Minnesota Wild vs Colorado Avalanche, Friday 4-29-2022, 7:00pm, Xcel Energy Center

[MNSOTA]

https://thesportsdaily.com/2022/04/29/game-preview-minnesota-wild-vs-colorado-avalanche-4-29-22-700pm-cst-at-xcel-energy-center/

 

Minnesota Wild (52-22-7)  111pts  2nd in the Central

3.72 Goals For Per Game (5th in the NHL)

3.06 Goals Against Per Game (17th in the NHL)

21% Power Play (17th in the NHL)

75.8% Penalty Kill (26th in the NHL)

 

Top 5 Scorers:

1. #97 Kirill Kaprizov ~ 46G 60A = 106pts

2. #22 Kevin Fiala ~ 33G 52A = 85pts

3. #38 Ryan Hartman ~ 34G 30A = 64pts

4. #14 Joel Eriksson Ek ~ 26G 23A = 49pts

5. #89 Frederick Gaudreau ~ 14G 30A = 44pts

 

Top 3 PIM's:

1. #44 Nic Deslauriers ~ 113 PIM's*

2. #17 Marcus Foligno ~ 112 PIM's

3. #21 Brandon Duhaime ~ 105 PIM's

 

Top Goaltenders:

1. #33 Cam Talbot (32-12-4)  2.76GAA  .911%  3SO

2. #29 Marc-Andre Fleury (27-23-5)  2.94GAA  .907%  4SO*

 

Vs.

 

Colorado Avalanche (56-18-7)  119pts  1st in the Central

3.79 Goals For Per Game (3rd in the NHL)

2.81 Goals Against Per Game (8th in the NHL)

24.4% Power Play (6th in the NHL)

79.2% Penalty Kill (16th in the NHL)

 

Top 5 Scorers:

1. #96 Mikko Rantanen ~ 36G 55A = 91pts

2. #29 Nathan MacKinnon ~ 32G 56A = 88pts

3. #8 Cale Makar ~ 28G 58A = 86pts

4. #91 Nazem Kadri ~ 27G 59A = 86pts

5. #95 Andre Burakovsky ~ 22G 39A = 61pts

 

Top 3 PIM's:

1. #91 Nazem Kadri ~ 71 PIM's

2. #96 Mikko Rantanen ~ 56 PIM's

3. #29 Nathan MacKinnon ~ 42 PIM's

 

Top Goaltenders:

1. #35 Darcy Kuemper (37-12-4)  2.54GAA  .921%  5SO

2. #39 Pavel Francouz (15-4-1)  2.52GAA  .918%  2SO

*- Denotes statistics from multiple teams

[Alexandron]

Predicting Wild win 4:3 in OT. We must to take this game as serious as possible. Because it can give us a chance to start playoffs on home ice. Fleury should be more focused/more serious for this game too. Both goalies GAA stats for Colorado team are looking more impressive.

Edited April 29, 2022 by Alexandron

[Alexandron]

1 hour ago, MNSOTA said:

https://thesportsdaily.com/2022/04/29/game-preview-minnesota-wild-vs-colorado-avalanche-4-29-22-700pm-cst-at-xcel-energy-center/

 

Minnesota Wild (52-22-7)  111pts  2nd in the Central

3.72 Goals For Per Game (5th in the NHL)

3.06 Goals Against Per Game (17th in the NHL)

21% Power Play (17th in the NHL)

75.8% Penalty Kill (26th in the NHL)

 

Top 5 Scorers:

1. #97 Kirill Kaprizov ~ 46G 60A = 106pts

2. #22 Kevin Fiala ~ 33G 52A = 85pts

3. #38 Ryan Hartman ~ 34G 30A = 64pts

4. #14 Joel Eriksson Ek ~ 26G 23A = 49pts

5. #89 Frederick Gaudreau ~ 14G 30A = 44pts

 

Top 3 PIM's:

1. #44 Nic Deslauriers ~ 113 PIM's*

2. #17 Marcus Foligno ~ 112 PIM's

3. #21 Brandon Duhaime ~ 105 PIM's

 

Top Goaltenders:

1. #33 Cam Talbot (32-12-4)  2.76GAA  .911%  3SO

2. #29 Marc-Andre Fleury (27-23-5)  2.94GAA  .907%  4SO*

 

Vs.

 

Colorado Avalanche (56-18-7)  119pts  1st in the Central

3.79 Goals For Per Game (3rd in the NHL)

2.81 Goals Against Per Game (8th in the NHL)

24.4% Power Play (6th in the NHL)

79.2% Penalty Kill (16th in the NHL)

 

Top 5 Scorers:

1. #96 Mikko Rantanen ~ 36G 55A = 91pts

2. #29 Nathan MacKinnon ~ 32G 56A = 88pts

3. #8 Cale Makar ~ 28G 58A = 86pts

4. #91 Nazem Kadri ~ 27G 59A = 86pts

5. #95 Andre Burakovsky ~ 22G 39A = 61pts

 

Top 3 PIM's:

1. #91 Nazem Kadri ~ 71 PIM's

2. #96 Mikko Rantanen ~ 56 PIM's

3. #29 Nathan MacKinnon ~ 42 PIM's

 

Top Goaltenders:

1. #35 Darcy Kuemper (37-12-4)  2.54GAA  .921%  5SO

2. #39 Pavel Francouz (15-4-1)  2.52GAA  .918%  2SO

*- Denotes statistics from multiple teams

Thanks MNSOTA. Very nice analytic game preview.

[Confrontational]

Has the Wild set a record for # of OTs or wins by 1 goal...?  Every time I catch their score - seems like they went to OT - and every other time seems like they win by one point...  

Edited April 29, 2022 by Confrontational

[Tomdog]

If the wild look at this game as anything other than playoff game #1 it will be a short playoff season. 

[Alexandron]

According to Russo:

Michael Russo

@RussoHockey

1h

Jost is getting a look tonight with Kaprizov and Hartman in case Zuccarello can’t play Game 1. Evason says they’re optimistic Zuccarello will be ready, but it’s not healed to the point he can play. Benn/Goligoski won’t play tonight. Dumba and Spurgeon will return.

 

Michael Russo

@RussoHockey

3m

No MacKinnon, Makar, Kumps, at quick glance, for the Avs.

 

 

 

I would prefer to see Rossi instead of Jost in Kaprizov - Hartman line, but, unfortunately, Rossi is injured.

[ClusterChuck]

Let's have some fun tonight, Score a bunch and win.
Wild win 5-3

[bbgarnett]

 

[ClusterChuck]

And no need for chippy play or puffing chests with stupid acts...This means you Dumba. 

[bbgarnett]

Greenway!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jimtown guy]

The Big Rig!!!!!

[ClusterChuck]

Greener !!

[bbgarnett]

wow that can't go in 

[bbgarnett]

Wow 

[Jimtown guy]

Duhaime destroyed him

[ClusterChuck]

Duhaime's best fight of thee year.

[bbgarnett]

wow that's BS

[ClusterChuck]

And we lose out in the end having Kulikov leave the ice.

[Jimtown guy]

Holy ****. Wow!!!!

[bbgarnett]

Jost!!!!!!!!!!!

[ClusterChuck]

WOW !!

[Jimtown guy]

Damnit 

[bbgarnett]

wow WTF 

[Jimtown guy]

Cheap bastard 

[ClusterChuck]

This is the kind of CRAP I was talking about.