Colorado Avalanche vs New York Islanders Prediction, 10/24/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs New York Islanders

Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Location: UBS Arena in Elmont, NY

TV: MSG

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (-143) Islanders (+115)

The Colorado Avalanche (5-0-0) are headed to UBS Arena on Tuesday where they will go up against the New York Islanders (2-1-1). The moneyline on this game has Colorado at -143 while New York is priced at +115. The total is 7.

The Colorado Avalanche were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 6-4 win against the Hurricanes in the last game they played. Colorado accrued 10 minutes in the box in this outing. Additionally, they had 5 chances on the power play and were able to notch 3 goals. The Avalanche had a solid offensive output in the victory. In the game, they converted 6 out of the 28 shots they launched.

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While at even strength, the Avalanche have allowed 7 goals while getting 15 themselves. Colorado Avalanche opponents have earned 22 power play tries (7th in hockey) and have come away with 1 goal in those chances. In relation to scoring goals, the Colorado Avalanche have notched 20 goals (6th in pro hockey) on the year and have conceded 8. Colorado has taken 186 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.8%. For the current campaign, they sit with 10 points and their points percentage is 1.000. The Avalanche so far have had 140 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .943. Colorado has accumulated 18 power play opportunities and they have notched 5 goals during those advantages, earning them a rate of 27.78%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Alexandar Georgiev. Opponents have racked up 507 goals versus Georgiev in his NHL career and his average for goals against per game is 2.76. Georgiev has played in 196 games throughout his professional hockey career. His save percentage is at .912 for his 11,005 minutes guarding the cage. He has compiled a win-loss record of 103-64-17 and he has started in 184 games. Throughout his time in hockey, Georgiev is sitting with 104 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .565. Georgiev has had 5,792 shots taken against him and he has 5,285 total saves.

The last time they were on the ice, New York faced off against the Sabres in an outing where the Islanders ended up losing by a mark of 3-1. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this contest but weren't able to score a goal. The Islanders recorded 1 goal out of the 25 shots on goal they tried.

The Islanders have earned 8 goals at even strength and 1 goal (28th in the league) while having a power play advantage. New York has attempted 120 shots (27th in professional hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 7.50%, while allowing their opponents 124 shots. On the campaign, the New York Islanders have accounted for 9 goals, 5 points, in addition to a points percentage of .625. They have allowed 10 goals to be scored by way of 6 goals at even strength and 4 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 11 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 9.09%. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 69.23% on their opponents 13 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 91.9%.

For the opposition you will find Ilya Sorokin patrolling the crease. His opponents are averaging 2.34 goals/game and he has yielded 316 goals in total. Sorokin's quality start rate comes out to 70.6% and he has accumulated 96 quality starts in his professional career. He has made the start in 136 games and has played 8,112 minutes. Sorokin has earned a career record of 72-46-19 and has played in 139 games. He is sitting with 3,809 saves out of 4,125 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .923.

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

Guy's Pick: Take New York (+115)

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