Boston Bruins vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, 12/7/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Bruins vs Colorado Avalanche

Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Bruins (-110) Avalanche (-110)

The Boston Bruins (20-3-1) are traveling to Ball Arena on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Colorado Avalanche (13-9-1). The moneyline on this contest has the Bruins at -110 and the Avalanche are coming in at -110. The betting total is set at 7.

The Boston Bruins had a decent effort after finishing in a 3-3 tie against the Golden Knights in their previous contest . Boston amassed 6 penalty minutes in this game. Additionally, they had 4 power play opportunities and were able to score 1 goal. The Bruins had a middle of the road offensive output in this game. For the game, they tallied a score on 3 out of the 43 shots they attempted.

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Boston Bruins opponents have tallied 91 power play opportunities (6th in the NHL) and have come away with 14 goals in those attempts. The Bruins have seen 706 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .926. Boston has taken 836 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.4%. While at even strength, the Bruins let the opposition score 38 goals while earning 68 on the offensive side of the ice. Boston steps onto the ice with 92 power play opportunities and they have added 27 goals out of those tries, giving them a rate of 29.35%. For the season, they have racked up 41 points and their points percentage is sitting at .854. In reference to their scoring capabilities, the Boston Bruins have accumulated 95 goals (2nd in pro hockey) for the season and have conceded 52.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Linus Ullmark. Ullmark has played in 175 games during his NHL career. He has earned an overall record of 90-58-15 and he has gotten the start in 167 games. The opposition has scored 435 goals against Ullmark in his career and his goals against rate is 2.62. Ullmark has had 5,151 shot attempts against him and has recorded 4,716 total saves. His save percentage currently sits at .916 for his 9,968 mins on the ice. In his career, Ullmark has earned 97 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .581.

In their last contest, Colorado opposed the Flyers in a game where the Avalanche ended up taking the loss by a mark of 5-3. They had 5 power play opportunities in this contest and scored 1 out of those chances. The Avalanche had 3 goals of the 32 shots on goal they pursued.

During this campaign, the Colorado Avalanche have tallied 76 goals, 27 points, as well as a points percentage of .587. They have granted a total of 66 goals to be scored by way of 45 goals at even strength and 21 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Avalanche have scored 49 goals at even strength and 27 goals (4th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have a total of 85 chances on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 31.76%. Colorado has taken 754 shots (21st in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 10.08%, while allowing the other team 763 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 75.00% on their oppositions 84 power play tries, and their save percentage is 91.3%.

Across the rink you are likely to see Alexandar Georgiev defending the goal. He has compiled 3,897 saves out of 4,283 shots tried, which gives him a rate of .910. Georgiev has amassed a career mark of 69-52-12 and has been in net for 145 games. He has started in 133 contests and has been on the ice for 7,964 mins. Georgiev's percentage of quality starts sits at 52.6% and he has made 70 quality starts in his pro career. Teams are averaging 2.91 goals per contest and he has conceded 386 goals altogether.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Boston (-110)

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