Boston Bruins vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, 10/16/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Bruins vs Colorado Avalanche

Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude Sports

The Colorado Avalanche (0-3-0) will try to beat the Boston Bruins (2-2-0) at Ball Arena on Wednesday.

The Boston Bruins were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 4-3 loss to the Panthers their last time out. The Bruins had an average offensive performance in the defeat. In the game, they converted 3 out of the 27 shots they attempted. Additionally, they had 4 chances with extra men on the ice but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. Boston recorded 21 penalty minutes in this game.

In relation to their scoring, the Boston Bruins have racked up 15 goals (6th in the league) over the course of the season and have given up 15. For the current campaign, they have tallied 4 points and their points percentage is .500. Boston has 18 power play chances and they have added 2 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 11.11%. When playing at even strength, the Bruins have allowed the opponent to score 13 goals while scoring 13 themselves. Boston has tried 109 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 13.8%. The Bruins so far have had 119 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .874. Boston Bruins opponents have earned 22 power play opportunities (1st in hockey) and have scored 2 goals in those chances.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Jeremy Swayman. Swayman has participated in 91 contests during his NHL career. He has compiled a mark of 56-24-7 and he was named the starter in 85 games. Opponents have been able to score 196 goals against Swayman in his pro hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.27. Swayman has had 2,419 shot attempts against him and has recorded 2,223 saves. His save percentage currently is at .919 during his 5,186 mins played. For his career, Swayman has accounted for 55 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .647.

In their last outing, Colorado played the Islanders in an outing where the Avalanche ended up taking the loss by a mark of 6-2. The Avalanche tallied 2 goals of the 34 shots on goal they attempted. They had 2 attempts on the power play in this game but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal.

The Avalanche have tallied 7 goals at even strength and 3 goals (10th in the league) while on the power play. Colorado has put up 96 shots (12th in hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.42%, while allowing the opposition 82 shots. On the season, the Colorado Avalanche are sitting with 10 goals, 0 points, and a points percentage of .000. They have granted a total of 20 goals to be scored by of a combination of 17 goals at even strength and 3 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have earned 9 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 33.33%. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 57.14% on their opponents 7 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 75.6%.

Across the rink you are likely to see Alexandar Georgiev defending the goal. Georgiev holds a career record of 98-66-17 and has participated in 194 games. Georgiev's rate of quality starts comes out to 54.9% and he has accumulated 100 quality starts in his professional career. He has gathered 5,202 saves out of the 5,714 shots taken, which gives him a percentage of .910. His opposition is averaging 2.84 goals per game and he has conceded 512 goals in total. He has started in 182 games and his ice time sits at 10,820 minutes.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Boston

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