Colorado Avalanche vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 2/16/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: Bally Sports West

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (+102) Golden Knights (-124)

T-Mobile Arena is the site where the Vegas Golden Knights (28-17-3) will compete against the Colorado Avalanche (34-8-4) on Wednesday. The line on this contest has Colorado at +102 and Vegas is sitting at -124. The betting total comes in at 6.

The Colorado Avalanche will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 4-0 victory against the Stars in their previous outing. The Avalanche had a solid offensive outing and it was apparent in the win. For the game, they earned a goal on 4 out of the 30 shots they tried. Furthermore, they had 1 power play attempt but didn't get a goal. Colorado amassed 2 mins in the box in this contest.

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The Avalanche have had 1,418 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .908. When at even strength, the Avalanche have given up 99 goals while having 146 themselves. Colorado Avalanche opponents have tallied 140 power play opportunities (10th in professional hockey) and have notched 31 goals in those chances. For the current season, they have scored 72 points and their points percentage sits at .783. Colorado has taken 1,617 shots and has a shooting percentage of 11.6%. In reference to their scoring, the Colorado Avalanche have earned 187 goals (2nd in pro hockey) for the season and have allowed 130. Colorado has accounted for 168 power play chances and they have notched 41 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 24.40%.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Darcy Kuemper. Opponents have racked up 636 goals versus Kuemper in his NHL career and his average for goals against per game is 2.47. Kuemper has been in net for 275 contests during his hockey career. His save percentage is at .917 during his 15,458 mins between the pipes. He has a win-loss record of 129-88-34 and got the start in 258 games. Over the course of his time in hockey, Kuemper has accounted for 147 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .570. Kuemper has seen 7,658 shots against him and he has 7,022 total saves.

In their last game, Vegas faced the Flames in a matchup where the Golden Knights ended up losing by a final score of 6-0. The Golden Knights tallied 0 goals out of the 28 shots on goal they tried. They had 2 power play opportunities in this contest but didn't score a goal.

Vegas has put up 1,613 shots (7th in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 9.80%, while allowing the opposition 1,439 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 79.55% on the other teams 132 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 90.1%. They have earned 123 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 19.51%. The Golden Knights have tallied 134 goals at even strength and 24 goals (20th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 142 goals to be scored by of a combination of 115 goals at even strength and 27 goals while they were shorthanded. On the season, the Vegas Golden Knights are sitting with 158 goals, 59 points, as well as a points percentage of .615.

Across the ice you will find Robin Lehner in net. Lehner is the owner of a career record of 148-137-48 and has participated in 354 games. Lehner's rate of quality starts is 55.5% and he has 186 quality starts in his pro career. He has gathered 9,957 stops out of the 10,861 shots attempted, giving him a percentage of .917. Opponents are averaging 2.71 goals per contest and he has yielded 904 goals in total. He has started in 335 contests and has been on the ice for 20,027 mins.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Vegas (-124) and under 5.5 goals

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