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MIN @ COL

Wednesday, March 17, 2027 · 7:30 PM CT

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Lines

Before puck drop the page uses Hard Rock Bet's latest moneyline, puck line and total; once the game is final it switches to Hard Rock's closing line so you can see how each bet graded. Hard Rock only — no other sportsbook is shown. Hard Rock doesn't post period totals to our feed, so the period table shows DraftKings and FanDuel lines (labelled DK / FD) and grades at DraftKings' number (FanDuel's if DraftKings has none, 1.5 if neither has posted); the 0.5 / 1.5 / 2.5 chips grade at a fixed line instead. vs DK/FD Close is each team's record against past games' DraftKings (else FanDuel) closing period total.

Betting trends

Each team's hit rate at tonight's number: Season (last season until 5 games are played), L5 / L10, Venue (home games for the home team, road games for the visitor) and H2H (meetings this season and last). vs HR Close is the record against each past game's own Hard Rock closing line (moneyline: in the role — favorite or underdog — the team has tonight). Trends only use games played before this one.

Totals and puck lines are graded on the official final score (overtime counts; the shootout winner gets one goal). Period totals use regulation goals of that period only.

Props, goalies, H2H

Player props lists every Hard Rock line for this game with Season / L10 / H2H over rates at that line; after the game the actual stat is shown. Goalies shows each team's starter from ESPN's probable-goalie report: Confirmed once the team or a beat reporter confirms it, Expected before that, refreshed every 30 minutes on game days. With no report yet it falls back to the team's most recent starter (Last start). After the game it shows the real starters from the box score. Injuries lists both teams' players on ESPN's injury report (Day-To-Day, Out, Injured Reserve) before puck drop. Head-to-head lists recent meetings with period scores and how the Hard Rock closing total graded.

Informational only. Not betting advice.

Minnesota Wild
9-3-2 · Away
7:30 PM CT
Colorado Avalanche
6-5-1 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock hasn't posted this game yet
Moneyline
MIN — · COL —
Puck Line
—
Total
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Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Puck Line
cover %
 MIN+1.5 93%
13-1
100%
5-0
90%
9-1
90%
9-1
75%
3-1
+3.71u
10-4
COL-1.5 42%
5-7
40%
2-3
30%
3-7
67%
4-2
25%
1-3
+1.54u
7-5
Moneyline
win %
 MIN — 64%
9-5
60%
3-2
70%
7-3
50%
5-5
50%
2-2
+1.52u
9-5
COL — 50%
6-6
40%
2-3
40%
4-6
67%
4-2
50%
2-2
-2.51u
6-6
Period Totals grade at DK/FD line 0.5 1.5 2.5 · Hard Rock posts no period totals — DraftKings / FanDuel shown
PeriodDK / FDTeamSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs DK/FD CloseAvg goalsGF / GA
1st Period
over 0.5
 no DK/FD line MIN 86%
12-2
80%
4-1
90%
9-1
80%
8-2
50%
2-2
71%
10-4
 1.86 1.07 / 0.79
COL 83%
10-2
100%
5-0
80%
8-2
83%
5-1
50%
2-2
75%
9-3
 1.83 1.00 / 0.83
2nd Period
over 0.5
 no DK/FD line MIN 93%
13-1
80%
4-1
90%
9-1
90%
9-1
100%
4-0
50%
7-7
 1.79 1.21 / 0.57
COL 100%
12-0
100%
5-0
100%
10-0
100%
6-0
100%
4-0
92%
11-1
 3.17 1.92 / 1.25
3rd Period
over 0.5
 no DK/FD line MIN 86%
12-2
100%
5-0
90%
9-1
90%
9-1
100%
4-0
14%
2-12
 1.57 0.86 / 0.71
COL 100%
12-0
100%
5-0
100%
10-0
100%
6-0
100%
4-0
33%
4-8
 2.33 1.17 / 1.17
Team Comparison '26-27
MINCOL
Record (W-L-OTL)9-3-26-5-1
Points %71.4%54.2%
Goals for / game3.144.08
Goals against / game2.213.33
Shots for / game31.229.3
Shots against / game25.128.5
Power play %26.5%17.9%
Penalty kill %82.2%75.0%
Faceoff %49.9%45.9%
1st period GF / GA1.07 / 0.791.00 / 0.83
2nd period GF / GA1.21 / 0.571.92 / 1.25
3rd period GF / GA0.86 / 0.711.17 / 1.17
Avg game total5.367.42
Probable Goalies ESPN confirmed / expected, else last starter
MIN · Calvin Pickard Last start
Last start Oct 25 · 2 GS · SV% .833 · GAA 3.50
COL · Scott Wedgewood Last start
Last start Oct 25 · 4 GS · SV% .889 · GAA 3.48
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line

No Hard Rock player lines for this game yet — they usually post the morning of game day.

Injuries ESPN injury report
MINStatusNote
Jared Spurgeon DTD Undisclosed Spurgeon (undisclosed) did not finish Tuesday's game versus the Mammoth after blocking two shots on the same shift. Head coach John Hynes had no status update on the defenseman after the contest, per Joe Smith of The Athletic reports.
Filip Gustavsson IR Hip Head coach John Hynes said Sunday that Gustavsson (hip) is slated to miss at least another month, Dylan Loucks of The Hockey News reports.
Marcus Foligno IR Lower Body ir
Nick Foligno IR Upper Body ir
Brock Faber IR Skull Faber underwent a procedure to repair his fractured skull and is without a timetable to return, per Michael Russo of The Athletic.
COLStatusNote
Zachary L'Heureux IR Upper Body ir-lt
Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
May 13, 2026 at COL COL 4–3 OT 0–31–02–0 7 6.5 O COL
May 11, 2026 at MIN COL 5–2 0–11–04–1 7 6.5 O COL
May 9, 2026 at MIN COL 1–5 0–21–20–1 6 6.5 U MIN
May 5, 2026 at COL COL 5–2 2–11–02–1 7 6.5 O COL
May 3, 2026 at COL COL 9–6 3–22–34–1 15 5.5 O COL
Mar 8, 2026 at COL COL 3–2 SO 0–01–01–2 5 6.5 U COL
Feb 26, 2026 at COL COL 2–5 0–01–21–3 7 6.5 O MIN
Dec 21, 2025 at MIN COL 5–1 1–02–02–1 6 6.5 U COL
Nov 28, 2025 at MIN COL 2–3 SO 1–00–21–0 5 6.5 U MIN
Mar 11, 2025 at MIN COL 1–2 SO 0–00–11–0 3 5.5 U MIN