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Wild vs. Avalanche Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Wild vs. Avalanche NHL game on March 8, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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NHL
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Mar 8, 6PM Ball Arena
Mar 8, 6PM Ball Arena
In-Play ProbabilitiesIn-Play
Game PredictionsPre-Game
Best Bets | TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wild | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Avalanche | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Live Probabilities
Moneyline
Over / Under
Win %
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Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wild | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Avalanche | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
OT1 04:38 Power play - Shot on goal by Kirill Kaprizov saved by Scott Wedgewood
OT1 02:14 Brock Nelson shot blocked by Brock Faber
OT1 02:06 Shot missed by Bobby Brink
OT1 01:44 Shot on goal by Nazem Kadri saved by Jesper Wallstedt
OT1 01:14 Shot missed by Cale Makar
OT1 00:58 Shot missed by Martin Necas
P3 17:47 Quinn Hughes shot blocked by Cale Makar
P3 16:34 Power play - Shot on goal by Jared Spurgeon saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 15:47 Power play - Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Cale Makar
P3 15:24 Power play - Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 13:22 Shot missed by Valeri Nichushkin
P3 12:39 Goal scored by Brett Kulak
P3 11:16 Power play - Shot on goal by Martin Necas saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 09:44 Power play - Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 07:58 Parker Kelly shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
P3 07:43 Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
P3 07:01 Shorthanded - Goal scored by Nico Sturm
P3 06:16 Power play - Cale Makar shot blocked by Joel Eriksson Ek
P3 06:00 Power play - Brock Nelson shot blocked by Joel Eriksson Ek
P3 04:31 Jonas Brodin shot blocked by Zakhar Bardakov
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
OT
GOALS
ALL
End of Shootout period.
Shootout Goal scored by Nathan MacKinnon on Jesper Wallstedt
Shootout attempt by Vladimir Tarasenko saved by Scott Wedgewood
Shootout attempt by Kirill Kaprizov saved by Scott Wedgewood
Shootout Goal scored by Matt Boldy on Scott Wedgewood
Shootout Goal scored by Valeri Nichushkin on Jesper Wallstedt
End of 1st OT.
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Kirill Kaprizov saved by Scott Wedgewood
Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
Stoppage - Visitor Timeout
SHOT
Brock Nelson shot blocked by Brock Faber
SHOT
Shot missed by Bobby Brink
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nazem Kadri saved by Jesper Wallstedt
SHOT
Shot missed by Cale Makar
SHOT
Shot missed by Martin Necas
Takeaway by Brock Nelson in defensive zone
Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
End of 3rd Period.
Nico Sturm credited with hit on Josh Manson in offensive zone
SHOT
Quinn Hughes shot blocked by Cale Makar
Nazem Kadri credited with hit on Jonas Brodin in offensive zone
Shorthanded - Brock Nelson won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Jared Spurgeon saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Power play - Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Cale Makar
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Scott Wedgewood
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Valeri Nichushkin
Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Brett Kulak
2-2
Nico Sturm credited with hit on Brock Nelson in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Martin Necas saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Shorthanded - Michael McCarron won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Power play - Brock Nelson won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in offensive zone
Martin Necas credited with hit on Kirill Kaprizov in defensive zone
Vladimir Tarasenko credited with hit on Joel Kiviranta in defensive zone
SHOT
Parker Kelly shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
SHOT
Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
Nick Foligno won faceoff against Ross Colton in neutral zone
GOAL
Shorthanded - Goal scored by Nico Sturm
2-1
SHOT
Power play - Cale Makar shot blocked by Joel Eriksson Ek
SHOT
Power play - Brock Nelson shot blocked by Joel Eriksson Ek
Michael McCarron won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
Penalty to Yakov Trenin 2 minutes for Slashing
SHOT
Jonas Brodin shot blocked by Zakhar Bardakov
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Jack Drury in offensive zone
Matt Boldy won faceoff against Zakhar Bardakov in neutral zone
Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Jack Drury in offensive zone
Penalty to Ross Colton 2 minutes for Slashing
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Michael McCarron saved by Scott Wedgewood
Danila Yurov credited with hit on Nicolas Roy in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nicolas Roy saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Danila Yurov credited with hit on Sam Malinski in defensive zone
Danila Yurov won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
Zach Bogosian credited with hit on Brock Nelson in defensive zone
SHOT
Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Zach Bogosian
SHOT
Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Scott Wedgewood
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Kirill Kaprizov saved by Scott Wedgewood
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
End of 2nd Period.
Danila Yurov won faceoff against Jack Drury in offensive zone
SHOT
Zach Bogosian shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ryan Hartman saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brock Faber saved by Scott Wedgewood
Jack Drury won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Matt Boldy
Michael McCarron credited with hit on Nathan MacKinnon in offensive zone
Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Joel Eriksson Ek
SHOT
Shot on goal by Vladimir Tarasenko saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Shot missed by Jake Middleton
SHOT
Quinn Hughes shot blocked by Parker Kelly
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ryan Hartman saved by Scott Wedgewood
Nicolas Roy won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Gavin Brindley saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Nicolas Roy won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in neutral zone
Nazem Kadri won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Nazem Kadri in defensive zone
SHOT
Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Bobby Brink
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ross Colton saved by Jesper Wallstedt
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Jesper Wallstedt
SHOT
Shot missed by Ross Colton
SHOT
Jared Spurgeon shot blocked by Joel Kiviranta
SHOT
Shot on goal by Vladimir Tarasenko saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Parker Kelly shot blocked by Ryan Hartman
SHOT
Shot on goal by Kirill Kaprizov saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mats Zuccarello saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Shot missed by Nathan MacKinnon
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot missed by Parker Kelly
SHOT
Power play - Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Brent Burns
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Matt Boldy
Penalty to Nicolas Roy 2 minutes for High Sticking (Drawn by Zach Bogosian)
SHOT
Shot missed by Parker Kelly
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Valeri Nichushkin
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Gavin Brindley
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Martin Necas
Power play - Brock Nelson won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Martin Necas saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
End of 1st Period.
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
Jake Middleton credited with hit on Zakhar Bardakov in offensive zone
Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Scott Wedgewood
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Ross Colton in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Joel Kiviranta saved by Jesper Wallstedt
SHOT
Brett Kulak shot blocked by Michael McCarron
SHOT
Brett Kulak shot blocked by Michael McCarron
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Danila Yurov credited with hit on Devon Toews in offensive zone
Parker Kelly credited with hit on Brock Faber in defensive zone
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
Cale Makar credited with hit on Nico Sturm in defensive zone
Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Parker Kelly won faceoff against Danila Yurov in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Joel Kiviranta shot blocked by Quinn Hughes
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Michael McCarron saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Shot missed by Nazem Kadri
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Nicolas Roy won faceoff against Danila Yurov in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Joel Kiviranta saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Jack Drury credited with hit on Mats Zuccarello in neutral zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Valeri Nichushkin saved by Jesper Wallstedt
SHOT
Shorthanded - Nick Foligno shot blocked by Nazem Kadri
Power play - Nazem Kadri won faceoff against Yakov Trenin in offensive zone
Stoppage - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sam Malinski saved by Jesper Wallstedt
SHOT
Shot missed by Valeri Nichushkin
Matt Boldy credited with hit on Brent Burns in offensive zone
Stoppage - Referee or Linesperson - Player Injury
SHOT
Brock Faber shot blocked by Parker Kelly
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Danila Yurov saved by Scott Wedgewood
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Danila Yurov in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nicolas Roy saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Parker Kelly credited with hit on Jared Spurgeon in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Zach Bogosian saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Devon Toews saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Power play - Ross Colton credited with hit on Jonas Brodin in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Martin Necas saved by Jesper Wallstedt
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Nazem Kadri saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Power play - Takeaway by Nazem Kadri in defensive zone
SHOT
Josh Manson shot blocked by Bobby Brink
SHOT
Shot missed by Kirill Kaprizov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Kirill Kaprizov saved by Scott Wedgewood
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
Game Setup.
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 34 | Shots on Goal | 36 | |||
| 56% | Faceoff Win % | 44% | |||
| 4/1 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 5/0 | |||
| 10 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 8 | |||
| 25 | Hits | 20 | |||
| 21 | Shots Blocked | 14 | |||
| 19 | Giveaways | 9 |
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| 34 | Shots on Goal | 36 | |||
| 56% | Faceoff Win % | 44% | |||
| 4/1 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 5/0 | |||
| 10 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 8 | |||
| 25 | Hits | 20 | |||
| 21 | Shots Blocked | 14 | |||
| 19 | Giveaways | 9 |
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Wild vs. Avalanche: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Wild vs. Avalanche
- Date: Sunday, March 8, 2026
- Time: 2:00 PM ET
- Venue: Ball Arena
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Avalanche favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 6.5
- Moneyline Odds: Wild +158, Avalanche -172
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Wild: 38%
- Avalanche: 62%
Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.
Our Prediction: Who Wins?
After extensive simulations, our model gives the Wild a win probability of 38%, while the Avalanche have a win probability of 62%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Avalanche are more likely to beat the Wild in the NHL game at Ball Arena on Sunday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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