Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators NHL Picks & Predictions 10/17/2017

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Bridgestone Arena

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The Colorado Avalanche head to Bridgestone Arena to take on the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, October 17, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Avalanche at +140 and the Predators at -179.

Colorado has a record of 4-2-0 this year and away from home they have a record of 2-2-0. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They have tallied 19 goals and surrendered 13 goals for a point differential of +6. For the year they have an ATS mark of 4-2-0 and an over/under record of 2-4-0. Nashville has a record of 2-2-1 including 2-0-0 on home ice this year. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 14 goals and have given up 16 for a goal differential of -2. Their record against the spread is 2-3-0 while their over/under mark is 2-3-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 4-2-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 2-4-0 against the over/under this season

Important Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 2-3-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 2-3-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

10/15/17 D Patrik Nemeth Upper Body left last game, "?" Tuesday vs. Nashville
10/15/17 C Tyson Jost Knee "?" Tuesday vs. Nashville

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

10/14/17 D Roman Josi Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs. Colorado
10/14/17 D Yannick Weber Upper Body "?" Tuesday vs. Colorado
10/02/17 D Ryan Ellis Knee IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Nathan MacKinnon has scored 4 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has a total of 4 assists on the year and averages 16.2 minutes played per contest. Matt Duchene averages 16.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by tallying 3 goals on 16 attempts. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 6 points on the year. Semyon Varlamov has 3 wins and 1 loss this season in goal for the Avalanche. He has 126 shots against him and he's surrendered 7 goals. He's made 119 stops for a save percentage of 94%.

Player Spotlight

Filip Forsberg has 7 total points this season for the Predators. He has 5 goals this year with 15 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 33%. He has a total of 2 assists on the year and averages 18.4 minutes played per contest. Scott Hartnell averages 15.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 23% by scoring 3 goals on 13 attempts. He has 1 assist, giving him a total of 4 points on the year. Pekka Rinne has 2 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Predators. He has 127 shots against him and he's given up 11 goals. He's made 116 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have 8 total points this year, which is 4th in the NHL. They've scored 19 goals while giving up 13 scores, which has them ranked 9th and 23rd respectively. They have had 29 power play chances and scored 4 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 14%. That is 21st in the league. The Avalanche have given up 26 power play opportunities and surrendered 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%, ranking them 29th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.05% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 93%, which is 5th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators are 18th in the league with a total of 5 points this season. They have 7 power play goals on 24 chances for a percentage of 29%. That is 2nd in the NHL. They've given up 22 power play opportunities and surrendered 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 14th overall. As a team, the Predators are 22nd with a total of 14 goals scored while they've given up 16 goals this season, ranking 14th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.03%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 14th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.2%, as they've attempted 337 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 348 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49% as they have 258 attempts while they have given up 268 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 17th in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 45.6% of the time, which is 28th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 54.4% for the season. That is 4th overall in the NHL. They have 168 face-off wins compared to 203 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 45.3%. That ranks them 27th in the league. On defense Colorado has 100 hits and they have blocked 80 shots from the opposition, putting them 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Predators are 21st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.9% for the season, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 175 face-off wins compared to 167 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.2%. That is 15th in the league. On defense Nashville has 111 hits and they have blocked 67 shots from the opposition, which is 20th in the league. Nashville is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.6% as they've attempted 284 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 277 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.1% ranks 10th as they have 228 attempts while they have given up 210 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Avalanche/Predators NHL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Colorado +140

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