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Wild vs. Avalanche Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Wild vs. Avalanche NHL game on May 5, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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May 6, 12 AM Ball Arena
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| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wild | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Avalanche | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
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Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wild | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Avalanche | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
P3 19:15 Shot missed by Kirill Kaprizov
P3 19:07 Shot missed by Ryan Hartman
P3 18:09 Shot missed by Kirill Kaprizov
P3 17:44 Shot on goal by Ryan Hartman saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 17:12 Power play - Sam Malinski shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon
P3 15:46 Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Michael McCarron saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 15:40 Power play - Shot on goal by Nazem Kadri saved by Filip Gustavsson
P3 13:49 Shot missed by Ryan Hartman
P3 13:18 Power play - Goal scored by Nathan MacKinnon assisted by Nazem Kadri and Gabriel Landeskog
P3 10:50 Shot missed by Marcus Johansson
P3 08:21 Power play - Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Filip Gustavsson
P3 07:55 Power play - Shot missed by Martin Necas
P3 07:22 Shot missed by Nathan MacKinnon
P3 07:14 Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by teammate
P3 06:30 Shot on goal by Marcus Johansson saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 05:58 Power play - Shot on goal by Jared Spurgeon saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 05:51 Power play - Shot on goal by Kirill Kaprizov saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 04:51 Power play - Shot missed by Matt Boldy
P3 03:54 Wild shot blocked by Cale Makar
P3 03:34 Shot missed by Mats Zuccarello
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
GOALS
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End of 3rd Period.
Jack Drury won faceoff against Nick Foligno in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Kirill Kaprizov
SHOT
Shot missed by Ryan Hartman
Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Shot missed by Kirill Kaprizov
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ryan Hartman saved by Scott Wedgewood
Jack Drury won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
Matt Boldy won faceoff against Jack Drury in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
SHOT
Power play - Sam Malinski shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Michael McCarron saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Nazem Kadri saved by Filip Gustavsson
Penalty to Kirill Kaprizov 2 minutes for Cross Checking (Drawn by Cale Makar)
Nicolas Roy credited with hit on Jake Middleton in offensive zone
Nicolas Roy won faceoff against Michael McCarron in neutral zone
Jeff Petry credited with hit on Artturi Lehkonen in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Ryan Hartman
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
GOAL
Power play - Goal scored by Nathan MacKinnon assisted by Nazem Kadri and Gabriel Landeskog
1-4
Shorthanded - Michael McCarron won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Marcus Johansson
Mats Zuccarello won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
Stoppage - Referee or Linesperson
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Filip Gustavsson
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Martin Necas
Shorthanded - Michael McCarron won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in defensive zone
Stoppage - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot missed by Nathan MacKinnon
SHOT
Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by teammate
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Shot on goal by Marcus Johansson saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Jared Spurgeon saved by Scott Wedgewood
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Kirill Kaprizov saved by Scott Wedgewood
Shorthanded - Jack Drury won faceoff against Matt Boldy in neutral zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Matt Boldy
Penalty to Brock Nelson 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Quinn Hughes)
Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
SHOT
Wild shot blocked by Cale Makar
SHOT
Shot missed by Mats Zuccarello
Stoppage - High Stick
SHOT
Shot on goal by Michael McCarron saved by Scott Wedgewood
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Vladimir Tarasenko saved by Scott Wedgewood
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot missed by Nick Blankenburg
Stoppage - Icing
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in neutral zone
End of 2nd Period.
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Danila Yurov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mats Zuccarello saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Matt Boldy shot blocked by Brent Burns
Danila Yurov won faceoff against Nazem Kadri in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Devon Toews
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Filip Gustavsson
Michael McCarron won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Jared Spurgeon shot blocked by teammate
Michael McCarron won faceoff against Jack Drury in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Kirill Kaprizov
Brock Nelson credited with hit on Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jake Middleton saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Filip Gustavsson
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Filip Gustavsson
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Martin Necas
Shorthanded - Michael McCarron won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in defensive zone
Penalty to Ryan Hartman 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Nick Blankenburg)
Nico Sturm won faceoff against Nazem Kadri in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nazem Kadri saved by Filip Gustavsson
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Vladimir Tarasenko saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Quinn Hughes shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sam Malinski saved by Filip Gustavsson
SHOT
Shot missed by Sam Malinski
Mats Zuccarello won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Nazem Kadri
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nazem Kadri saved by Filip Gustavsson
SHOT
Brett Kulak shot blocked by Michael McCarron
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Michael McCarron in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd - TV timeout
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
Michael McCarron won faceoff against Martin Necas in defensive zone
Jack Drury won faceoff against Matt Boldy in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Daemon Hunt saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Shot missed by Nick Foligno
SHOT
Shot missed by Devon Toews
SHOT
Cale Makar shot blocked by teammate
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Logan O'Connor saved by Filip Gustavsson
SHOT
Jack Drury shot blocked by Jeff Petry
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
SHOT
Shot missed by Michael McCarron
Michael McCarron won faceoff against Nazem Kadri in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Nicolas Roy assisted by Ross Colton and Brock Nelson
1-3
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jared Spurgeon saved by Scott Wedgewood
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Shot missed by Kirill Kaprizov
End of 1st Period.
Wild won faceoff against Jack Drury in offensive zone
SHOT
Jeff Petry shot blocked by Devon Toews
SHOT
Brock Faber shot blocked by Valeri Nichushkin
Giveaway by Scott Wedgewood in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Marcus Johansson
Parker Kelly credited with hit on Marcus Foligno in offensive zone
Brock Nelson credited with hit on Daemon Hunt in offensive zone
SHOT
Brett Kulak shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Shot missed by Brock Nelson
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Ross Colton shot blocked by Michael McCarron
Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Marcus Johansson
Power play - Danila Yurov won faceoff against Jack Drury in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Danila Yurov saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Filip Gustavsson
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Scott Wedgewood
Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Matt Boldy shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Shot missed by Kirill Kaprizov
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Kirill Kaprizov saved by Scott Wedgewood
Power play - Matt Boldy won faceoff against Jack Drury in offensive zone
SHOT
Martin Necas shot blocked by Jake Middleton
SHOT
Shot on goal by Devon Toews saved by Filip Gustavsson
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in neutral zone
SHOT
Jack Drury shot blocked by Brock Faber
Jack Drury won faceoff against Nico Sturm in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Cale Makar saved by Filip Gustavsson
Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brett Kulak saved by Filip Gustavsson
Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
Jack Drury won faceoff against Nick Foligno in neutral zone
Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Vladimir Tarasenko saved by Scott Wedgewood
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Matt Boldy in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Danila Yurov
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Devon Toews shot blocked by Kirill Kaprizov
Stoppage - High Stick
Nicolas Roy won faceoff against Michael McCarron in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Valeri Nichushkin credited with hit on Quinn Hughes in offensive zone
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Danila Yurov in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Martin Necas assisted by Nathan MacKinnon and Brett Kulak
1-1
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jeff Petry saved by Scott Wedgewood
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Ross Colton shot blocked by Brock Faber
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
Matt Boldy credited with hit on Sam Malinski in defensive zone
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
Game Setup.
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 31 | Shots on Goal | 23 | |||
| 37% | Faceoff Win % | 63% | |||
| 2/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 5/2 | |||
| 10 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 4 | |||
| 31 | Hits | 28 | |||
| 13 | Shots Blocked | 11 | |||
| 11 | Giveaways | 15 |
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|---|
| 31 | Shots on Goal | 23 | |||
| 37% | Faceoff Win % | 63% | |||
| 2/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 5/2 | |||
| 10 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 4 | |||
| 31 | Hits | 28 | |||
| 13 | Shots Blocked | 11 | |||
| 11 | Giveaways | 15 |
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Wild vs. Avalanche: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Wild vs. Avalanche
- Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2026
- Time: 8:00 PM ET
- Venue: Ball Arena
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Avalanche favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 6.5
- Moneyline Odds: Wild +182, Avalanche -180
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 Wednesday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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