Colorado Avalanche vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 10/14/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Saturday, October 14, 2023

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (-250) Sharks (+195)

The San Jose Sharks (22-44-16 last season) will compete against the Colorado Avalanche (50-24-7 last year) at SAP Center on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Avalanche at -250 and the Sharks are sitting at +195. The total has been set at 7.

The Colorado Avalanche were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 5-2 win over the Kings in their previous contest . Colorado amassed 19 penalty mins in this game. Moreover, they had 3 power play opportunities and notched 1 goal. The Avalanche had a good offensive performance and it was apparent in the win. In the game, they scored on 5 out of the 37 shots they launched.

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When at even strength, the Avalanche allowed the opponent to score 172 goals while notching 210. Colorado Avalanche opposition had 246 power play opportunities (17th in the league) and scored 51 goals in those attempts. In regard to their scoring capabilities, the Colorado Avalanche tallied 274 goals (10th in the league) last season and allowed 223. Colorado tried 2,727 shots and held a shot percentage of 10.1%. For last season, they scored 107 points and their points % was .660. The Avalanche had 2,539 shots tried against them and held a save percentage of .912. Colorado had 257 power play opportunities and scored 64 goals during those advantages, earning them a rate of 24.90%.

The man in goal for this game is Alexandar Georgiev. In his professional hockey career, Georgiev is sitting with 100 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .559. He has a save percentage of .912 during his 10,701 minutes played. Georgiev has had 5,652 shot attempts taken against him and has gathered 5,153 saves. Opponents have racked up 499 goals against Georgiev in his professional hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.80. He has compiled a win-loss record of 98-64-17 and he has gotten the start in 179 games. Georgiev has played in 191 matchups throughout his NHL career.

Their last time out, San Jose faced the Golden Knights in a matchup where the Sharks were on the wrong end of the score by a mark of 4-1. They had 2 power play attempts in this outing but weren't able to score a goal. The Sharks netted 1 goal out of the 23 shots on goal they were seeking.

San Jose has tried 2,415 shots (25th in professional hockey) and earned a shot percentage of 9.65%, while allowing the opposition 2,640 shots. They recorded a penalty kill rate of 82.38% on the other team's 244 power play tries, and their save percentage was at 88.1%. They had a tally of 223 chances on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 18.39%. The Sharks scored 192 goals at even strength and 41 goals (26th in the league) while having more men on the ice. They permitted 315 goals to be scored by way of 272 goals at even strength and 43 goals while they were shorthanded. Last year, the San Jose Sharks earned a total of 233 goals, 60 points, as well as a points percentage of .366.

Across the rink you are going to see Kaapo Kahkonen protecting the goal. He has gathered 2,758 saves out of the 3,069 shots tried, which gives him a rate of .899. Kahkonen has amassed a career record of 42-43-12 and has played in 102 games. He has started in 98 games and has played 5,771 minutes. Kahkonen's quality start rate sits at 50.0% and he has made 49 quality starts in his career. Opponents are averaging 3.23 goals per game and he has conceded 311 goals in total.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Colorado (-250)

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