Colorado Avalanche vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction, 4/23/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Winnipeg Jets

Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Location: Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, MB

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (-107) Jets (-115)

Canada Life Centre is where the Winnipeg Jets will play the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday in Game 2 of their 1st round series. Winnipeg leads the series 1-0. The odds on this game have the Avalanche at -107 and the Jets are opening at -115. The total comes in at 7.

The Colorado Avalanche will need a bounce back game after taking a 7-6 defeat in Game 1. The Avalanche had a good offensive performance in this defeat. In the game, they finished 6 out of the 46 shots they looked to score on. Furthermore, they had 2 power play opportunities and were able to score 2 goals. Colorado had 6 minutes in the box in this contest.

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When playing at even strength, the Avalanche have allowed the opponent to score 200 goals while having 235 on offense. Colorado Avalanche opponents have earned 262 power play opportunities (6th in hockey) and have scored 52 goals in those attempts. When discussing their scoring, the Colorado Avalanche have racked up 302 goals (1st in the NHL) on the year and have conceded 252. Colorado has tried 2,705 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 11.2%. For the current campaign, they have recorded 105 points and their points percentage sits at .648. The Avalanche thus far have had 2,444 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .897. Colorado steps onto the ice with 274 power play opportunities and they have scored 67 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 24.45%.

The man protecting the net in this game is Alexandar Georgiev. Georgiev has participated in 254 contests over the course of his NHL career. He has amassed an overall mark of 136-82-22 and got the start in 241 games. Opponents have notched 682 goals versus Georgiev in his professional hockey career and his goals against average is 2.85. Georgiev has had 7,422 shot attempts taken against him and has garnered 6,740 saves. He has a save percentage of .908 for his 14,339 mins in the crease. In his career, Georgiev is sitting with 127 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .527.

In Game 1, the Jets had 2 power play opportunities in this matchup and earned 1 out of those tries. The Jets recorded 7 goals of the 23 shots on goal they were seeking.

The Jets have accumulated 214 goals at even strength and 45 goals (22nd in professional hockey) while having a power play advantage. Winnipeg has attempted 2,488 shots (17th in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 10.41%, while allowing the opposition 2,429 shots. During this campaign, the Winnipeg Jets have earned a total of 259 goals, 108 points, and a points percentage of .667. They have granted a total of 198 goals to be scored by way of 148 goals at even strength and 50 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a tally of 236 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 19.07%. They have a penalty kill rate of 77.27% on their opponents 220 power play tries, and their save percentage currently comes in at 91.8%.

For the opposition you will find Connor Hellebuyck between the pipes. He has accrued 14,121 saves out of the 15,402 shots taken against him, giving him a rate of .917. Hellebuyck has amassed a lifetime mark of 275-173-41 and has participated in 505 contests. He has started in 496 contests and has racked up 29,258 mins. Hellebuyck's rate of quality starts comes out to 58.5% and he has qualified for 290 quality starts in his career. Teams are averaging 2.63 goals/game and he has surrendered 1,281 goals in total.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Colorado (-107)

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