San Jose Sharks vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, 3/31/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Jose Sharks vs Colorado Avalanche

Date: Thursday, March 31, 2022

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Sharks (+240) Avalanche (-300)

Ball Arena is where the Colorado Avalanche (47-14-6) will go up against the San Jose Sharks (29-28-8) on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has the Sharks at +240 while the Avalanche open at -300. The betting total comes in at 6.

The San Jose Sharks will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 4-1 win against the Ducks in their previous outing. San Jose accrued 15 penalty mins for this matchup. Moreover, they had 3 power play chances and were able to notch 1 goal. The Sharks had a good offensive output in the win. In the outing, they scored on 4 out of the 24 shots they attempted.

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Pertaining to their scoring, the San Jose Sharks have notched 171 goals (29th in hockey) on the campaign and have surrendered 202. For the season, they sit with 66 points and their points percentage sits at .508. San Jose skates onto the rink with 180 power play chances and they have tallied 34 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 18.89%. At even strength, the Sharks have surrendered 176 goals while getting 137 on offense. San Jose has attempted 1,888 shots and has a shot percentage of 9.1%. The Sharks have had 2,073 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .903. San Jose Sharks opponents have amassed 171 power play tries (29th in the NHL) and have a total of 26 goals in those attempts.

The player in the crease for this game is Kaapo Kahkonen. The opposition has notched 153 goals against Kahkonen in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.91. Kahkonen has participated in 55 games throughout his hockey career. His save percentage is at .907 for his 3,158 mins on the ice. He has accumulated a record of 31-18-4 and got the start in 52 games. Throughout his time in hockey, Kahkonen has earned 28 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .538. Kahkonen has had 1,638 shots taken against him and has gathered 1,485 saves.

In their last contest, Colorado went up against the Flames in a game where the Avalanche ended up with the victory by a mark of 2-1. They had 3 power play opportunities in this contest and netted 2 goals out of those opportunities. The Avalanche converted 2 goals out of the 30 shots on goal they attempted.

Colorado has put up 2,356 shots (4th in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.70%, while allowing their opponents 2,110 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 78.39% on their opponents 199 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 91.3%. They have a tally of 232 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 25.43%. The Avalanche have earned 193 goals at even strength and 59 goals (1st in the NHL) while on the power play. They have permitted 184 goals to be scored by way of 141 goals at even strength and 43 goals while they were shorthanded. For the season, the Colorado Avalanche have tallied 252 goals, 100 points, as well as a points percentage of .746.

Across the ice you are going to see Darcy Kuemper in goal. Kuemper is the owner of a career mark of 137-92-35 and has played in 289 games. Kuemper's percentage of quality starts sits at 57.0% and he has qualified for 155 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has accounted for 7,453 saves out of the 8,118 shots taken, which gives him a save percentage of .918. His opponents are averaging 2.45 goals per contest and he has allowed 665 goals in total. He has been a starter 272 games and has been on the ice for 16,254 mins.

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

Josh's Pick: Take San Jose (+240)

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