Colorado Avalanche vs Nashville Predators Prediction, 3/2/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Nashville Predators
Date: Saturday, March 2, 2024
Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN
TV: Bally Sports South
Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (-141) Predators (+117)
The Nashville Predators (34-25-2) will compete against the Colorado Avalanche (37-19-5) at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday. The line on this matchup has the Avalanche at -141 while the Predators are coming in at +117. The total is 7.
The Colorado Avalanche had a good night with a 5-0 win over the Blackhawks in their last outing. Colorado tallied 7 penalty minutes for this game. The Avalanche had a good offensive outing and it showed in the win. Moreover, they had 1 power play chance and netted 1 goal. For the game, they scored on 5 out of the 34 shots they launched.
While at even strength, the Avalanche have surrendered 150 goals while getting 172 themselves. Colorado Avalanche opponents have tallied 201 power play tries (5th in professional hockey) and have a total of 38 goals in those attempts. Concerning their goal scoring prowess, the Colorado Avalanche have accounted for 224 goals (1st in pro hockey) this season and have surrendered 188. Colorado has attempted 1,952 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 11.5%. For the year, they have earned 79 points and their points percentage is sitting at .648. The Avalanche thus far have had 1,794 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .895. Colorado comes into tonight with 216 power play opportunities and they have notched 52 goals out of those chances, garnering them a rate of 24.07%.
The player in the crease for this game is Alexandar Georgiev. In his professional hockey career, Georgiev has accrued 121 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .533. His save percentage is at .909 during his 13,573 minutes guarding the cage. Georgiev has seen 7,028 shots against him and has amassed 6,391 total saves. Opponents have been able to score 637 goals against Georgiev in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 2.82. He has earned an overall mark of 129-78-20 and was named the starter in 227 games. Georgiev has participated in 240 games during his hockey career.
In their last contest, Nashville played the Wild in a matchup where the Predators ended up with the win by a mark of 6-1. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this one and recorded 1 out of those chances. The Predators earned 6 goals out of the 31 shots on goal they pursued.
The Predators have accumulated 152 goals at even strength and 40 goals (13th in hockey) while on the power play. Nashville has attempted 1,898 shots (9th in hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.12%, while allowing their opponents 1,854 shots. Over the course of the season, the Nashville Predators have earned 192 goals, 70 points, and a points percentage of .574. They have allowed 189 goals to be scored by of a combination of 143 goals at even strength and 46 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 210 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 19.05%. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 76.04% on their opponents 192 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.8%.
For the opposition you are likely to see Juuse Saros in net. Saros is sitting with a lifetime mark of 172-116-29 and has played in 334 contests. Saros' quality start percentage comes out to 60.9% and he has made 193 quality starts in his hockey career. He has tallied 9,278 stops out of 10,111 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .918. Opponents are averaging 2.62 goals/game and he has surrendered 833 goals in total. He has been a starter 317 games and has racked up 19,104 mins.
Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?
Tony's Pick: Take Colorado (-141)
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