Colorado Avalanche vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 3/18/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Friday, March 18, 2022

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (-285) Sharks (+230)

SAP Center is the location where the San Jose Sharks (26-25-8) will try to defeat the Colorado Avalanche (43-13-5) on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has the Avalanche at -285 and the Sharks are at +230. The total is 6.

The Colorado Avalanche were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 3-0 victory over the Kings in their previous outing. Colorado tallied 4 penalty minutes in this contest. The Avalanche had a middle of the road showing in the win. In addition, they had 2 power play tries and scored 2 goals. For the matchup, they tallied a score on 3 of the 27 shots they put on goal.

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The Avalanche have had 1,925 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .912. While at even strength, the Avalanche let the opposition score 129 goals while having 182 as an offensive unit. Colorado Avalanche opponents have recorded 180 power play opportunities (10th in professional hockey) and have scored 40 goals in those attempts. For the current season, they have scored 91 points and their points percentage sits at .746. Colorado has tried 2,140 shots and has a shot percentage of 10.9%. In relation to their scoring, the Colorado Avalanche have racked up 233 goals (2nd in the league) on the campaign and have surrendered 169. Colorado comes into the game with 212 power play opportunities and they have scored 51 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 24.06%.

The man protecting the net in this game is Darcy Kuemper. Kuemper has been in net for 285 matchups during his pro hockey career. He has a record of 135-91-34 and he was named the starter in 268 games. The opposition has scored 657 goals versus Kuemper in his pro career and his goals against average per contest is 2.46. Kuemper has had 7,993 shots taken against him and has accrued 7,336 total saves. His save percentage is .918 during his 16,015 mins guarding the cage. Throughout his time in hockey, Kuemper has accumulated 152 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .567.

In their last game, San Jose squared up with the Panthers in a matchup where the Sharks took the defeat by a score of 3-2. The Sharks notched 2 goals of the 26 shots on goal they attempted. They had 5 power play attempts in this matchup and converted 1 goal out of those opportunities.

During this campaign, the San Jose Sharks have earned a total of 154 goals, 60 points, as well as a points percentage of .508. They have granted a total of 183 goals to be scored by way of 163 goals at even strength and 20 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Sharks have earned 121 goals at even strength and 33 goals (20th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have a tally of 162 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 20.37%. San Jose has taken 1,710 shots (30th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 9.01%, while allowing their opponents 1,892 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 87.01% on the other teams 154 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently comes in at 90.3%.

Across the rink you are likely to see James Reimer in goal. Opponents are averaging 2.79 goals per game and he has surrendered 1,063 goals in total. Reimer's quality start rate comes out to 51.9% and he has 200 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He was named a starter in 385 games and has accumulated 22,825 minutes. Reimer has a career record of 188-143-49 and has participated in 420 games. He has recorded 11,205 stops out of 12,268 shots taken, giving him a percentage of .913.

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

Josh's Pick: Take San Jose (+230)

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