Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche NHL Point Spread Picks 1/21/2019

Monday, January 21, 2019

Pepsi Center

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The Nashville Predators travel to Pepsi Center to play the Colorado Avalanche on Monday, January 21, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Predators at -115 and the Avalanche at -110.

Nashville has a record of 28-18-4 this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They have scored 155 goals and given up 133 goals for a point differential of +22. For the season they have an ATS record of 28-21-0 and an over/under record of 24-23-0. Colorado has a record of 22-18-8 this year. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 166 goals and surrendered 153 for a goal differential of +13. Their record against the spread is 21-26-0 while their over/under record is 25-21-0.

Valuable Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 28-21-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 24-23-0 against the over/under this season

Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 21-26-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 25-21-0 against the over/under this season

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

12/27/18 D Yannick Weber Undisclosed IR (12/27)
01/18/19 C Ryan Johansen Suspension 2-game suspension (eligible to return Wednesday 1/23 vs Vegas)
01/18/19 LW Zac Rinaldo Lower Body IR (01/18)
01/07/19 RW Miikka Salomaki Upper Body is out indefinitely
01/01/19 C Kyle Turris Lower Body IR (01/01)

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/11/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Shoulder is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely
01/20/19 D Erik Johnson Upper Body left last game, is questionable Monday vs Nashville
01/19/19 RW Mikko Rantanen Lower Body left last game, is questionable Monday vs Nashville

Player Spotlight

Pekka Rinne has 17 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has 941 shots against him and he's given up 82 goals. He's made 859 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Mattias Ekholm has accumulated 36 total points this season for the Predators. He has 6 goals this year with 87 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 30 assists on the season and averages 23.1 minutes played per game. Roman Josi averages 25.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by scoring 7 goals on 180 shots. He has 28 assists, giving him a total of 35 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Nathan MacKinnon has scored 70 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 27 goals this season with 214 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 43 assists on the season and averages 22.1 minutes played per game. Semyon Varlamov has 13 wins and 11 losses this year in goal for the Avalanche. He has 885 shots against him and he's surrendered 81 goals. He's made 804 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Mikko Rantanen averages 21.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 23 goals on 122 shots. He has 50 assists, giving him a total of 73 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators have allowed 150 power play opportunities and have given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79% this year. That is 19th in the NHL. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.50% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 9th in the league. The Predators have 60 total points this season, ranking 8th in the NHL in offense. They are 9th in the league with 155 goals while they've given up 133 goals, which is 28th overall. They have had 170 power play opportunities and scored 23 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. That is 29th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Avalanche are 7th with 166 goals scored while they are 10th in the NHL with 153 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.65%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 23rd place in the league. The Avalanche have a total of 52 points this year, which is 15th in the NHL. They have 46 power play goals on 181 opportunities for a percentage of 25%. That ranks their power play unit 6th. They've allowed 167 power play opportunities and have given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, which is 27th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Nashville is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.3%, as they've attempted 3,010 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,639 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 53.3% as they have 2,261 attempts while they have given up 1,984 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 4th in the league. The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 53.5% of the time, which is 8th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.5% for the season. That is 24th overall in the NHL. They have 1,589 face-off wins compared to 1,487 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.7%. That ranks them 8th in the league. On defense Nashville has 900 hits and they have blocked 655 shots from the opposition, putting them 23rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche are 6th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.5% for the season, which is 26th in the NHL. They have 1,388 face-off wins compared to 1,500 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.1%. That is 25th in the league. On defense Colorado has 918 hits and they have blocked 744 shots from the opposition, which is 4th in the league. Colorado is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50% as they've attempted 2,788 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,790 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.4% ranks 14th as they have 2,083 attempts while they have given up 2,046 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Colorado -110

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