Chicago Blackhawks vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, 10/12/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Blackhawks vs Colorado Avalanche

Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Blackhawks (+310) Avalanche (-400)

Ball Arena is where the Colorado Avalanche will go up against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has Chicago at +310 while Colorado is opening at -400. The total is 7.

The Chicago Blackhawks will look for better times on the ice after their 3-2 defeat to the Sabres in their last contest of the 2021-22 season. Chicago tallied 6 mins in the box for this contest. In addition, they had 1 power play opportunity but weren't able to score a goal. The Blackhawks had a below average offensive outing in the defeat. For the game, they converted 2 out of the 21 shots they tried.

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While playing at even strength, the Blackhawks conceded 236 goals while getting 166. Chicago Blackhawks opponents had 223 power play opportunities (24th in hockey) and racked up 53 goals in those attempts. In reference to their scoring, the Chicago Blackhawks earned 213 goals (28th in pro hockey) for the prior year and allowed 289. Chicago attempted 2,362 shots and were the owners of a shooting percentage of 9.0%. For the prior season, they finished with 68 points and their points percentage was .415. The Blackhawks had 2,703 shots taken against them and were the owners of a save percentage of .893. Chicago had 245 power play opportunities and added 47 goals out of those tries, earning them a percentage of 19.18%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Petr Mrazek. Opponents have scored 726 goals versus Mrazek in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 2.64. Mrazek has participated in 295 games throughout his pro hockey career. His save percentage sits at .909 for his 16,490 minutes played. He has accumulated a win-loss mark of 140-102-31 and he has gotten the start in 268 games. In his career, Mrazek has accrued 136 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .507. Mrazek has seen 8,000 shots against him and has recorded 7,274 saves.

In their last game of last year, Colorado opposed the Lightning in a game where the Avalanche earned a win by a final of 2-1. They had 1 opportunity on the power play in this contest but weren't able to score a goal. The Avalanche recorded 2 goals out of the 30 shots on goal they pursued.

Last year, the Colorado Avalanche accounted for 308 goals, 119 points, in addition to a points percentage of .726. They granted a total of 232 goals to be scored by way of 184 goals at even strength and 48 goals while they were shorthanded. The Avalanche tallied 241 goals at even strength and 67 goals (1st in professional hockey) while on the power play. They had a total of 279 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 24.01%. Colorado put up 2,874 shots (4th in hockey) and had a shooting percentage of 10.72%, while allowing the other team 2,625 shots. They recorded a penalty kill rate of 79.66% on their opposition's 236 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage came in at 91.2%.

Across the rink you are likely to see Alexandar Georgiev in net. He is sitting with 3,405 stops out of the 3,748 shots attempted against him, giving him a percentage of .908. Georgiev is the owner of a career mark of 58-48-11 and has played in 129 games. He got the starting nod in 117 contests and has played for a total of 7,001 mins. Georgiev's percentage of quality starts sits at 50.4% and he has 59 quality starting assignments in his professional career. His opponents are averaging 2.94 goals/game and he has yielded 343 goals overall.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Chicago (+310)

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