Colorado Avalanche vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 4/4/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Colorado Avalanche (45-24-6) are headed to SAP Center on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the San Jose Sharks (22-39-15).

The Colorado Avalanche went home feeling good about their game by earning a 5-2 victory against the Stars in their previous outing. Colorado garnered 10 penalty minutes for this matchup. In addition, they had 3 power play opportunities and were able to score 1 goal. The Avalanche had a solid offensive outing and it was apparent in this victory. For the outing, they converted 5 of the 32 shots they put on net.

Colorado Avalanche opponents have 232 power play tries (17th in the league) and have scored 48 goals in those chances. The Avalanche have had 2,340 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .913. Colorado has tried 2,497 shots and holds a shot percentage of 9.9%. At even strength, the Avalanche have conceded 156 goals while getting 186 on offense. Colorado is sitting with 237 power play opportunities and they have added 60 goals out of those attempts, earning them a rate of 25.32%. For the current campaign, they have scored 96 points and their points % is .640. When discussing their goal scoring prowess, the Colorado Avalanche have notched 246 goals (16th in the National Hockey League) on the campaign and have allowed 204.

The man protecting the net in this game is Alexandar Georgiev. The opposition has scored 484 goals against Georgiev in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 2.81. Georgiev has taken the ice for 185 games during his hockey career. He has a save percentage of .912 in his 10,337 mins between the pipes. He has amassed an overall mark of 93-64-16 and he was named the starter in 173 games. In his professional hockey career, Georgiev has recorded 96 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .555. Georgiev has had 5,476 shots against him and has gathered 4,992 saves.

Their last time out, San Jose faced off against the Coyotes in a matchup where the Sharks notched a victory by a final score of 7-2. The Sharks tallied 7 goals out of the 31 shots on goal they took. They had 7 attempts on the power play in this contest and recorded 3 out of those chances.

San Jose has tried 2,264 shots (23rd in pro hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 9.81%, while allowing their opponents 2,414 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 82.83% on the other teams 233 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 88.2%. They have a tally of 209 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 18.18%. The Sharks have racked up 184 goals at even strength and 38 goals (28th in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have allowed 285 goals to be scored by of a combination of 245 goals at even strength and 40 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the year, the San Jose Sharks have tallied 222 goals, 59 points, in addition to a points percentage of .388.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Kaapo Kahkonen in goal. He has accrued 2,659 stops out of 2,960 shots tried, which gives him a save percentage of .898. Kahkonen has a career mark of 42-41-11 and has played in 99 games. He has started in 95 contests and has played 5,622 mins. Kahkonen's percentage of quality starts is 49.5% and he has qualified for 47 quality starts in his career. His opponents are averaging 3.21 goals per game and he has given up 301 goals overall.

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

Josh's Pick: Take San Jose

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