Colorado Avalanche vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 12/19/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Thursday, December 19, 2024

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (-275) Sharks (+220)

The San Jose Sharks (11-18-5) host the Colorado Avalanche (18-15-0) at SAP Center on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has Colorado at -275 while San Jose is priced at +220. The total is set at 6.5.

The Colorado Avalanche will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 3-1 defeat against the Canucks in their previous contest . The Avalanche didn't have a great showing offensively in this defeat. In the outing, they converted 1 out of the 31 shots they attempted. Furthermore, they had 4 opportunities with more players on the ice but didn't net one. Colorado tallied 4 mins in the box in this outing.

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Colorado Avalanche opponents have earned 85 power play opportunities (23rd in the league) and have notched 21 goals in those chances. The Avalanche have had 880 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .870. Colorado has attempted 967 shots and has a shooting percentage of 11.1%. While playing at even strength, the Avalanche have given up 93 goals while notching 84 themselves. Colorado has 100 power play opportunities and they have added 23 goals out of those attempts, earning them a rate of 23.00%. For the season, they have scored 36 points and their points percentage sits at .545. Pertaining to their goal scoring prowess, the Colorado Avalanche have accumulated 107 goals (8th in pro hockey) for the season and have allowed 114.

The man in net for this game is Mackenzie Blackwood. Blackwood has participated in 217 games during his hockey career. He has an overall mark of 82-92-25 and got the start in 203 games. Opponents have scored 621 goals against Blackwood in his pro career and his goals against rate is 3.37. Blackwood has seen 6,525 shots against him and has gathered 5,904 total saves. He has a save percentage of .905 in his 11,049 minutes between the pipes. Over the course of his pro career, Blackwood has compiled 110 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .542.

In their last game, San Jose faced the Jets in an outing where the Sharks took a loss by a score of 4-3. They had 3 power play attempts in this one and tallied 1 out of those tries. The Sharks converted 3 goals out of the 35 shots on goal they pursued.

The Sharks have scored 74 goals at even strength and 20 goals (14th in hockey) while on the power play. San Jose has taken 938 shots (12th in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 10.02%, while allowing the opposition 1,107 shots. Over the course of the season, the San Jose Sharks have earned a total of 94 goals, 27 points, in addition to a points percentage of .397. They have granted a total of 118 goals to be scored by of a combination of 95 goals at even strength and 23 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have recorded 108 power play chances and they have earned a power play rate of 18.52%. They have a penalty kill percentage of 79.65% on the other teams 113 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is currently 89.3%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Alexandar Georgiev defending the net. He has accrued 7,154 stops out of the 7,896 shots attempted, giving him a percentage of .906. Georgiev is sitting with a career mark of 145-90-22 and has been in goal for 274 games. He has started in 260 contests and has played for a total of 14,382 minutes. Georgiev's quality start percentage comes out to 51.2% and he has qualified for 133 quality starts in his pro career. Opponents are averaging 3.10 goals per game and he has conceded 742 goals in total.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Colorado (-275)

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