Arizona Coyotes vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, 3/24/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Coyotes vs Colorado Avalanche

Date: Friday, March 24, 2023

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Coyotes (+375) Avalanche (-500)

The Arizona Coyotes (27-33-12) are hitting the road to Ball Arena on Friday where they will compete against the Colorado Avalanche (41-23-6). The line on this matchup has Arizona at +375 and Colorado is at -500. The betting total is set at 6.

The Arizona Coyotes will look for better times on the ice after their 4-3 defeat to the Oilers in their previous game. Arizona accounted for 8 penalty minutes for this game. The Coyotes had an average offensive outing in the defeat. Additionally, they had 2 power play chances and were able to notch 1 goal. In the game, they earned a goal on 3 of the 17 shots they tried.

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In terms of scoring goals, the Arizona Coyotes have earned 200 goals (26th in hockey) this year and have allowed 247. For the year, they have scored 66 points and their points % is .458. Arizona is sitting with 210 power play chances and they have tallied 41 goals during those chances, giving them a rate of 19.52%. While playing at even strength, the Coyotes have allowed the opponent to score 182 goals while having 159 when they are on offense. Arizona has taken 1,849 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.8%. The Coyotes have had 2,566 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .904. Arizona Coyotes opponents have totaled 274 power play tries (1st in the league) and have a total of 65 goals in those chances.

The man in net for this game is Karel Vejmelka. Vejmelka has participated in 97 contests throughout his pro hockey career. He has accumulated a win-loss record of 31-52-8 and got the start in 93 games. Opponents have racked up 317 goals versus Vejmelka in his career and his goals against average is 3.51. Vejmelka has seen 3,193 shot attempts taken against him and he has 2,876 saves. He has a save percentage of .901 during his 5,418 minutes guarding the cage. Over the course of his time in hockey, Vejmelka has 44 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .473.

When they were on the ice last, Colorado squared up with the Penguins in an outing where the Avalanche were on the wrong end of the score by a final score of 5-2. They had 3 power play attempts in this matchup and scored 1 out of those attempts. The Avalanche recorded 2 goals of the 30 shots on goal they attempted.

Over the course of the season, the Colorado Avalanche have notched a total of 228 goals, 88 points, as well as a points percentage of .629. They have granted a total of 193 goals to be scored by of a combination of 147 goals at even strength and 46 goals while they were shorthanded. The Avalanche are sitting with 173 goals at even strength and 55 goals (6th in hockey) while on the power play. They have a tally of 221 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 24.89%. Colorado has taken 2,315 shots (9th in the NHL) and has earned a shooting percentage of 9.85%, while allowing their opponents 2,205 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 78.80% on the other teams 217 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 91.2%.

For the opposition you will find Alexandar Georgiev in net. Georgiev has a lifetime mark of 90-63-16 and has played in 181 contests. Georgiev's percentage of quality starts sits at 55.6% and he has earned 94 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has racked up 4,897 stops out of the 5,372 shots taken, which gives him a rate of .912. His opponents are averaging 2.82 goals per contest and he has surrendered 475 goals altogether. He was named a starter in 169 games and has played 10,094 mins.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Colorado (-500)

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