Colorado Avalanche vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 12/3/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Boston Bruins

Date: Saturday, December 3, 2022

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (+100) Bruins (-120)

TD Garden is the site where the Boston Bruins (19-3-0) will meet the Colorado Avalanche (13-7-1) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Avalanche at +100 while the Bruins are priced at -120. The over/under is set at 6.

The Colorado Avalanche went home feeling good about their game by earning a 6-4 victory over the Sabres in their previous contest . Colorado accumulated 16 minutes in the box for this contest. The Avalanche played really well in this win. In addition, they had 6 chances with extra men on the ice and scored 3 goals. In the outing, they scored on 6 out of the 34 shots they looked to score on.

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When it comes to their goal scoring prowess, the Colorado Avalanche have accounted for 72 goals (16th in the league) on the season and have given up 56. For the current campaign, they have 27 points and their points % is .643. Colorado has accumulated 77 power play chances and they have added 26 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 33.77%. When at even strength, the Avalanche let the opposition score 38 goals while getting 46 on the offensive side of the ice. Colorado has taken 697 shots and has a shot percentage of 10.3%. The Avalanche thus far have had 689 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .919. Colorado Avalanche opponents have tallied 76 power play opportunities (19th in professional hockey) and have scored 18 goals in those chances.

The player between the pipes for this game is Alexandar Georgiev. Georgiev has been involved in 144 games over the course of his NHL career. He has compiled an overall mark of 69-51-12 and he was named the starter in 132 games. Opponents have notched 382 goals versus Georgiev in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 2.90. Georgiev has seen 4,250 shot attempts taken against him and has garnered 3,868 saves. His save percentage currently is at .910 in his 7,907 mins guarding the cage. Over the course of his time in hockey, Georgiev is sitting with 70 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .530.

When they took the ice last, Boston played the Lightning in an outing where the Bruins earned a win by a mark of 3-1. The Bruins converted 3 goals of the 26 shots on goal they tried. They had 1 attempt on the power play in this one and netted 1 on that try.

Boston has put up 753 shots (14th in pro hockey) and has a shot percentage of 11.55%, while allowing the other team 657 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 83.53% on their opponents 85 power play chances, and their save percentage sits at 92.7%. They have recorded 83 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play rate of 30.12%. The Bruins have racked up 62 goals at even strength and 25 goals (2nd in the league) while on the power play. They have allowed 48 goals to be scored by way of 34 goals at even strength and 14 goals while they were shorthanded. On the campaign, the Boston Bruins have earned a total of 87 goals, 38 points, in addition to a points percentage of .864.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Jeremy Swayman protecting the net. Swayman is sitting with a career record of 35-19-3 and has been in goal for 59 games. Swayman's rate of quality starts comes out to 65.5% and he has made 36 quality starts in his NHL career. He has tallied 1,419 stops out of 1,546 shots taken against him, which gives him a save % of .918. His opposition is averaging 2.27 goals per contest and he has allowed 127 goals in total. He has made the start in 55 games and his ice time sits at 3,361 mins.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Colorado (+100)

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