Colorado Avalanche at Florida Panthers NHL Picks & Predictions 12/6/2018

Thursday, December 6, 2018

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The Colorado Avalanche head to BB&T Center to take on the Florida Panthers on Thursday, December 6, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Avalanche at -110 and the Panthers at -110.

Colorado has a record of 16-7-5 this year. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've tallied 102 goals and surrendered 79 goals for a point differential of +23. For the year they have an ATS mark of 16-11-0 and an over/under record of 13-14-0. Florida has a record of 11-10-5 this season. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 87 goals and given up 91 for a goal differential of -4. Their record against the spread is 10-15-0 while their over/under mark is 12-11-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 16-11-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 13-14-0 against the over/under this season

Important Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 10-15-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 12-11-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

10/18/18 LW J.T. Compher Head is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Anton Lindholm Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely
10/01/18 RW Sven Andrighetto Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

12/05/18 C Denis Malgin Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Colorado
11/15/18 C Micheal Haley Personal is out indefinitely
10/23/18 C Derek MacKenzie Shoulder is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Nathan MacKinnon has scored 43 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 19 goals this season with 119 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 24 assists on the year and averages 22 minutes played per contest. Mikko Rantanen averages 21 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by tallying 11 goals on 64 attempts. He has 35 assists, giving him a total of 46 points on the year. Semyon Varlamov has 10 wins and 6 losses this season in goal for the Avalanche. He has 601 shots against him and he's surrendered 46 goals. He's made 555 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Evgeni Dadonov has 27 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 13 goals this year with 77 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 14 assists on the year and averages 19.2 minutes played per contest. Aleksander Barkov averages 23 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 10 goals on 72 attempts. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 26 points on the year. James Reimer has 5 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has 450 shots against him and he's given up 48 goals. He's made 402 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have 37 total points this year, which is 5th in the NHL. They've scored 102 goals while giving up 79 scores, which has them ranked 3rd and 22nd respectively. They have had 90 power play chances and scored 29 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 32%. That is 1st in the league. The Avalanche have given up 102 power play opportunities and surrendered 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 12th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.79% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 9th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers are 23rd in the league with a total of 27 points this season. They have 28 power play goals on 103 chances for a percentage of 27%. That is 6th in the NHL. They've given up 83 power play opportunities and surrendered 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, ranking 24th overall. As a team, the Panthers are 13th with a total of 87 goals scored while they've given up 91 goals this season, ranking 6th in goals against. They average 36 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.25%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 29th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.5%, as they've attempted 1,513 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,671 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.2% as they have 1,139 attempts while they have given up 1,226 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 24th in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 52% of the time, which is 10th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48% for the season. That is 22nd overall in the NHL. They have 792 face-off wins compared to 909 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.6%. That ranks them 31st in the league. On defense Colorado has 554 hits and they have blocked 445 shots from the opposition, putting them 3rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Panthers are 12th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.4% for the season, which is 20th in the NHL. They have 847 face-off wins compared to 855 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.8%. That is 16th in the league. On defense Florida has 546 hits and they have blocked 351 shots from the opposition, which is 28th in the league. Florida is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53% as they've attempted 1,622 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,441 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 53.6% ranks 5th as they have 1,257 attempts while they have given up 1,090 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Florida -110

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