Colorado Avalanche vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 4/22/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (-155) Kraken (+135)

Climate Pledge Arena is the location where the Seattle Kraken will try to defeat the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday in Game 3 of their series. The series is tied 1-1. The moneyline on this contest has the Avalanche at -155 while the Kraken are coming in at +135. The betting total comes in at 6.

The Colorado Avalanche were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 3-2 win over the Kraken in the last game they played. The Avalanche offense showed they have some room for improvement in the win. For the outing, they converted 3 of the 41 shots they attempted. Furthermore, they had 2 chances on the power play but didn't net one. Colorado amassed 8 penalty mins for this contest.

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At even strength, the Avalanche have allowed 172 goals while earning 210 themselves. Colorado Avalanche opponents have tallied 246 power play tries (17th in professional hockey) and have earned 51 goals in those attempts. In reference to their scoring, the Colorado Avalanche have racked up 274 goals (10th in the National Hockey League) on the season and have surrendered 223. Colorado has taken 2,727 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.1%. For the year, they have racked up 107 points and their points % is .660. The Avalanche thus far have had 2,539 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .912. Colorado is sitting with 257 power play chances and they have scored 64 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 24.90%.

The player in the crease for this game is Alexandar Georgiev. Throughout his time in hockey, Georgiev is sitting with 100 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .559. His save percentage currently is .912 in his 10,701 minutes between the pipes. Georgiev has had 5,652 shot attempts against him and has gathered 5,153 total saves. The opposition has been able to score 499 goals versus Georgiev in his career and his goals against rate is 2.80. He has accumulated an overall mark of 98-64-17 and he has gotten the start in 179 games. Georgiev has taken the ice for 191 contests over the course of his NHL career.

Their last time out, Seattle went up against the Avalanche in a game where the Kraken ended up taking the loss by a tally of 3-2. The Kraken tallied 2 goals of the 29 shots on goal they took. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this one but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal.

Seattle has taken 2,497 shots (20th in pro hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 11.57%, while allowing the opposition 2,215 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 76.69% on their oppositions 236 power play chances, and their save percentage is currently 88.6%. They have a tally of 243 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 19.75%. The Kraken are sitting with 241 goals at even strength and 48 goals (21st in the league) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 252 goals to be scored by of a combination of 197 goals at even strength and 55 goals while they were shorthanded. On the season, the Seattle Kraken have accumulated 289 goals, 100 points, and a points percentage of .610.

For the opposition you are likely to see Philipp Grubauer in the crease. Opponents are averaging 2.55 goals per game and he has surrendered 719 goals in total. Grubauer's percentage of quality starts is 54.9% and he has 152 quality starts in his NHL career. He has been a starter 277 games and has played for a total of 16,895 mins. Grubauer has a career mark of 144-106-30 and has been in net for 308 games. He has recorded 7,435 saves out of the 8,154 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .912.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Seattle (+135)

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