Colorado Avalanche vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 4/6/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Thursday, April 6, 2023

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

SAP Center is the location where the San Jose Sharks (22-39-16) will compete against the Colorado Avalanche (46-24-6) on Thursday.

The Colorado Avalanche came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 4-3 win over the Sharks in their previous game. Colorado accrued 2 penalty minutes in this outing. The Avalanche had a solid offensive output in the victory. In addition, they had 3 chances on the power play but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. In the outing, they tallied a score on 4 out of the 42 shots they looked to score on.

When talking about their scoring, the Colorado Avalanche have racked up 250 goals (15th in the league) on the season and have surrendered 207. For the current campaign, they have scored 98 points and their points percentage is .645. Colorado has compiled 240 power play chances and they have notched 60 goals out of those advantages, giving them a rate of 25.00%. At even strength, the Avalanche have allowed the opponent to score 158 goals while notching 190 of their own. Colorado has tried 2,539 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 9.9%. The Avalanche have seen 2,371 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .913. Colorado Avalanche opponents have tallied 233 power play tries (17th in the league) and have earned 49 goals in those chances.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Alexandar Georgiev. For his career, Georgiev has earned 97 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .557. He has a save percentage of .912 for his 10,400 mins played. Georgiev has seen 5,507 shots against him and has accrued 5,020 saves. The opposition has been able to score 487 goals against Georgiev in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.81. He has earned an overall record of 94-64-16 and he has gotten the start in 174 games. Georgiev has been involved in 186 contests throughout his NHL career.

When they were on the ice last, San Jose went up against the Avalanche in a game where the Sharks were on the wrong end of the score by a final score of 4-3. The Sharks notched 3 goals of the 31 shots on goal they tried. They had 1 opportunity on the power play in this game and scored 1 on that chance.

The Sharks have accumulated 186 goals at even strength and 39 goals (26th in hockey) while on the power play. San Jose has taken 2,295 shots (23rd in hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 9.80%, while allowing the opposition 2,456 shots. On the year, the San Jose Sharks have earned 225 goals, 60 points, in addition to a points percentage of .390. They have granted a total of 289 goals to be scored by way of 249 goals at even strength and 40 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have recorded 210 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 18.57%. They have a penalty kill percentage of 83.05% on the other teams 236 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 88.2%.

For the opposition you will find Kaapo Kahkonen between the pipes. His opposition is averaging 3.22 goals/game and he has relinquished 305 goals altogether. Kahkonen's rate of quality starts is 50.0% and he has accumulated 48 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has been a starter 96 games and has been on the ice for 5,685 mins. Kahkonen is the owner of a lifetime record of 42-41-12 and has played in 100 games. He has a tally of 2,697 stops out of 3,002 shots attempted, giving him a save % of .898.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Colorado

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