Anaheim Ducks vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, 1/2/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Anaheim Ducks vs Colorado Avalanche

Date: Sunday, January 2, 2022

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude Sports

The Anaheim Ducks (17-9-7) are headed to Ball Arena on Sunday where they will take on the Colorado Avalanche (17-8-2).

The Anaheim Ducks will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 2-1 loss to the Canucks in their previous outing. The Ducks didn't have a great showing offensively in the defeat. In the game, they finished 1 out of the 23 shots they tried. In addition, they had 4 power play tries but weren't able to score a goal. Anaheim earned 8 minutes in the box in this matchup.

Regarding their goal scoring prowess, the Anaheim Ducks have tallied 102 goals (8th in the NHL) on the year and have conceded 88. For the current campaign, they sit with 41 points and their points percentage comes in at .621. Anaheim is sitting with 90 power play chances and they have notched 23 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a rate of 25.56%. At even strength, the Ducks let the opposition score 76 goals while having 79 themselves. Anaheim has tried 1,038 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 9.8%. The Ducks have had 1,053 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .916. Anaheim Ducks opponents have earned 85 power play opportunities (19th in pro hockey) and have scored 12 goals in those attempts.

The man in goal for this game is John Gibson. Gibson has participated in 346 contests over the course of his pro hockey career. He has an overall mark of 159-129-46 and he has started in 338 games. The opposition has notched 857 goals against Gibson in his career and his goals against average per game is 2.58. Gibson has had 10,251 shots taken against him and has garnered 9,394 total saves. His save percentage is at .916 for his 19,894 minutes guarding the cage. During his career on the ice, Gibson has accounted for 189 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .559.

Their last time out, Colorado opposed the Predators in a matchup where the Avalanche were on the wrong end of the score by a final score of 5-2. They had 4 power play chances in this one and tallied 1 goal out of those chances. The Avalanche netted 2 goals out of the 26 shots on goal they took.

On the year, the Colorado Avalanche have earned 114 goals, 36 points, and a points percentage of .667. They have allowed 91 goals to be scored by of a combination of 71 goals at even strength and 20 goals while they were shorthanded. The Avalanche have tallied 89 goals at even strength and 25 goals (4th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have earned 107 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 23.36%. Colorado has put up 910 shots (23rd in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 12.53%, while allowing their opponents 830 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 75.61% on their oppositions 82 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.0%.

Across the rink you are going to see Darcy Kuemper defending the goal. Kuemper holds a career record of 119-88-32 and has played in 261 contests. Kuemper's rate of quality starts comes out to 56.1% and he has earned 137 quality starts in his hockey career. He has compiled 6,659 saves out of 7,269 shots attempted, giving him a save percentage of .916. The opposition is averaging 2.49 goals per contest and he has yielded 610 goals in total. He was named a starter in 244 games and has been on the ice for 14,683 minutes.

Who will win tonight's hockey game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Colorado

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