Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 12/21/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Sunday, December 21, 2025

Location: Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (-275) Wild (+220)

Grand Casino Arena is the site where the Minnesota Wild (21-9-5) will try to defeat the Colorado Avalanche (24-2-7) on Sunday. The moneyline on this matchup has Colorado at -275 and Minnesota is at +220. The over/under is 6.5.

The Colorado Avalanche were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 5-3 win over the Kraken in their previous game. The Avalanche had a solid offensive output and it showed in the win. In the game, they netted 5 of the 38 shots they tried. They also had 4 chances on the power play and were able to notch 1 goal. Colorado earned 16 penalty mins for this matchup.

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Regarding their scoring capabilities, the Colorado Avalanche have notched 133 goals (1st in the league) so far this year and have allowed 73. For the season, they have racked up 55 points and their points % is .833. Colorado comes into tonight with 115 power play chances and they have scored 18 goals during those chances, garnering them a percentage of 15.65%. When playing at even strength, the Avalanche have allowed the opponent to score 59 goals while scoring 115 on the offensive side of the ice. Colorado has taken 1,150 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.6%. The Avalanche have had 897 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .919. Colorado Avalanche opponents have 95 power play opportunities (22nd in professional hockey) and have come away with 14 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Mackenzie Blackwood. Opponents have tallied 727 goals against Blackwood in his career and his goals against average per contest is 2.93. Blackwood has taken the ice for 265 contests throughout his NHL career. His save percentage is at .906 for his 13,385 mins in the crease. He has an overall record of 113-104-29 and he started in 248 games. For his career, Blackwood has earned 139 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .560. Blackwood has had 7,755 shot attempts against him and has accrued 7,028 total saves.

In their last outing, Minnesota went up against the Blue Jackets in a game where the Wild earned a win by a score of 5-2. The Wild scored 5 goals out of the 28 shots on goal they attempted. They had 1 power play chance in this game and earned 1 on that try.

So far this season, the Minnesota Wild have earned 106 goals, 47 points, as well as a points percentage of .671. They have allowed 88 goals to be scored by of a combination of 71 goals at even strength and 17 goals while they were shorthanded. The Wild have racked up 78 goals at even strength and 28 goals (3rd in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have recorded 118 chances on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 23.73%. Minnesota has taken 986 shots (11th in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 10.75%, while allowing their opponents 1,041 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 79.52% on their oppositions 83 power play tries, and their save percentage is 91.5%.

Across the ice you are going to see Jesper Wallstedt in goal. His opponents are averaging 2.39 goals/game and he has yielded 43 goals in total. Wallstedt's rate of quality starts sits at 72.2% and he has 13 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has been a starter 18 games and has played for a total of 298 minutes. Wallstedt is the owner of a career mark of 12-4-2 and has played in 18 games. He has gathered 503 saves out of 546 shots tried, giving him a rate of .921.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota (+220)

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