Colorado Avalanche vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction, 4/5/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Location: PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Pittsburgh

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

The Colorado Avalanche (49-14-6) are en route to PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday where they will take on the Pittsburgh Penguins (41-19-10). The moneyline on this matchup has Colorado at -110 and Pittsburgh is priced at -110. The total comes in at 7.

The Colorado Avalanche were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 3-2 win over the Penguins in the last game they played. The Avalanche offense didn't overly impress in this victory. For the outing, they tallied a score on 3 out of the 38 shots they attempted. They also had 1 power play chance but weren't able to convert it into a goal. Colorado garnered 2 minutes in the box in this game.

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The Avalanche have had 2,177 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .914. When playing at even strength, the Avalanche have allowed the opponent to score 145 goals while notching 199 on offense. Colorado Avalanche opponents have 202 power play opportunities (11th in professional hockey) and have racked up 43 goals in those chances. For the current season, they sit with 104 points and their points percentage is .754. Colorado has taken 2,440 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.6%. In regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Colorado Avalanche have earned 259 goals (2nd in the National Hockey League) on the season and have allowed 188. Colorado is sitting with 236 power play chances and they have scored 60 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 25.42%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Darcy Kuemper. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Kuemper has tallied 156 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .571. His save percentage is .918 for his 16,314 minutes in the crease. Kuemper has had 8,158 shots taken against him and has garnered 7,491 saves. Opponents have racked up 667 goals against Kuemper in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.45. He has accumulated a mark of 138-92-35 and got the start in 273 games. Kuemper has played in 290 games throughout his NHL career.

Their last time out, Pittsburgh opposed the Avalanche in an outing where the Penguins ended up taking the loss by a final score of 3-2. They had 1 power play chance in this matchup but weren't able to score a goal. The Penguins had 2 goals of the 40 shots on goal they pursued.

So far this year, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a total of 230 goals, 92 points, and a points percentage of .657. They have allowed 182 goals to be scored by of a combination of 157 goals at even strength and 25 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Penguins have 182 goals at even strength and 48 goals (9th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have recorded 218 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 22.02%. Pittsburgh has tried 2,421 shots (6th in professional hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 9.50%, while allowing the other team 2,137 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 85.55% on their oppositions 173 chances on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 91.5%.

Across the ice you are going to see Tristan Jarry in net. The opposition is averaging 2.55 goals per game and he has surrendered 375 goals overall. Jarry's quality start rate is 61.9% and he has 91 quality starts in his professional career. He was named a starter in 147 contests and has played 8,835 minutes. Jarry has amassed a lifetime record of 92-44-13 and has been in goal for 155 games. He has recorded 4,059 saves out of 4,434 shots attempted, which gives him a rate of .915.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Colorado (-110)

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