Friday, January 8, 2016

Pepsi Center

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The Nashville Predators travel to Pepsi Center to play the Colorado Avalanche on Friday, January 8, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Predators at -110 and the Avalanche at +100. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Nashville comes into this matchup having played 40 games. They have an overall record of 19-14-7 and on the road they have a record of 7-8-4. Currently they are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 104 goals and given up 106 goals for a point differential of -2. Colorado shows up with a record of 20-18-3 including 8-9-3 at home this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 117 goals and surrendered 114 for a goal differential of +3.

Shea Weber has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Predators. He has 11 goals this season with 97 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 25 minutes played per game. Filip Forsberg has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 10 goals on 117 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 16 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has had 897 shots against him and has given up 83 goals. He has made 814 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Gabriel Landeskog has accumulated 29 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 9 goals this season with 91 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 14 goals on 131 shots. He has 20 assists giving him a total of 34 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 14 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has had 822 shots against him and has given up 71 goals. He has made 751 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Predators have 45 total points this season. They have scored 102 goals while giving up 105 goals. They have had 132 power play opportunities and have scored 26 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Predators have allowed 118 power play opportunities and given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.15% for the season to this point. They allow 27 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Avalanche have a total of 43 points on the season. They have 30 power play goals on 141 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 132 power play opportunities and have given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Predators have a total of 117 goals scored while they've given up 114 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.07%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 17-21 straight up

The Nashville Predators are 15-18-7 against the over/under

Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 20-21 straight up

The Colorado Avalanche are 20-20-1 against the over/under

Nashville Predators Injuries

11/28/15 LW Gabriel Bourque Upper Body out indefinitely
01/06/16 C Ryan Johansen Acquired probable Friday vs. Colorado

Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/30/15 D Brad Stuart Back out indefinitely
12/26/15 GO Reto Berra Ankle out indefinitely
10/06/15 C Jesse Winchester Concussion out indefinitely
01/04/16 D Erik Johnson Lower Body expected to miss Friday vs. Nashville

Tony's Pick: Take Colorado

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