Utah Hockey Club vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, 12/12/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Hockey Club vs Colorado Avalanche

Date: Thursday, December 12, 2024

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Hockey Club (+106) Avalanche (-128)

The Colorado Avalanche (17-13-0) will compete against the Utah Hockey Club (12-11-5) at Ball Arena on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has the Hockey Club at +106 while the Avalanche are sitting at -128. The over/under comes in at 6.5.

The Utah Hockey Club had a decent effort after finishing in a 4-4 tie against the Wild in the last game they played. The Hockey Club had a impressive offensive performance in this game. In the outing, they netted 4 out of the 25 shots they put on goal. Furthermore, they had 3 chances with the advantage and were able to notch 2 goals. Utah recorded 4 penalty minutes in this matchup.

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When at even strength, the Hockey Club have conceded 61 goals while notching 68 on the offensive side of the ice. Utah Hockey Club opponents have totaled 101 power play tries (3rd in the NHL) and have notched 22 goals in those attempts. When discussing scoring goals, the Utah Hockey Club have earned 83 goals (21st in the National Hockey League) this season and have given up 83. Utah has tried 753 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 11.0%. For the season, they have recorded 29 points and their points percentage is .518. The Hockey Club so far have had 801 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .896. Utah has 77 power play opportunities and they have scored 15 goals during those advantages, giving them a rate of 19.48%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Karel Vejmelka. The opposition has notched 487 goals versus Vejmelka in his NHL career and his goals against average is 3.75. Vejmelka has played in 155 games throughout his hockey career. His save percentage is at .899 for his 7,790 mins played. He has compiled a mark of 48-82-13 and was named the starter in 144 games. Over the course of his pro career, Vejmelka has 66 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .458. Vejmelka has seen 4,839 shot attempts taken against him and he has 4,352 saves.

In their last contest, Colorado faced the Penguins in an outing where the Avalanche ended up with the win by a mark of 6-2. The Avalanche notched 6 goals out of the 27 shots on goal they took. They had 3 power play opportunities in this one but were not able to net one.

Colorado has taken 879 shots (6th in pro hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 11.38%, while allowing the opposition 793 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 75.00% on their opponents 80 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 86.8%. They have earned 91 power play chances and they have earned a power play rate of 25.27%. The Avalanche have accumulated 77 goals at even strength and 23 goals (6th in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. They have granted a total of 105 goals to be scored by of a combination of 85 goals at even strength and 20 goals while they were shorthanded. So far this season, the Colorado Avalanche have 100 goals, 34 points, as well as a points percentage of .567.

On the other side of the ice you will find Mackenzie Blackwood defending the net. He has compiled 5,845 stops out of 6,462 shots attempted, which gives him a save percentage of .905. Blackwood is sitting with a career record of 81-91-25 and has been in net for 215 games. He has made the start in 201 games and has played 11,044 mins. Blackwood's quality start rate sits at 53.7% and he has accumulated 108 quality starting assignments in his pro career. His opposition is averaging 3.35 goals/game and he has yielded 617 goals altogether.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Colorado (-128)

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