Boston Bruins vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, 1/8/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Bruins vs Colorado Avalanche

Date: Monday, January 8, 2024

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Bruins (+104) Avalanche (-125)

The Boston Bruins (24-8-6) are traveling to Ball Arena on Monday where they will go up against the Colorado Avalanche (25-12-3). The line on this matchup has Boston at +104 while Colorado is sitting at -125. The over/under comes in at 7.

The Boston Bruins were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 7-3 win over the Lightning in their previous contest . Boston earned 8 mins in the box in this contest. The Bruins had a good offensive outing and it showed in the win. They also had 4 power play chances and were able to notch 1 goal. In the game, they were able to notch a goal on 7 out of the 27 shots they put on goal.

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At even strength, the Bruins have surrendered 81 goals while having 97 on the offensive side of the ice. Boston Bruins opponents have 142 power play tries (2nd in the league) and have notched 20 goals in those chances. Concerning scoring goals, the Boston Bruins have racked up 128 goals (11th in the league) on the season and have allowed 101. Boston has tried 1,156 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.1%. For the year, they sit with 54 points and their points percentage sits at .711. The Bruins have had 1,212 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .917. Boston has accumulated 115 power play opportunities and they have notched 31 goals out of those chances, giving them a percentage of 26.96%.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Linus Ullmark. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Ullmark has earned 139 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .638. He has a save percentage of .919 during his 13,071 mins on the ice. Ullmark has had 6,757 shot attempts taken against him and he has 6,208 saves. Opponents have been able to score 549 goals against Ullmark in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 2.52. He has accumulated a mark of 129-68-18 and he started in 218 games. Ullmark has been involved in 227 matchups throughout his NHL career.

In their last contest, Colorado squared up with the Panthers in a game where the Avalanche ended up taking the loss by a final of 8-4. The Avalanche recorded 4 goals out of the 26 shots on goal they attempted. They had 4 power play chances in this contest and earned 1 out of those opportunities.

So far this year, the Colorado Avalanche have 147 goals, 53 points, as well as a points percentage of .663. They have allowed 126 goals to be scored by of a combination of 102 goals at even strength and 24 goals while they were shorthanded. The Avalanche are sitting with 110 goals at even strength and 37 goals (3rd in the league) while having more men on the ice. They have recorded 150 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 24.67%. Colorado has tried 1,275 shots (5th in the league) and has earned a shot percentage of 11.53%, while allowing their opponents 1,150 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 82.73% on the other teams 139 power play tries, and their save percentage sits at 89.0%.

Across the rink you are expected to see Alexandar Georgiev protecting the goal. He has a tally of 5,955 saves out of the 6,549 shots tried, which gives him a percentage of .909. Georgiev is the owner of a career mark of 119-73-19 and has participated in 224 contests. He has been a starter 211 games and has played 12,615 minutes. Georgiev's quality start percentage comes out to 54.5% and he has 115 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. His opponents are averaging 2.83 goals per game and he has relinquished 594 goals altogether.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Boston (+104)

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