Monday, March 28, 2016

Bridgestone Arena

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to Bridgestone Arena to play the Nashville Predators on Monday, March 28, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at +126 and the Predators at -139. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Colorado comes into this matchup having played 75 games. They have an overall record of 38-33-4 and on the road they have a record of 21-16-0. Currently they are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 200 goals and given up 212 goals for a point differential of -12. The Avalanche have 4 overtime losses including 0 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 6-4-0. For the season they have an ATS record of 35-37 and an over/under record of 34-37-4. Nashville shows up with a record of 39-23-13 including 21-10-6 at home this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 210 goals and surrendered 190 for a goal differential of +20. The Predators have 13 losses in OT and 1 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 37-36 while their over/under record sits at 29-30-16.

Gabriel Landeskog has accumulated 48 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 18 goals this season with 157 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 30 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 21 goals on 245 shots. He has 31 assists giving him a total of 52 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 26 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has had 1,533 shots against him and has given up 127 goals. He has made 1,406 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Shea Weber has accumulated 46 total points this season for the Predators. He has 17 goals this season with 171 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 0%. He has a total of 29 assists on the season and averages 0 minutes played per game. Filip Forsberg has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 31 goals on 229 shots. He has 24 assists giving him a total of 55 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 32 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has had 1,636 shots against him and has given up 146 goals. He has made 1,490 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Avalanche have 80 total points this season. They have scored 196 goals while giving up 212 goals. They have had 243 power play opportunities and have scored 46 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Avalanche have allowed 236 power play opportunities and given up 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.03% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Predators have a total of 91 points on the season. They have 47 power play goals on 237 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 224 power play opportunities and have given up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Avalanche have a total of 206 goals scored while they've given up 189 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.15%. As a team they give up 27 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Colorado has a Corsi percentage of 45% as they've attempted 3,773 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,607 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 46.3% as they have 2,875 attempts while they've given up 3,336 shots on the defensive end. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 48.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the season. They have 2,144 face off wins compared to 2,153 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.9%. On defense Colorado has 1,689 hits and they've blocked 1,271 shots from the opposition.

Nashville has attempted 4,136 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,839 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 51.9% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 53.1% as they have 3,102 shots while they've given up 2,735 attempts on defense. The Predators have an offensive zone percentage of 51.9% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.1% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.3% as they've compiled 2,187 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,246 face off losses. On defense Nashville has blocked 1,104 shot attempts and they have 1,703 hits as a unit.

Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 35-37 straight up

The Colorado Avalanche are 34-37-4 against the over/under

Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 37-36 straight up

The Nashville Predators are 29-30-16 against the over/under

Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/30/15 D Brad Stuart Back out indefinitely
10/06/15 C Jesse Winchester Concussion out indefinitely
03/27/16 C Matt Duchene Knee "?" Monday vs Nashville
03/26/16 C Nathan MacKinnon Knee "?" Monday vs Nashville
03/19/16 D Eric Gelinas Elbow out indefinitely

Nashville Predators Injuries

03/07/16 C Paul Gaustad Upper Body out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Colorado

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