Game 2 Preview
The third-seeded Minnesota Wild will look to even their best-of-seven series at 1-1 when they meet the top-seeded Colorado Avalanche in a 2026 NHL playoff second-round Game 2 matchup on Tuesday night.
Colorado opened the series with a 9-6 victory on Sunday night. Eight different players scored for the Avs, with star defenseman Cale Makar tallying two in the high-scoring matchup.
Face-off from Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, is set for 8 p.m. ET.
Wild vs. Avalanche Betting Odds
The Avs are the -199 favorites in the latest Wild vs. Avalanche odds, while the over/under for total goals scored is 6.5.
Money line: Avalanche -199, Wild +164
Puck line: Avalanche -1.5 (+121)
Top Wild vs. Avalanche Predictions
After 10,000 simulations of Wild vs. Avalanche, SportsLine's model is going Over on the total (6.5). The Over hit in the first matchup between these two teams by more than eight goals. The total has gone Over in four of the Wild's last five games.
The SportsLine model is projecting Minnesota's Kirill Kaprizov to score .59 goals and .63 assists, while goaltender Jesper Wallstedt will make 28 saves and allow 3.4 goals.
Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon is projected to score 0.65 goals and 0.96 assists. Goalie Scott Wedgewood will make 21.9 saves and allow 2.93 goals.
It also projects 6.8 combined goals between the teams, making the Over the play in 56% of simulations.