Wild vs. Avalanche Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Wild vs. Avalanche NHL game on May 3, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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May 4, 1 AM Ball Arena
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2 3 1 6
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3 2 4 9
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Wild
2 3 1 6
Avalanche
3 2 4 9
P3 19:11 Shot missed by Ross Colton
P3 18:56 Shot on goal by Logan O'Connor saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 17:20 Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 15:03 Shot on goal by Vladimir Tarasenko saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 14:36 Cale Makar shot blocked by Kirill Kaprizov
P3 14:20 Shot on goal by Martin Necas saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 13:40 Shot on goal by Valeri Nichushkin saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 13:31 Shot missed by Valeri Nichushkin
P3 12:38 Shot on goal by Brock Faber saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 12:31 Shot on goal by Brock Faber saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 11:31 Shot on goal by Brock Faber saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 10:00 Power play - Matt Boldy shot blocked by Brent Burns
P3 09:23 Power play - Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 08:49 Shot missed by Mats Zuccarello
P3 08:46 Shot on goal by Ryan Hartman saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 08:00 Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 07:46 Shot missed by Matt Boldy
P3 07:15 Shot missed by Ryan Hartman
P3 07:00 Shot on goal by Gabriel Landeskog saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 06:56 Shot missed by Nathan MacKinnon
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
GOALS
ALL
P3 20:00
End of 3rd Period.
P3 20:00
End of 3rd Period.
P3 19:47
Michael McCarron won faceoff against Nazem Kadri in offensive zone
P3 19:47
Stoppage - Icing
P3 19:11
SHOT
Shot missed by Ross Colton
P3 18:56
SHOT
Shot on goal by Logan O'Connor saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 17:52
Jack Drury won faceoff against Nico Sturm in neutral zone
P3 17:20
SHOT
Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 17:06
Matt Boldy won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
P3 16:14
Michael McCarron won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
P3 16:01
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Michael McCarron in neutral zone
P3 15:03
SHOT
Shot on goal by Vladimir Tarasenko saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 14:52
Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
P3 14:52
Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
P3 14:36
SHOT
Cale Makar shot blocked by Kirill Kaprizov
P3 14:20
SHOT
Shot on goal by Martin Necas saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 13:42
Nico Sturm won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
P3 13:42
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P3 13:40
SHOT
Shot on goal by Valeri Nichushkin saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 13:31
SHOT
Shot missed by Valeri Nichushkin
P3 12:38
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brock Faber saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 12:32
Nick Foligno won faceoff against Jack Drury in offensive zone
P3 12:32
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P3 12:31
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brock Faber saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 12:29
Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
P3 11:31
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brock Faber saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 11:18
Michael McCarron won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
P3 11:18
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
P3 10:53
Shorthanded - Brock Nelson won faceoff against Danila Yurov in defensive zone
P3 10:53
Penalty to Cale Makar 2 minutes for Misconduct
P3 10:00
SHOT
Power play - Matt Boldy shot blocked by Brent Burns
P3 09:23
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 08:53
Power play - Matt Boldy won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
P3 08:49
SHOT
Shot missed by Mats Zuccarello
P3 08:46
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ryan Hartman saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 08:43
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in offensive zone
P3 08:43
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
P3 08:00
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 07:46
SHOT
Shot missed by Matt Boldy
P3 07:15
SHOT
Shot missed by Ryan Hartman
P3 07:00
SHOT
Shot on goal by Gabriel Landeskog saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 06:56
SHOT
Shot missed by Nathan MacKinnon
P3 06:42
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in defensive zone
P3 06:42
Stoppage - Icing
P3 06:18
SHOT
Shot missed by Logan O'Connor
P3 05:43
Jack Drury won faceoff against Nico Sturm in neutral zone
P3 05:42
GOAL
Goal scored by Nazem Kadri assisted by Ross Colton
5-7
P3 05:36
SHOT
Jake Middleton shot blocked by Devon Toews
P3 05:09
Nazem Kadri won faceoff against Michael McCarron in defensive zone
P3 05:09
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P3 04:23
Takeaway by Danila Yurov in offensive zone
P3 04:18
SHOT
Shot missed by Quinn Hughes
P3 03:21
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
P3 03:21
GOAL
Goal scored by Cale Makar
5-6
P3 03:15
SHOT
Shot on goal by Devon Toews saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 03:06
SHOT
Shot on goal by Logan O'Connor saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 02:28
SHOT
Logan O'Connor shot blocked by Vladimir Tarasenko
P3 01:59
SHOT
Zach Bogosian shot blocked by Ross Colton
P3 00:19
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brock Faber saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 00:00
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in neutral zone
P2 20:00
End of 2nd Period.
P2 19:44
SHOT
Brock Faber shot blocked by Cale Makar
P2 19:35
SHOT
Ryan Hartman shot blocked by Devon Toews
P2 19:25
Wild won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in offensive zone
P2 19:25
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P2 19:09
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in defensive zone
P2 19:07
SHOT
Shot on goal by Artturi Lehkonen saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P2 18:49
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Danila Yurov in defensive zone
P2 18:49
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P2 18:46
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mats Zuccarello saved by Scott Wedgewood
P2 18:04
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Jack Drury in neutral zone
P2 17:50
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Valeri Nichushkin
P2 16:55
Nico Sturm won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
P2 16:55
GOAL
Shorthanded - Goal scored by Marcus Foligno
5-4
P2 16:20
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Nick Foligno saved by Scott Wedgewood
P2 16:04
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Jared Spurgeon saved by Scott Wedgewood
P2 16:01
Penalty to Brock Faber 2 minutes for Hooking (Drawn by Nathan MacKinnon)
P2 16:01
Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
P2 15:50
Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
P2 15:50
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P2 14:22
Michael McCarron won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
P2 14:22
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
P2 14:20
SHOT
Shot on goal by Parker Kelly saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P2 13:50
Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
P2 13:05
Martin Necas credited with hit on Brock Faber in offensive zone
P2 12:52
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ryan Hartman saved by Scott Wedgewood
P2 12:43
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
P2 12:16
Danila Yurov won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in neutral zone
P2 12:05
SHOT
Cale Makar shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon
P2 11:43
Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
P2 11:43
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
P2 11:41
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nick Blankenburg saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P2 11:18
SHOT
Shot missed by Nathan MacKinnon
P2 10:57
SHOT
Ryan Hartman shot blocked by Cale Makar
P2 10:52
SHOT
Jake Middleton shot blocked by Artturi Lehkonen
P2 10:15
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ross Colton saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P2 09:55
SHOT
Shot missed by Michael McCarron
P2 09:40
SHOT
Shot missed by Marcus Foligno
P2 09:22
SHOT
Shot on goal by Cale Makar saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P2 07:49
SHOT
Sam Malinski shot blocked by Matt Boldy
P2 07:46
Danila Yurov won faceoff against Avalanche in defensive zone
P2 07:46
Stoppage - Icing
P2 06:57
SHOT
Shot on goal by Martin Necas saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P2 06:45
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
P2 06:45
GOAL
Goal scored by Vladimir Tarasenko assisted by Yakov Trenin
3-4
P2 06:32
Michael McCarron won faceoff against Ross Colton in neutral zone
P2 06:32
Stoppage - Offside
P2 06:15
Michael McCarron won faceoff against Nazem Kadri in offensive zone
P2 05:11
SHOT
Shot on goal by Logan O'Connor saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P2 04:56
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ryan Hartman saved by Scott Wedgewood
P2 04:16
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
P2 04:16
GOAL
Goal scored by Nick Blankenburg assisted by Valeri Nichushkin and Cale Makar
2-4
P2 04:08
SHOT
Marcus Foligno shot blocked by Brock Nelson
P2 03:45
SHOT
Shot on goal by Valeri Nichushkin saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P2 02:54
Michael McCarron won faceoff against Nazem Kadri in defensive zone
P2 02:50
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sam Malinski saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P2 02:06
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Brock Faber
P2 02:00
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Kirill Kaprizov
P2 01:59
SHOT
Power play - Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Brent Burns
P2 01:23
Power play - Matt Boldy won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
P2 00:21
Power play - Matt Boldy won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
P2 00:21
Penalty to Artturi Lehkonen 2 minutes for Hooking (Drawn by Ryan Hartman)
P2 00:00
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
P1 20:00
End of 1st Period.
P1 19:52
SHOT
Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Brock Nelson
P1 19:46
SHOT
Shot on goal by Marcus Foligno saved by Scott Wedgewood
P1 19:26
SHOT
Marcus Foligno shot blocked by teammate
P1 19:09
SHOT
Shot missed by Brett Kulak
P1 18:23
SHOT
Marcus Johansson shot blocked by Gabriel Landeskog
P1 18:10
SHOT
Yakov Trenin shot blocked by teammate
P1 18:05
SHOT
Daemon Hunt shot blocked by Gabriel Landeskog
P1 17:21
Michael McCarron won faceoff against Jack Drury in neutral zone
P1 17:08
Michael McCarron won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
P1 17:01
SHOT
Shot missed by Sam Malinski
P1 16:35
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
P1 16:35
Stoppage - Icing
P1 16:28
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
P1 16:28
Stoppage - Icing
P1 16:04
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Michael McCarron in neutral zone
P1 16:02
GOAL
Goal scored by Ryan Hartman assisted by Quinn Hughes
2-3
P1 15:44
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
P1 15:44
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
P1 15:42
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P1 15:02
Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
P1 14:24
SHOT
Shot on goal by Michael McCarron saved by Scott Wedgewood
P1 13:13
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
P1 13:13
GOAL
Power play - Goal scored by Artturi Lehkonen assisted by Nathan MacKinnon and Martin Necas
0-3
P1 12:49
Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
P1 12:24
Penalty to Mats Zuccarello 2 minutes for Misconduct
P1 12:24
Brock Faber won faceoff against Valeri Nichushkin in defensive zone
P1 12:21
SHOT
Shot missed by Sam Malinski
P1 12:04
Danila Yurov won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
P1 12:04
GOAL
Goal scored by Jack Drury assisted by Logan O'Connor
0-2
P1 11:41
Jack Drury won faceoff against Nick Foligno in offensive zone
P1 11:41
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P1 11:38
SHOT
Shot missed by Nicolas Roy
P1 11:12
Michael McCarron won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in neutral zone
P1 11:01
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in neutral zone
P1 10:50
SHOT
Nick Blankenburg shot blocked by Nico Sturm
P1 10:45
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Nick Foligno in offensive zone
P1 10:45
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
P1 10:24
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nazem Kadri saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P1 09:23
SHOT
Shorthanded - Logan O'Connor shot blocked by Quinn Hughes
P1 09:11
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Kirill Kaprizov
P1 08:14
Shorthanded - Jack Drury won faceoff against Matt Boldy in defensive zone
P1 08:06
Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
P1 08:06
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
P1 08:03
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nazem Kadri saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P1 07:34
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P1 07:30
SHOT
Shot missed by Nick Blankenburg
P1 07:15
SHOT
Shot missed by Kirill Kaprizov
P1 06:47
SHOT
Artturi Lehkonen shot blocked by Brock Faber
P1 06:05
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nico Sturm saved by Scott Wedgewood
P1 05:21
SHOT
Jack Drury shot blocked by Michael McCarron
P1 04:52
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P1 04:51
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jake Middleton saved by Scott Wedgewood
P1 04:18
SHOT
Shot missed by Brent Burns
P1 04:06
SHOT
Shot missed by Nazem Kadri
P1 02:46
Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Cale Makar in offensive zone
P1 02:35
SHOT
Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Jake Middleton
P1 02:22
Stoppage - Referee or Linesperson - Player Equipment
P1 02:16
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brett Kulak saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P1 01:42
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P1 01:40
SHOT
Shot on goal by Quinn Hughes saved by Scott Wedgewood
P1 01:28
Michael McCarron won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in defensive zone
P1 01:18
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P1 01:16
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P1 00:33
Artturi Lehkonen credited with hit on Kirill Kaprizov in neutral zone
P1 00:00
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in neutral zone
Stats
Wild
STATS
Avalanche
36Shots on Goal43
63% Faceoff Win % 37%
3/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 2/1
8Penalty Infraction Mins10
24Hits26
13Shots Blocked11
17Giveaways17
WildMIN
AvalancheCOL
36Shots on Goal43
63% Faceoff Win % 37%
3/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 2/1
8Penalty Infraction Mins10
24Hits26
13Shots Blocked11
17Giveaways17

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Wild vs. Avalanche: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Wild vs. Avalanche
  • Date: Sunday, May 3, 2026
  • Time: 9:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Ball Arena

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Avalanche favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6.5
  • Moneyline Odds: Wild +182, Avalanche -179

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Wild: 37%
  • Avalanche: 63%

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 37%, while the Avalanche have a win probability of 63%. 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 Monday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.

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