Colorado Avalanche vs Arizona Coyotes Prediction, 11/30/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Arizona Coyotes

Date: Thursday, November 30, 2023

Location: Mullett Arena in Tempe, AZ

TV: Bally Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (-240) Coyotes (+190)

The Colorado Avalanche (15-6-0) are hitting the road to Mullett Arena on Thursday where they will try to beat the Arizona Coyotes (10-9-2). The moneyline on this contest has the Avalanche at -240 while the Coyotes are coming in at +190. The over/under is set at 7.

The Colorado Avalanche were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 4-1 victory against the Lightning in the last game they played. Colorado accrued 26 penalty minutes for this matchup. Furthermore, they had 5 power play chances and were able to notch 1 goal. The Avalanche had a solid offensive outing and it was apparent in the victory. In the game, they earned a goal on 4 out of the 23 shots they tried.

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At even strength, the Avalanche have given up 49 goals while getting 62 on the offensive side of the ice. Colorado Avalanche opponents have tallied 83 power play tries (3rd in professional hockey) and have come away with 10 goals in those chances. Regarding scoring goals, the Colorado Avalanche have accumulated 79 goals (3rd in hockey) for the season and have allowed 59. Colorado has tried 674 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 11.7%. For the season, they have accumulated 30 points and their points % is .714. The Avalanche thus far have had 591 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .900. Colorado has tallied 86 power play chances and they have added 17 goals during those advantages, giving them a rate of 19.77%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Alexandar Georgiev. Opponents have been able to score 549 goals against Georgiev in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 2.80. Georgiev has been in goal for 209 matchups during his NHL career. His save percentage is at .911 for his 11,757 mins played. He has accumulated an overall record of 111-69-17 and got the start in 197 games. In his career, Georgiev is sitting with 108 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .548. Georgiev has had 6,143 shot attempts taken against him and he has 5,594 saves.

In their last game, Arizona faced the Lightning in an outing where the Coyotes got the victory by a final score of 3-1. The Coyotes scored 3 goals of the 27 shots on goal they attempted. They had 2 attempts on the power play in this matchup but weren't able to notch a goal.

Arizona has taken 571 shots (28th in the league) and has a shot percentage of 11.56%, while allowing their opponents 678 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 81.33% on their opponents 75 tries on the power play, and their save percentage is currently 90.6%. They have a total of 73 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 24.66%. The Coyotes are sitting with 48 goals at even strength and 18 goals (7th in hockey) while on the power play. They have allowed 64 goals to be scored by way of 50 goals at even strength and 14 goals while they were shorthanded. On the season, the Arizona Coyotes are sitting with 66 goals, 22 points, and a points percentage of .524.

Across the rink you are going to see Karel Vejmelka protecting the goal. His opposition is averaging 3.54 goals per contest and he has conceded 373 goals altogether. Vejmelka's quality start rate is 44.4% and he has 48 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has made the start in 108 games and has played 6,323 mins. Vejmelka has earned a career mark of 33-62-11 and has been in goal for 113 contests. He has recorded 3,289 stops out of 3,662 shots tried, which gives him a save percentage of .898.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Colorado (-240)

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