How to Watch Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – 3-8-2024

The Colorado Avalanche (39-20-5) will aim to continue a three-game home win streak when they face the Minnesota Wild (30-27-6) on Friday, March 8 at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN+, ALT, BSN, and BSWIX.

Avalanche vs. Wild Game TV Channel & Live Stream

• Date: Friday, March 8, 2024
• Time: 9:00 PM ET
• TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Avalanche and Wild Stats, Key Players, and Injuries

Avalanche Insights

• The Avalanche are the top-scoring unit in the league with 237 total goals (3.7 per game on 6.4 assists per outing).
• The Avalanche have given up 195 total goals (3.0 per game), ranking 18th in league play in goals against.
• Their +42 goal differential is fourth-best in the league.
• The 55 power-play goals the Avalanche have recorded this season (second-most in the NHL) have come on 225 power-play chances.
• The Avalanche have the league’s seventh-best power-play conversion rate (24.44%).
• The Avalanche have recorded seven shorthanded goals this season (ninth among NHL teams).
• The Avalanche’s 80.48% penalty-kill success rate is 10th-best in the league.
• The Avalanche win 47.9% of their faceoffs (24th in the NHL)
• The Avalanche make 11.4% of their shots (fourth in the league).
• The Avalanche have shut out opponents four times this season. As a team, they are averaging 16.6 hits and 15 blocked shots per game.

Avalanche Key Players

• A leading offensive player this season for Colorado, Nathan MacKinnon has put up 109 points.
• Mikko Rantanen is another of Colorado’s top contributors currently with 83 total points (31 goals and 52 assists) to his name.
• Through 59 games, Cale Makar has proven himself as another option for Colorado. He has 70 points (17 goals and 53 assists).
• In 51 games played this season, Alexandar Georgiev (32-15-3) has allowed 144 goals.

Avalanche Injuries

Pavel Francouz: Groin (Out For Season), Valeri Nichushkin: Personal (Questionable), Chris Wagner: Upper Body (Questionable), Logan O’Connor: Lower Body (Questionable), Gabriel Landeskog: Knee (Out For Season)

Wild Insights

• The Wild’s 196 goals on the season (3.1 per game) rank them 17th in the league.
• The Wild allow 3.3 goals per game (208 in total), 23rd in the NHL.
• They have the 23rd-ranked goal differential in the league at -12.
• The Wild have 48 power-play goals (on 218 chances), eighth in the NHL.
• The Wild’s power-play percentage (22.02) ranks them 16th in the league.
• This season, the Wild have three shorthanded goals (26th in NHL).
• At 74.42, the Wild have the 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Wild win 46.9% of faceoffs, 26th-ranked in the NHL.
• The Wild’s 10.4% shooting percentage is 11th in the league.
• This season, the Wild have shut out their opponents three times.

Wild Key Players

• Kirill Kaprizov’s 67 points make him a pivotal offensive option for Minnesota. He has 30 goals and 37 assists in 56 games.
• Joel Eriksson Ek has racked up 57 total points (0.9 per game) this season. He has 30 goals and 27 assists.
• Mats Zuccarello has 53 points so far, including 11 goals and 42 assists.
• Filip Gustavsson is 17-15-3 this season, compiling 942 saves and giving up 114 goals (3.3 goals against average) with an .892 save percentage (55th in the league).

Wild Injuries

Sam Hentges: Undisclosed (Out), Marcus Johansson: Lower Body (Out), Patrick Maroon: Back (Out), Jacob Middleton: Upper Body (Questionable), Marcus Foligno: Lower Body (Out), Jared Spurgeon: Hip/Back (Out For Season)