Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche Hockey Betting Tips and Predictions 2/18/2019

Monday, February 18, 2019

Pepsi Center

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The Vegas Golden Knights head to Pepsi Center to take on the Colorado Avalanche on Monday, February 18, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Golden Knights at -110 and the Avalanche at -110.

Vegas has a record of 32-24-4 this year. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 180 goals and surrendered 169 goals for a point differential of +11. For the year they have an ATS mark of 32-28-0 and an over/under record of 28-28-0. Colorado has a record of 23-24-11 this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They have scored 186 goals and given up 192 for a goal differential of -6. Their record against the spread is 23-35-0 while their over/under mark is 31-26-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 32-28-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 28-28-0 against the over/under this season

Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 23-35-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 31-26-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

11/07/18 LW Erik Haula Knee is out indefinitely
02/14/19 C Ryan Carpenter Upper Body IR (02/14)
02/01/19 D Nick Holden Lower Body IR (01/23)

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/11/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Shoulder is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Jon Marchessault has scored 40 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 19 goals this season with 217 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 21 assists on the year and averages 18.7 minutes played per contest. William Karlsson averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 18 goals on 120 attempts. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 38 points on the year. Marc-Andre Fleury has 29 wins and 18 losses this season in goal for the Golden Knights. He has 1,435 shots against him and he's surrendered 132 goals. He's made 1,303 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Nathan MacKinnon has 75 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 29 goals this year with 251 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 46 assists on the year and averages 21.9 minutes played per contest. Mikko Rantanen averages 21.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 24 goals on 145 attempts. He has 52 assists, giving him a total of 76 points on the year. Semyon Varlamov has 14 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 1,129 shots against him and he's given up 106 goals. He's made 1,023 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have 68 total points this year, which is 13th in the NHL. They've scored 180 goals while giving up 169 scores, which has them ranked 12th and 21st respectively. They have had 178 power play chances and scored 32 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That is 20th in the league. The Golden Knights have given up 175 power play opportunities and surrendered 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking them 5th when short-handed. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.88% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 13th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche are 22nd in the league with a total of 57 points this season. They have 47 power play goals on 210 chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 8th in the NHL. They've given up 207 power play opportunities and surrendered 48 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking 27th overall. As a team, the Avalanche are 10th with a total of 186 goals scored while they've given up 192 goals this season, ranking 8th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.86%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 26th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.2%, as they've attempted 3,802 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,209 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 54.1% as they have 2,798 attempts while they have given up 2,375 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 3rd in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 54% of the time, which is 6th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46% for the season. That is 26th overall in the NHL. They have 1,793 face-off wins compared to 1,823 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.6%. That ranks them 18th in the league. On defense Vegas has 1,659 hits and they have blocked 834 shots from the opposition, putting them 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche are 3rd 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 29th in the NHL. They have 1,687 face-off wins compared to 1,793 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.5%. That is 25th in the league. On defense Colorado has 1,176 hits and they have blocked 883 shots from the opposition, which is 9th in the league. Colorado is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3% as they've attempted 3,407 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,360 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.4% ranks 15th as they have 2,521 attempts while they have given up 2,477 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vegas -110

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