Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche NHL Parlay 3/16/2018

Friday, March 16, 2018

Pepsi Center

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The Nashville Predators head to Pepsi Center to take on the Colorado Avalanche on Friday, March 16, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Predators at -135 and the Avalanche at +131.

Nashville has a record of 45-14-10 this year and away from home they have a record of 20-7-6-3. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've tallied 225 goals and surrendered 174 goals for a point differential of +51. For the year they have an ATS mark of 45-24-0 and an over/under record of 34-34-0. Colorado has a record of 37-24-8, including 24-8-2-0 on home ice this year. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 220 goals and have given up 203 for a goal differential of +17. Their record against the spread is 37-32-0 while their over/under mark is 37-27-0.

Valuable Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 45-24-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 34-34-0 against the over/under this season

Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 37-32-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 37-27-0 against the over/under this season

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

03/15/18 C Calle Jarnkrok Upper Body is downgraded to doubtful Thursday vs Arizona

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/18/17 D Sergei Boikov Shoulder is out indefinitely
03/13/18 C Colin Wilson Concussion is "?" Thursday vs St. Louis
03/13/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Arm is "?" Thursday vs St. Louis
03/12/18 GO Jonathan Bernier Concussion is out indefinitely
03/04/18 GO Andrew Hammond Concussion IR (02/26)
02/19/18 D Erik Johnson Upper Body IR (02/18)
01/30/18 D Mark Barberio Lower Body IR (01/24)

Player Spotlight

Pekka Rinne has 38 wins and 9 losses this season in goal for the Predators. He has 1,606 shots against him and he's surrendered 114 goals. He's made 1,492 stops for a save percentage of 93%. Kevin Fiala has scored 43 total points this year for the Predators. He has 22 goals this season with 161 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 21 assists on the year and averages 15.3 minutes played per contest. P.K. Subban averages 24.1 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by tallying 15 goals on 177 attempts. He has 35 assists, giving him a total of 50 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Mikko Rantanen has 70 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 23 goals this year with 147 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 47 assists on the year and averages 18.7 minutes played per contest. Semyon Varlamov has 19 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 1,321 shots against him and he's given up 113 goals. He's made 1,208 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Nathan MacKinnon averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 33 goals on 227 attempts. He has 49 assists, giving him a total of 82 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators have given up 247 power play opportunities and surrendered 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% this season. That is 9th in the league. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.01% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, ranking them 1st in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Predators are 1st overall with 100 total points this year. They are 7th in the league with 225 goals and 31st in goals allowed with 174. They've had 232 power play chances and scored 50 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 8th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Avalanche are 9th with a total of 220 goals scored while they are 17th with 203 goals surrendered this season. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.85%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 12th in the league. The Avalanche have a total of 82 points this season, which is 13th in the NHL. They have had 54 power play goals on 257 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 11th overall. They've given up 239 power play opportunities and surrendered 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking 3rd when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Nashville is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51%, as they've attempted 4,180 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,010 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.2% as they have 3,146 attempts while they have given up 2,995 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 13th in the league. The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 49.1% of the time, which is 24th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.9% for the season. That is 8th overall in the NHL. They have 2,307 face-off wins compared to 2,039 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.1%. That ranks them 4th in the league. On defense Nashville has 1,414 hits and they have blocked 1,015 shots from the opposition, putting them 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche are 21st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the season, which is 5th in the NHL. They have 1,786 face-off wins compared to 2,284 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 43.9%. That is 31st in the league. On defense Colorado has 1,328 hits and they have blocked 1,074 shots from the opposition, which is 11th in the league. Colorado is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.9% as they've attempted 3,736 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,233 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 46.8% ranks 28th as they have 2,775 attempts while they have given up 3,159 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Colorado +131 and under 5.5 total goals

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