Avalanche vs Predators Prediction

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20 November 2023

The Colorado Avalanche will play the Nashville Predators on Monday night at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Colorado has won three games in a row, while Nashville finally snapped their losing streak last time out.

Avalanche Preview

The Colorado Avalanche are 11-5-0 this season after they defeated the Dallas Stars by a score of 6-3 in their last game. Colorado trailed 3-0 in the second period, but they scored the final six goals in the game for the win. The Avalanche out shot Dallas by a total of 38-28 and went 1-4 on the power play in the game. Colorado has also defeated Anaheim and Seattle on this three game winning streak. The Colorado Avalanche are scoring 3.81 goals per game and they are allowing 3.06 goals against per game, while going 19% on the power play and 85.9% on the penalty kill. Cale Makar has led the Avalanche this year with four goals, 20 assists, and 42 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Colorado is Alexandar Georgiev, who is 10-4-0 this year with a 3.01 goals against average and a .890 save percentage.

Predators Preview

The Nashville Predators are 6-10-0 this year after they defeated the Chicago Blackhawks by a score of 4-2 in their last game. Nashville led 2-0 in the first period and they were able to hold that lead for the whole game. The Predators out shot Chicago by a total of 32-31 and went 1-3 on the power play in the win. Nashville had lost their previous four games before the win. The Nashville Predators are scoring 3.00 goals per game and they are allowing 3.38 goals against per game, while going 21.2% on the power play and 71.2% on the penalty kill. Filip Forsberg has led the Predators this season with seven goals, 12 assists, and 67 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Nashville is Juuse Saros, who is 4-9-0 this year with a 3.23 goals against average and a .892 save percentage.

Nashville Predators Team Facts

The Predators have lost each of their last six night games.
The Predators have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six night games.
The Predators have lost the third period in each of their last six night games against Western Conference opponents.
The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 1' market has hit in each of the Predators' last seven games as underdogs against Western Conference opponents.

Colorado Avalanche Team Facts

The Avalanche have won each of their last eight games as favorites against the Predators.
The road team has covered the puck line in four of the Avalanche's last five games.
The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 3' market has hit in each of the Avalanche's last eight games.
The Avalanche have won the third period in each of their last five games at Bridgestone Arena.

Nashville Predators Player Prop Facts

Filip Forsberg has scored at least one goal in three of the Predators' last four games.
Tommy Novak has recorded at least one assist in each of his last seven appearances against Central Division opponents at Bridgestone Arena.
Tommy Novak has recorded at least one point in each of his last seven appearances against Central Division opponents at Bridgestone Arena.
Cole Smith has the equal-most multi-goal games for the Predators this season (2).

Colorado Avalanche Player Prop Facts

Nathan MacKinnon has scored at least one goal in each of his last four appearances against the Predators at Bridgestone Arena.
Cale Makar has recorded at least one point in 11 of his 12 previous appearances against the Predators.
Cale Makar has recorded at least one assist in seven of the Avalanche's last eight games.
Cale Makar ranks 1st in the Central Division for Plus/Minus (+13) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

The Nashville Predators ranks 31st in the league for Period 3 goals scored per game this season (0.63).
The Nashville Predators ranks 28th in the league for Period 2 goals allowed per game this season (1.25).
The Colorado Avalanche ranks 1st in the league for Period 3 goals scored per game this season (1.75).
The Colorado Avalanche ranks 2nd in the league for shots per game this season (34.3).

Pick

Nashville was able to get a win in their last game, but they have struggled over the last couple of weeks. The Predators are only 4-4 at home this season, while Colorado is 6-3 on the road. The Avalanche have out scored their last three opponents by a total of 19-6 and they have the advantage in almost of every metric in this matchup. Take the Avalanche to win by at least two goals here.