Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild odds, tips and betting trends

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Feb. 26, 2026, 1:54 a.m. ET

Feb 25, 2026; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; The Colorado Avalanche celebrate after a goal against the Utah Mammoth by center Martin Necas (88) during the second period at Delta Center.

A pair of the league’s top skaters meet when the Colorado Avalanche (38-9-9) and Nathan MacKinnon (40 goals and 53 assists) host the Minnesota Wild (34-14-10) and Kirill Kaprizov (32 goals and 38 assists) at Ball Arena on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 9 p.m. ET, airing on ESPN+.

Colorado won 4-2 on the road its last time out on Feb. 25 against the Utah Mammoth.

In its most recent game on Feb. 4, Minnesota secured a 6-5 road victory over the Nashville Predators.

Get ready for this matchup with everything you need to know about Thursday’s hockey action.

Watch Avalanche vs. Wild on ESPN+!Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild odds and betting lines

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Favorite: Avalanche (-154)Underdog: Wild (+128)Over/under: 6.5Avalanche vs. Wild game info and start timeDate: Thursday, February 26, 2026Time: 9 p.m. ETTV channel: ESPN+Live stream: Watch on ESPN+Watch Avalanche vs. Wild on ESPN+!Avalanche stats and trendsThrough 55 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Colorado has been victorious 38 times.The Avalanche have been victorious in 31 of the 42 games they have played with moneyline odds shorter than -154.Colorado has a 60.6% chance of winning this game, based on the moneyline odds.Colorado and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 25 of 56 games this season.Over the last 10 contests, the Avalanche have gone 5-4-1 (70.0% of possible points).They are scoring at a 3.1 goals-per-game average (31 total) over that time.Defensively, the Avalanche have allowed 25 goals (2.5 per game) in those 10 matchups.Wild stats and trendsThis season the Wild have 14 wins in the 23 games in which they’ve been an underdog.Minnesota has seven games this season playing as the underdog by +128 or longer, and is 4-3 in those contests.The moneyline implies a 43.9% chance of victory for the Wild.Minnesota has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in 32 of 58 games this season.In their last 10 matchups, the Wild have gone 8-1-1 to earn 85.0% of the possible points.They have averaged 4.5 goals per game (45 total) during that stretch.Defensively, the Wild have given up 33 goals (3.3 per game) in those 10 matchups.

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