St. Louis Blues vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, 5/19/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Colorado Avalanche

Date: Thursday, May 19, 2022

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+200) Avalanche (-250)

The Colorado Avalanche will go up against the St. Louis Blues at Ball Arena on Thursday in Game 2 of their series. Colorado leads 1-0. The odds on this game have the Blues at +200 while the Avalanche are at -250. The total is set at 7.

The St. Louis Blues will look to clean up some issues after taking a 3-2 loss to the Avalanche in Game 1. The Blues offense left a lot to be desired in the loss. In the outing, they scored on 2 of the 25 shots they put on net. They also had 1 power play opportunity and were able to notch 1 goal. St. Louis earned 2 penalty mins for this matchup.

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The Blues have had 2,591 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .908. At even strength, the Blues have conceded 204 goals while scoring 244 of their own. St. Louis Blues opponents have amassed 220 power play opportunities (26th in professional hockey) and have notched 35 goals in those attempts. For the current campaign, they have recorded 109 points and their points percentage is .665. St. Louis has tried 2,492 shots and holds a shot percentage of 12.4%. In regard to scoring goals, the St. Louis Blues have notched 309 goals (3rd in the NHL) this season and have conceded 239. St. Louis has accounted for 241 power play opportunities and they have notched 65 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 26.97%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Ville Husso. Husso has been in net for 57 contests over the course of his hockey career. He has amassed a record of 34-13-7 and he has gotten the start in 53 games. Opponents have racked up 149 goals versus Husso in his pro career and his goals against rate is 2.74. Husso has seen 1,696 shots taken against him and has recorded 1,547 saves. His save percentage currently is at .912 in his 3,258 minutes on the ice. Throughout his time in hockey, Husso has accumulated 30 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .566.

In Game 1 Colorado had 3 opportunities on the power play in this game but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal. The Avalanche scored 3 goals of the 54 shots on goal they tried.

So far this year, the Colorado Avalanche are sitting with 308 goals, 119 points, in addition to a points percentage of .726. They have permitted 232 goals to be scored by of a combination of 184 goals at even strength and 48 goals while they were shorthanded. The Avalanche have accumulated 241 goals at even strength and 67 goals (1st in the league) while having more men on the ice. They have a total of 279 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 24.01%. Colorado has attempted 2,874 shots (4th in hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.72%, while allowing the opposition 2,625 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 79.66% on their opponents 236 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage currently comes in at 91.2%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Darcy Kuemper in net. His opposition is averaging 2.48 goals/game and he has allowed 698 goals in total. Kuemper's quality start rate is 56.4% and he has made 159 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He was named a starter in 282 games and has played 16,859 minutes. Kuemper is the owner of a career mark of 143-95-36 and has participated in 299 games. He has compiled 7,786 stops out of 8,484 shots attempted against him, giving him a percentage of .918.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Colorado (-250)

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