Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche NHL Picks & Predictions 4/22/2018

Sunday, April 22, 2018

Pepsi Center

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The Nashville Predators travel to Pepsi Center to play the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Game 6 of their 1st round series. Nashville leads the series 3-2. The opening line for this game has the Predators at -186 and the Avalanche at +140.

Nashville had a record of 53-18-11 this season and on the road they had a record of 25-9-7-4. They were 1st in the Central Division. They scored 267 goals and gave up 211 goals for a point differential of +56. For the season they have an ATS record of 56-31-0 and an over/under record of 44-42-0. Colorado was 43-30-9 including 28-11-2-0 at home this season. They finished 4th in the Central Division. They scored 257 goals and surrendered 237 for a goal differential of +20. Their record against the spread is 45-42-0 while their over/under record is 45-35-0.

Valuable Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 56-31-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 44-42-0 against the over/under this season

Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 45-42-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 45-35-0 against the over/under this season

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

04/20/18 GO Jonathan Bernier Lower Body is "?" Sunday vs Nashville
04/08/18 D Erik Johnson Leg is out indefinitely
03/31/18 GO Semyon Varlamov Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Filip Forsberg has accumulated 64 total points this season for the Predators. He has 26 goals this year with 179 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 38 assists on the season and averages 17.5 minutes played per game. P.K. Subban averages 24.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 16 goals on 207 shots. He has 43 assists, giving him a total of 59 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 42 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has 1,840 shots against him and he's given up 134 goals. He's made 1,706 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Mikko Rantanen has scored 84 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 29 goals this season with 178 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 55 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon averages 19.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 39 goals on 284 shots. He has 58 assists, giving him a total of 97 points on the season. Jonathan Bernier has 19 wins and 13 losses this year in goal for the Avalanche. He has 1,092 shots against him and he's surrendered 95 goals. He's made 997 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators have 117 total points this season, which ranks them 1st in the NHL. They are 7th in the league in goals scored with 267 while they've given up 211 goals, ranking them 30th overall. They have had 274 power play opportunities and have scored 58 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 13th in the NHL. The Predators have allowed 299 power play opportunities and have given up 54 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, putting them 6th in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.11% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%. That puts them 2nd in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche are 17th in the NHL with a total of 95 points this year. They have 65 power play goals on 296 opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That ranks them 8th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 269 power play opportunities and have given up 45 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. That is 4th in the NHL. As a team, the Avalanche are 10th in the league with 257 goals scored while they've given up 237 goals, which is 18th overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.57%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 6th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Nashville has a Corsi percentage of 50.5% as they've tried 4,879 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,787 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 11th in Corsi percentage. They are 12th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 50.8% as they have 3,698 shots while they've given up 3,583 attempts on defense. The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 48.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.2% for the year. That puts them 24th and 9th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,753 face-off wins as opposed to 2,412 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.3%. That is 3rd overall in the NHL. On defense Nashville has 1,656 hits and they've blocked 1,204 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 16th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche are 22nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.2% for the season, which is 8th in the NHL. They have 2,134 face-off wins compared to 2,693 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 44.2%. That is 31st in the league. On defense Colorado has 1,633 hits and they have blocked 1,299 shots from the opposition, which is 4th in the league. Colorado is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.9% as they've attempted 4,481 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 5,072 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 46.8% ranks 28th as they have 3,321 attempts while they have given up 3,773 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Colorado +140

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