, the Minnesota Wild have earned 70 goals, 30 points, and a points percentage of .625.

Across the rink you are expected to see Jesper Wallstedt in the crease. He has gathered 353 stops out of the 386 shots taken, giving him a save % of .915. Wallstedt has amassed a career mark of 8-3-2 and has participated in 13 games. He has made the start in 13 contests and his ice time sits at 286 minutes. Wallstedt's quality start percentage comes out to 69.2% and he has earned 9 quality starts in his hockey career. The opposition is averaging 2.54 goals per contest and he has surrendered 33 goals altogether.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take Colorado (-128)

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