Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche. Getty Images

The Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild were impressive for different reasons in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs .

While the Avs dominated the Los Angeles Kings in a sweep, trailing for only 3 minutes and 21 seconds throughout the series, the Wild were resilient in their six-game triumph over the Dallas Stars.

Minnesota’s victory, its first playoff series win since 2015, was a head-turner, but the market is still siding with the Avs in a big way. Colorado is -245 to advance to the Western Conference Finals at FanDuel , and it is a -205 favorite in Game 1 on Sunday evening.

Avalanche vs. Wild Game 1 odds, prediction

Minnesota’s win over Dallas was decided by a couple of factors.

First and foremost, the Wild won the goaltending battle with Jesper Wallstedt outlasting Jake Oettinger.…