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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Wild
1 0 1 2
Avalanche
2 1 2 5
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  • Wild
    0%
  • Avalanche
    100%
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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
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 19:55
    Jack Drury won faceoff against Nick Foligno in neutral zone
  3. P3 19:15
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Kirill Kaprizov
  4. P3 19:07
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ryan Hartman
  5. P3 19:04
    Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  6. P3 19:04
    Stoppage - Icing
  7. P3 18:09
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Kirill Kaprizov
  8. P3 17:46
    Brock Nelson won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
  9. P3 17:44
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Hartman saved by Scott Wedgewood
  10. P3 17:41
    Jack Drury won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
  11. P3 17:34
    Matt Boldy won faceoff against Jack Drury in neutral zone
  12. P3 17:34
    Stoppage - Offside
  13. P3 17:12
    SHOT
    Power play - Sam Malinski shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon
  14. P3 15:46
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Michael McCarron saved by Scott Wedgewood
  15. P3 15:40
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Nazem Kadri saved by Filip Gustavsson
  16. P3 15:34
    Penalty to Kirill Kaprizov 2 minutes for Cross Checking (Drawn by Cale Makar)
  17. P3 14:51
    Nicolas Roy credited with hit on Jake Middleton in offensive zone
  18. P3 14:33
    Nicolas Roy won faceoff against Michael McCarron in neutral zone
  19. P3 14:04
    Jeff Petry credited with hit on Artturi Lehkonen in offensive zone
  20. P3 13:49
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ryan Hartman
  21. P3 13:18
    Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
  22. P3 13:18
    GOAL
    Power play - Goal scored by Nathan MacKinnon assisted by Nazem Kadri and Gabriel Landeskog
    1-4
  23. P3 11:49
    Shorthanded - Michael McCarron won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in defensive zone
  24. P3 10:50
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Marcus Johansson
  25. P3 09:55
    Mats Zuccarello won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  26. P3 09:55
    Stoppage - Referee or Linesperson
  27. P3 08:21
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Filip Gustavsson
  28. P3 07:58
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  29. P3 07:55
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Martin Necas
  30. P3 07:26
    Shorthanded - Michael McCarron won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in defensive zone
  31. P3 07:26
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  32. P3 07:22
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nathan MacKinnon
  33. P3 07:14
    SHOT
    Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by teammate
  34. P3 07:00
    Stoppage - Icing
  35. P3 06:30
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Marcus Johansson saved by Scott Wedgewood
  36. P3 05:58
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Jared Spurgeon saved by Scott Wedgewood
  37. P3 05:54
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  38. P3 05:51
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Kirill Kaprizov saved by Scott Wedgewood
  39. P3 05:20
    Shorthanded - Jack Drury won faceoff against Matt Boldy in neutral zone
  40. P3 04:52
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  41. P3 04:51
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Matt Boldy
  42. P3 04:20
    Penalty to Brock Nelson 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Quinn Hughes)
  43. P3 04:20
    Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  44. P3 03:54
    SHOT
    Wild shot blocked by Cale Makar
  45. P3 03:34
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mats Zuccarello
  46. P3 03:12
    Stoppage - High Stick
  47. P3 02:22
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Michael McCarron saved by Scott Wedgewood
  48. P3 01:48
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  49. P3 01:46
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Vladimir Tarasenko saved by Scott Wedgewood
  50. P3 01:38
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  51. P3 01:36
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nick Blankenburg
  52. P3 01:19
    Stoppage - Icing
  53. P3 00:00
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in neutral zone
  54. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  55. P2 19:32
    Brock Nelson won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
  56. P2 19:02
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Danila Yurov
  57. P2 16:47
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mats Zuccarello saved by Scott Wedgewood
  58. P2 15:49
    SHOT
    Matt Boldy shot blocked by Brent Burns
  59. P2 15:30
    Danila Yurov won faceoff against Nazem Kadri in defensive zone
  60. P2 15:07
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Devon Toews
  61. P2 15:00
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Filip Gustavsson
  62. P2 14:35
    Michael McCarron won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in defensive zone
  63. P2 14:35
    Stoppage - Icing
  64. P2 13:40
    SHOT
    Jared Spurgeon shot blocked by teammate
  65. P2 13:37
    Michael McCarron won faceoff against Jack Drury in offensive zone
  66. P2 13:33
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Kirill Kaprizov
  67. P2 13:11
    Brock Nelson credited with hit on Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
  68. P2 12:59
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  69. P2 12:56
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jake Middleton saved by Scott Wedgewood
  70. P2 12:12
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Filip Gustavsson
  71. P2 11:49
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Filip Gustavsson
  72. P2 11:33
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Martin Necas
  73. P2 10:52
    Shorthanded - Michael McCarron won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in defensive zone
  74. P2 10:52
    Penalty to Ryan Hartman 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Nick Blankenburg)
  75. P2 10:15
    Nico Sturm won faceoff against Nazem Kadri in defensive zone
  76. P2 10:15
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  77. P2 10:13
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nazem Kadri saved by Filip Gustavsson
  78. P2 09:27
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  79. P2 09:25
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Vladimir Tarasenko saved by Scott Wedgewood
  80. P2 08:49
    SHOT
    Quinn Hughes shot blocked by teammate
  81. P2 08:25
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Sam Malinski saved by Filip Gustavsson
  82. P2 08:20
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Sam Malinski
  83. P2 07:54
    Mats Zuccarello won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in offensive zone
  84. P2 07:33
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nazem Kadri
  85. P2 07:33
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nazem Kadri saved by Filip Gustavsson
  86. P2 06:26
    SHOT
    Brett Kulak shot blocked by Michael McCarron
  87. P2 06:23
    Brock Nelson won faceoff against Michael McCarron in offensive zone
  88. P2 06:23
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd - TV timeout
  89. P2 06:00
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
  90. P2 05:47
    Michael McCarron won faceoff against Martin Necas in defensive zone
  91. P2 04:39
    Jack Drury won faceoff against Matt Boldy in defensive zone
  92. P2 04:37
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Daemon Hunt saved by Scott Wedgewood
  93. P2 04:26
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nick Foligno
  94. P2 03:04
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Devon Toews
  95. P2 03:02
    SHOT
    Cale Makar shot blocked by teammate
  96. P2 02:40
    Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
  97. P2 02:01
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Logan O'Connor saved by Filip Gustavsson
  98. P2 01:56
    SHOT
    Jack Drury shot blocked by Jeff Petry
  99. P2 01:43
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
  100. P2 01:41
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Michael McCarron
  101. P2 01:24
    Michael McCarron won faceoff against Nazem Kadri in neutral zone
  102. P2 01:24
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Nicolas Roy assisted by Ross Colton and Brock Nelson
    1-3
  103. P2 00:59
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  104. P2 00:58
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jared Spurgeon saved by Scott Wedgewood
  105. P2 00:44
    Stoppage - Icing
  106. P2 00:08
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Kirill Kaprizov
  107. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  108. P1 19:55
    Wild won faceoff against Jack Drury in offensive zone
  109. P1 19:54
    SHOT
    Jeff Petry shot blocked by Devon Toews
  110. P1 19:45
    SHOT
    Brock Faber shot blocked by Valeri Nichushkin
  111. P1 18:43
    Giveaway by Scott Wedgewood in defensive zone
  112. P1 18:43
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Marcus Johansson
  113. P1 17:08
    Parker Kelly credited with hit on Marcus Foligno in offensive zone
  114. P1 17:04
    Brock Nelson credited with hit on Daemon Hunt in offensive zone
  115. P1 17:01
    SHOT
    Brett Kulak shot blocked by teammate
  116. P1 16:33
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Brock Nelson
  117. P1 16:29
    Stoppage - Icing
  118. P1 16:18
    SHOT
    Ross Colton shot blocked by Michael McCarron
  119. P1 15:57
    Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  120. P1 15:04
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Marcus Johansson
  121. P1 14:58
    Power play - Danila Yurov won faceoff against Jack Drury in offensive zone
  122. P1 14:54
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Danila Yurov saved by Scott Wedgewood
  123. P1 14:15
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Filip Gustavsson
  124. P1 14:13
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Scott Wedgewood
  125. P1 13:52
    Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  126. P1 13:48
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Scott Wedgewood
  127. P1 13:44
    SHOT
    Matt Boldy shot blocked by teammate
  128. P1 13:33
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Kirill Kaprizov
  129. P1 13:21
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Kirill Kaprizov saved by Scott Wedgewood
  130. P1 13:16
    Power play - Matt Boldy won faceoff against Jack Drury in offensive zone
  131. P1 12:03
    SHOT
    Martin Necas shot blocked by Jake Middleton
  132. P1 12:02
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Devon Toews saved by Filip Gustavsson
  133. P1 11:25
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in neutral zone
  134. P1 10:18
    SHOT
    Jack Drury shot blocked by Brock Faber
  135. P1 10:09
    Jack Drury won faceoff against Nico Sturm in offensive zone
  136. P1 10:09
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  137. P1 10:07
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cale Makar saved by Filip Gustavsson
  138. P1 09:29
    Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  139. P1 08:57
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brett Kulak saved by Filip Gustavsson
  140. P1 08:28
    Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  141. P1 08:24
    Jack Drury won faceoff against Nick Foligno in neutral zone
  142. P1 08:09
    Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  143. P1 08:08
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Vladimir Tarasenko saved by Scott Wedgewood
  144. P1 06:30
    Brock Nelson won faceoff against Matt Boldy in defensive zone
  145. P1 06:29
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Danila Yurov
  146. P1 05:39
    Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in defensive zone
  147. P1 05:39
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  148. P1 05:36
    SHOT
    Devon Toews shot blocked by Kirill Kaprizov
  149. P1 05:24
    Stoppage - High Stick
  150. P1 04:06
    Nicolas Roy won faceoff against Michael McCarron in defensive zone
  151. P1 04:06
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  152. P1 03:33
    Valeri Nichushkin credited with hit on Quinn Hughes in offensive zone
  153. P1 02:57
    Brock Nelson won faceoff against Danila Yurov in neutral zone
  154. P1 02:51
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Martin Necas assisted by Nathan MacKinnon and Brett Kulak
    1-1
  155. P1 02:36
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jeff Petry saved by Scott Wedgewood
  156. P1 01:53
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  157. P1 01:50
    SHOT
    Ross Colton shot blocked by Brock Faber
  158. P1 01:24
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
  159. P1 01:11
    Matt Boldy credited with hit on Sam Malinski in defensive zone
  160. P1 00:00
    Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
  161. P1 00:00
    Game Setup.
Stats
Wild
STATS
Avalanche
31Shots on Goal23
37% Faceoff Win % 63%
2/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 5/2
10Penalty Infraction Mins4
31Hits28
13 Shots Blocked 11
11Giveaways15
WildMIN
AvalancheCOL
31Shots on Goal23
37% Faceoff Win % 63%
2/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 5/2
10Penalty Infraction Mins4
31Hits28
13 Shots Blocked 11
11Giveaways15

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 36¢, Avalanche 64¢

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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