Colorado Avalanche at San Jose Sharks Hockey Betting Tips 4/6/2019

Saturday, April 6, 2019

SAP Center

Get todays NHL hockey odds on this game.

The Colorado Avalanche travel to SAP Center to play the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, April 6, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at +138 and the Sharks at -182.

Colorado has a record of 37-29-14 this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They have scored 253 goals and given up 237 goals for a point differential of +16. For the season they have an ATS record of 37-43-0 and an over/under record of 39-40-0. San Jose has a record of 44-27-9 this year. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 281 goals and surrendered 254 for a goal differential of +27. Their record against the spread is 44-36-0 while their over/under record is 45-32-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 37-43-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 39-40-0 against the over/under this season

Important San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 44-36-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 45-32-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/11/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Shoulder is out indefinitely
04/04/19 RW Mikko Rantanen Upper Body is out Thursday vs Winnipeg and out Saturday vs San Jose

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

04/04/19 RW Joonas Donskoi Undisclosed is questionable Saturday vs Colorado
04/04/19 C Lukas Radil Lower Body is questionable Saturday vs Colorado
03/15/19 D Radim Simek Knee is out for season
02/28/19 D Erik Karlsson Groin is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Philipp Grubauer has 17 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 1,035 shots against him and he's given up 87 goals. He's made 948 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Nathan MacKinnon has accumulated 97 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 40 goals this year with 354 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 57 assists on the season and averages 22 minutes played per game. Tyson Barrie averages 21.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 13 goals on 214 shots. He has 45 assists, giving him a total of 58 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Logan Couture has scored 70 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 27 goals this season with 193 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 43 assists on the season and averages 18.6 minutes played per game. Martin Jones has 35 wins and 19 losses this year in goal for the Sharks. He has 1,669 shots against him and he's surrendered 174 goals. He's made 1,495 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Brent Burns averages 25.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 5% by scoring 14 goals on 295 shots. He has 65 assists, giving him a total of 79 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have allowed 267 power play opportunities and have given up 58 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78% this year. That is 26th in the NHL. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.70% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 12th in the league. The Avalanche have 88 total points this season, ranking 17th in the NHL in offense. They are 10th in the league with 253 goals while they've given up 237 goals, which is 17th overall. They have had 280 power play opportunities and scored 63 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 7th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Sharks are 3rd with 281 goals scored while they are 10th in the NHL with 254 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.60%. They give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them in 31st place in the league. The Sharks have a total of 97 points this year, which is 8th in the NHL. They have 57 power play goals on 237 opportunities for a percentage of 24%. That ranks their power play unit 6th. They've allowed 229 power play opportunities and have given up 45 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, which is 15th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.4%, as they've attempted 4,680 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,803 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.1% as they have 3,504 attempts while they have given up 3,495 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 14th in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 53.6% of the time, which is 6th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.4% for the season. That is 26th overall in the NHL. They have 2,329 face-off wins compared to 2,491 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.3%. That ranks them 26th in the league. On defense Colorado has 1,693 hits and they have blocked 1,308 shots from the opposition, putting them 2nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Sharks are 3rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.8% for the season, which is 29th in the NHL. They have 2,338 face-off wins compared to 2,329 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.1%. That is 15th in the league. On defense San Jose has 1,559 hits and they have blocked 1,057 shots from the opposition, which is 26th in the league. San Jose is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.8% as they've attempted 4,948 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,251 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.1% ranks 3rd as they have 3,770 attempts while they have given up 3,194 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Colorado +138

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here

Read more articles by Tony Sink