Colorado Avalanche at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Picks & Predictions 10/22/2018

Monday, October 22, 2018

Wells Fargo Center

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to Wells Fargo Center to play the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday, October 22, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at +111 and the Flyers at -123.

Colorado has a record of 5-1-2 this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They have scored 29 goals and given up 19 goals for a point differential of +10. For the season they have an ATS record of 5-3-0 and an over/under record of 4-4-0. Philadelphia has a record of 4-4-0 this year. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 30 goals and surrendered 33 for a goal differential of -3. Their record against the spread is 4-4-0 while their over/under record is 7-1-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 5-3-0 straight up this year

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

Important Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 4-4-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 7-1-0 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 Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

10/08/18 LW James van Riemsdyk Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/03/18 D Samuel Morin Knee IR (10/03)
10/01/18 GO Michal Neuvirth None is out indefinitely
09/20/18 GO Alex Lyon Pelvis is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Semyon Varlamov has 173 shots against him and he's given up 9 goals. He's made 164 saves for a save percentage of 95%. Nathan MacKinnon has accumulated 14 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 8 goals this year with 39 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 21.8 minutes played per game. Carl Soderberg averages 15.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 3 goals on 16 shots. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 5 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Jakub Voracek has scored 11 total points this year for the Flyers. He has 3 goals this season with 23 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 19.4 minutes played per game. Brian Elliott has 2 wins and 3 losses this year in goal for the Flyers. He has 172 shots against him and he's surrendered 21 goals. He's made 151 saves for a save percentage of 88%. Claude Giroux averages 20.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 3 goals on 28 shots. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 11 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have allowed 39 power play opportunities and have given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 90% this year. That is 3rd in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 11.74% for the season. They allow 35 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 94%, which is ranked 2nd in the league. The Avalanche have 12 total points this season, ranking 3rd in the NHL in offense. They are 4th in the league with 29 goals while they've given up 19 goals, which is 25th overall. They have had 31 power play opportunities and scored 8 goals on those chances for a percentage of 26%. That is 11th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Flyers are 2nd with 30 goals scored while they are 2nd in the NHL with 33 goals allowed this year. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 12.10%. They give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 86%, putting them in 31st place in the league. The Flyers have a total of 8 points this year, which is 18th in the NHL. They have 6 power play goals on 31 opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That ranks their power play unit 17th. They've allowed 30 power play opportunities and have given up 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 70%, which is 27th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45.4%, as they've attempted 421 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 506 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 45.7% as they have 322 attempts while they have given up 383 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 26th in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 49.3% of the time, which is 20th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.7% for the season. That is 12th overall in the NHL. They have 212 face-off wins compared to 279 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 43.2%. That ranks them 30th in the league. On defense Colorado has 147 hits and they have blocked 123 shots from the opposition, putting them 6th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flyers are 22nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the season, which is 10th in the NHL. They have 264 face-off wins compared to 200 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 56.9%. That is 1st in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 183 hits and they have blocked 107 shots from the opposition, which is 14th in the league. Philadelphia is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.8% as they've attempted 465 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 451 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.4% ranks 14th as they have 349 attempts while they have given up 344 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Philadelphia -123

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