Colorado Avalanche vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 5/27/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Friday, May 27, 2022

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (-190) Blues (+155)

The Colorado Avalanche are on their way to Enterprise Center on Friday where they will take on the St. Louis Blue in Game 6 of their series. Colorado leads 3-2. The line on this contest has the Avalanche at -190 and the Blues are at +155. The over/under is 7.

The Avalanche will look for better times on the ice after their 5-4 loss to the Blues in Game 5. The Avalanche had a good offensive outing and it showed in this loss. In the game, they converted 4 out of the 34 shots they attempted. Furthermore, they had 3 chances with the advantage and were able to score 1 goal. Colorado accumulated 6 minutes in the box in this contest.

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The Avalanche have had 2,625 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .912. At even strength, the Avalanche have conceded 184 goals while scoring 241 on the offensive side of the ice. Colorado Avalanche opponents have totaled 236 power play opportunities (13th in professional hockey) and have come away with 48 goals in those attempts. For the year, they have 119 points and their points percentage comes in at .726. Colorado has attempted 2,874 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.7%. In the matter of scoring goals, the Colorado Avalanche have notched 308 goals (4th in the NHL) on the campaign and have conceded 232. Colorado comes into the game with 279 power play opportunities and they have notched 67 goals out of those tries, giving them a rate of 24.01%.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Darcy Kuemper. The opposition has been able to score 698 goals against Kuemper in his pro career and his average for goals against per game is 2.48. Kuemper has taken the ice for 299 games over the course of his hockey career. He has a save percentage of .918 during his 16,859 mins between the pipes. He has an overall record of 143-95-36 and he has gotten the start in 282 games. Over the course of his time in hockey, Kuemper has 159 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .564. Kuemper has had 8,484 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 7,786 saves.

In Game 5 St. Louis had 3 chances on the power play in this one but were not able to net one. The Blues tallied 5 goals of the 30 shots on goal they took.

For the season, the St. Louis Blues have 309 goals, 109 points, in addition to a points percentage of .665. They have allowed 239 goals to be scored by way of 204 goals at even strength and 35 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Blues are sitting with 244 goals at even strength and 65 goals (2nd in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have earned 241 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 26.97%. St. Louis has attempted 2,492 shots (18th in pro hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 12.40%, while allowing their opponents 2,591 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 84.09% on the other teams 220 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage is 90.8%.

For the opposition you are likely to see Ville Husso in the crease. Husso has accrued a career record of 34-13-7 and has participated in 57 games. Husso's rate of quality starts sits at 56.6% and he has 30 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He is sitting with 1,547 stops out of the 1,696 shots tried, giving him a save percentage of .912. The opposition is averaging 2.74 goals per game and he has allowed 149 goals in total. He has started in 53 games and has racked up 3,258 mins.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Colorado (-190)

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