Colorado Avalanche vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 3/16/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Thursday, March 16, 2023

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN5

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (-167) Senators (+140)

Canadian Tire Centre is where the Ottawa Senators (33-30-4) will compete against the Colorado Avalanche (37-22-6) on Thursday. The odds on this game have Colorado at -167 and Ottawa is priced at +140. The betting total comes in at 7.

The Colorado Avalanche came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 8-4 victory over the Canadiens in their previous contest . The Avalanche had a good offensive performance in this win. For the outing, they tallied a score on 8 out of the 33 shots they tried. In addition, they had 3 chances on the power play and scored 3 goals. Colorado accumulated 13 minutes in the box in this contest.

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When playing at even strength, the Avalanche let the opposition score 140 goals while notching 160 themselves. Colorado Avalanche opponents have recorded 200 power play tries (18th in the NHL) and have a total of 42 goals in those chances. In terms of their scoring capabilities, the Colorado Avalanche have accumulated 210 goals (17th in the NHL) this year and have conceded 182. Colorado has taken 2,171 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 9.7%. For the year, they have earned 80 points and their points percentage is sitting at .615. The Avalanche so far have had 2,045 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .911. Colorado has compiled 206 power play opportunities and they have scored 50 goals out of those tries, giving them a rate of 24.27%.

The man in goal for this game is Jonas Johansson. Opponents have notched 94 goals against Johansson in his pro career and his average for goals against per game is 3.41. Johansson has been in net for 33 games during his professional hockey career. His save percentage is at .883 for his 1,653 minutes in the crease. He has earned a mark of 9-13-4 and he was named the starter in 26 games. For his professional hockey career, Johansson has 10 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .385. Johansson has had 802 shot attempts against him and has amassed 708 saves.

Their last time out, Ottawa squared up with the Oilers in an outing where the Senators went home in defeat by a tally of 6-3. The Senators recorded 3 goals of the 32 shots on goal they pursued. They had 5 power play attempts in this outing and recorded 1 out of those opportunities.

The Senators have 149 goals at even strength and 59 goals (3rd in professional hockey) while having a power play advantage. Ottawa has taken 2,211 shots (8th in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 9.41%, while allowing the opposition 2,122 shots. This season, the Ottawa Senators have accumulated 208 goals, 70 points, in addition to a points percentage of .522. They have allowed 218 goals to be scored by way of 176 goals at even strength and 42 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 253 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 23.32%. They have a penalty kill rate of 82.79% on their opponents 244 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 89.7%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Mads Sogaard in net. He has accrued 286 saves out of the 322 shots tried, giving him a rate of .888. Sogaard has a lifetime mark of 6-4-1 and has played in 12 contests. He was named a starter in 11 games and has played for a total of 665 mins. Sogaard's percentage of quality starts comes out to 45.5% and he has made 5 quality starting assignments in his professional career. His opposition is averaging 3.25 goals per contest and he has yielded 36 goals in total.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Colorado (-167)

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