Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Picks & Predictions 10/27/2017

Friday, October 27, 2017

T-Mobile Arena

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to T-Mobile Arena to play the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday, October 27, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at +113 and the Golden Knights at -125.

Colorado has a record of 5-4-0 this season and on the road they have a record of 2-3-0. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 28 goals and given up 24 goals for a point differential of +4. For the season they have an ATS record of 5-4-0 and an over/under record of 4-5-0. Vegas is 7-1-0 including 5-1-0 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 27 goals and surrendered 19 for a goal differential of +8. Their record against the spread is 7-1-0 while their over/under record is 4-4-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 5-4-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 4-5-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 7-1-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 4-4-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

10/24/17 D Patrik Nemeth Lower Body is "?" Friday vs Vegas
10/22/17 LW J.T. Compher Thumb IR (10/22)
10/22/17 C Tyson Jost Lower Body IR (10/22)

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

10/22/17 GO Malcolm Subban Lower Body IR (10/22)
10/15/17 RW David Clarkson Back IR (10/03)
10/15/17 C Mikhail Grabovski Concussion IR (10/03)
10/15/17 LW Erik Haula Lower Body IR (10/13)
10/15/17 GO Marc-Andre Fleury Concussion IR (10/14)
10/06/17 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal IR (10/02)

Player Spotlight

Tyson Barrie has accumulated 8 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 2 goals this year with 26 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 22.7 minutes played per game. Matt Duchene averages 16.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 3 goals on 20 shots. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 8 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 4 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 197 shots against him and he's given up 14 goals. He's made 183 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Reilly Smith has scored 7 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 2 goals this season with 16 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 19.4 minutes played per game. James Neal averages 17.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 30% by scoring 6 goals on 20 shots. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 8 points on the season. Malcolm Subban has 2 wins and 0 losses this year in goal for the Golden Knights. He has 94 shots against him and he's surrendered 6 goals. He's made 88 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have 10 total points this season, which ranks them 14th in the NHL. They are 12th in the league in goals scored with 28 while they've given up 24 goals, ranking them 18th overall. They have had 40 power play opportunities and have scored 6 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 23rd in the NHL. The Avalanche have allowed 36 power play opportunities and have given up 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, putting them 23rd in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.86% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%. That puts them 10th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights are 5th in the NHL with a total of 14 points this year. They have 5 power play goals on 34 opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That ranks them 24th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 26 power play opportunities and have given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. That is 10th in the NHL. As a team, the Golden Knights are 16th in the league with 27 goals scored while they've given up 19 goals, which is 31st overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.30%. As a team they give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%. That is 3rd in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado has a Corsi percentage of 47.9% as they've tried 489 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 531 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 23rd in Corsi percentage. They are 22nd in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 47.8% as they have 380 shots while they've given up 415 attempts on defense. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 49% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the year. That puts them 24th and 9th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 246 face-off wins as opposed to 299 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 45.1%. That is 30th overall in the NHL. On defense Colorado has 148 hits and they've blocked 116 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 24th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 49.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.2% for the year. That ranks them 21st and 14th respectively in the NHL. They have 267 face-off wins as opposed to 237 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53%. That is 9th in the league. On defense Vegas has 151 hits and they've blocked 120 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 20th in blocked shots. Vegas is ranked 13th in Corsi percentage with 50% as they've tried 484 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 484 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 21st in the NHL at 49.4%, as they have 356 shots while they've given up 364 attempts on defense.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Vegas -125

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