Avalanche vs Red Wings Prediction
The Colorado Avalanche will play the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday afternoon at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
Avalanche Preview
The Colorado Avalanche are 39-22-6 this season after they defeated the Ottawa Senators by a score of 5-4 in their last game. Colorado was out shot by a total of 36-30 and went 1-3 on the power play in the win. The Colorado Avalanche are averaging 3.22 goals per game, 2.79 goals against per game, 24.3% on the power play, and 78.8% on the penalty kill. Nathan MacKinnon has led the Avalanche with 29 goals, 56 assists, and 292 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Colorado is Alexandar Georgiev, who is 30-14-5 this season with a 2.61 goals against average and a .917 save percentage.
Red Wings Preview
The Detroit Red Wings are 30-28-9 this season after they lost to the Nashville Predators by a score of 2-1 in their last game. Detroit out shot Nashville by a total of 29-16 and lost 58.2% of the face-offs in the game. The Detroit Red Wings are averaging 2.96 goals per game, 3.22 goals against per game, 21.1% on the power play, and 78.3% on the penalty kill. Dylan Larkin has led the Red Wings with 25 goals, 39 assists, and 207 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Detroit is Ville Husso, who is 25-17-6 this season with a 2.92 goals against average and a .903 save percentage.
Trends
Colorado is 39-14 in their last 53 Saturday games and 38-16 in their last 54 games against the Atlantic. The under is 20-8-3 in Colorado’s last 31 road games. Detroit is 5-2 in their last 7 home games and 2-8 in their last 10 games. The over is 4-1 in Detroit’s last 5 games against the Central. Colorado is 13-3 in these two teams last 16 head to head meetings.
Pick
Colorado comes into this game on a four game winning streak, while Detroit has alternated losses and wins over their last five games. Colorado is one of the better defensive teams in the NHL and will face a Detroit team that has scored two goals or fewer in three of their last five games. I think Colorado is going to limit Detroit’s scoring chances and I like the under here.
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