Colorado Avalanche vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction, 1/5/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Vancouver Canucks

Date: Thursday, January 5, 2023

Location: Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (-152) Canucks (+126)

The Vancouver Canucks (16-18-3) will try to defeat the Colorado Avalanche (19-14-3) at Rogers Arena on Thursday. The line on this matchup has Colorado at -152 and Vancouver is sitting at +126. The betting total is set at 6.

The Colorado Avalanche will need a bounce back game after taking a 3-2 defeat against the Golden Knights in their last outing. The Avalanche had a below average offensive outing in the loss. For the outing, they earned a goal on 2 of the 29 shots they attempted. They also had 5 power play opportunities but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. Colorado amassed 9 penalty minutes in this matchup.

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When at even strength, the Avalanche have allowed 74 goals while scoring 73 on offense. Colorado Avalanche opponents have totaled 115 power play opportunities (24th in professional hockey) and have notched 28 goals in those attempts. With respect to scoring goals, the Colorado Avalanche have notched 104 goals (25th in pro hockey) so far this season and have given up 102. Colorado has taken 1,189 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 8.8%. For the season, they have tallied 41 points and their points percentage is sitting at .569. The Avalanche so far have had 1,141 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .911. Colorado has accounted for 123 power play chances and they have added 31 goals out of those chances, garnering them a rate of 25.20%.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Alexandar Georgiev. Georgiev has been involved in 156 games throughout his professional hockey career. He has earned an overall mark of 73-57-14 and he has gotten the start in 144 games. Opponents have been able to score 415 goals against Georgiev in his professional hockey career and his goals against average is 2.89. Georgiev has seen 4,591 shots taken against him and has recorded 4,176 total saves. He has a save percentage of .910 for his 8,613 minutes between the pipes. For his professional hockey career, Georgiev has earned 75 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .521.

In their last outing, Vancouver faced the Islanders in a matchup where the Canucks ended up taking the loss by a score of 6-2. They had 3 power play attempts in this matchup and recorded 1 out of those chances. The Canucks netted 2 goals of the 26 shots on goal they tried.

For the season, the Vancouver Canucks have accumulated 124 goals, 35 points, in addition to a points percentage of .473. They have allowed 143 goals to be scored by of a combination of 108 goals at even strength and 35 goals while they were shorthanded. The Canucks have racked up 93 goals at even strength and 31 goals (9th in hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have earned 123 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 25.20%. Vancouver has tried 1,093 shots (26th in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 11.34%, while allowing the other team 1,200 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 67.59% on their oppositions 108 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 88.1%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Spencer Martin in net. He has tallied 843 saves out of the 940 shots taken against him, which gives him a save % of .897. Martin has earned a career mark of 14-9-5 and has played in 30 contests. He has started in 29 contests and has played 1,764 minutes. Martin's quality start rate is 48.3% and he has made 14 quality starts in his professional career. His opposition is averaging 3.30 goals per game and he has given up 97 goals altogether.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Vancouver (+126) and under 6 goals

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