Colorado Avalanche vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 4/28/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Friday, April 28, 2023

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (-150) Kraken (+130)

The Seattle Kraken will go up against the Colorado Avalanche at Climate Pledge Arena on Friday in Game 6 of their series. Seattle leads 3-2. The moneyline on this game has the Avalanche at -150 and the Kraken are coming in at +130. The total comes in at 6.

The Colorado Avalanche will need a bounce back game after taking a 3-2 defeat in Game 5. The Avalanche didn't have their best offensive outing in this defeat. While out there on the ice, they tallied a score on 2 out of the 28 shots they put on goal. Moreover, they had 2 power play opportunities but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. Colorado had 4 mins in the box in this game.

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At even strength, the Avalanche have conceded 172 goals while scoring 210 themselves. Colorado Avalanche opponents have totaled 246 power play tries (17th in pro hockey) and have scored 51 goals in those chances. When discussing their scoring, the Colorado Avalanche have earned 274 goals (10th in the NHL) for the season and have given up 223. Colorado has taken 2,727 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.1%. For the season, they have recorded 107 points and their points % is .660. The Avalanche thus far have had 2,539 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .912. Colorado is sitting with 257 power play opportunities and they have scored 64 goals out of those tries, earning them a rate of 24.90%.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Alexandar Georgiev. Georgiev has participated in 191 games over the course of his professional hockey career. He has a record of 98-64-17 and got the start in 179 games. The opposition has notched 499 goals against Georgiev in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.80. Georgiev has had 5,652 shot attempts against him and has recorded 5,153 saves. He has a save percentage of .912 in his 10,701 mins between the pipes. Over the course of his time in hockey, Georgiev has recorded 100 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .559.

In Game 5 Seattle had 2 opportunities on the power play in this outing but didn't put one in the back of the net. The Kraken netted 3 goals out of the 29 shots on goal they took.

Seattle has attempted 2,497 shots (20th in the league) and has a shot percentage of 11.57%, while allowing the other team 2,215 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 76.69% on their opponents 236 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 88.6%. They have a tally of 243 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 19.75%. The Kraken have tallied 241 goals at even strength and 48 goals (21st in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have allowed 252 goals to be scored by of a combination of 197 goals at even strength and 55 goals while they had less men on the ice. So far this season, the Seattle Kraken have tallied 289 goals, 100 points, and a points percentage of .610.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Philipp Grubauer patrolling the crease. Grubauer has amassed a career record of 144-106-30 and has participated in 308 games. Grubauer's rate of quality starts comes out to 54.9% and he has made 152 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has compiled 7,435 stops out of the 8,154 shots tried, giving him a save percentage of .912. His opposition is averaging 2.55 goals per contest and he has allowed 719 goals overall. He has been a starter 277 games and has been on the ice for 16,895 minutes.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Seattle (+130) and under 6 goals

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