Vancouver Canucks vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, 4/10/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vancouver Canucks vs Colorado Avalanche

Date: Thursday, April 10, 2025

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude Sports

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

The Colorado Avalanche (48-27-4) will try to beat the Vancouver Canucks (36-29-13) at Ball Arena on Thursday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Canucks at +220 and the Avalanche are sitting at -275. The over/under is 6.5.

The Vancouver Canucks had a good night with a 6-5 victory against the Stars their last time out. Vancouver compiled 10 penalty mins for this contest. The Canucks had a solid offensive output in the win. They also had 4 power play tries and scored 2 goals. For the outing, they scored on 6 out of the 32 shots they put on net.

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With respect to their scoring capabilities, the Vancouver Canucks have accumulated 224 goals (20th in the league) on the campaign and have surrendered 242. For the current season, they have recorded 85 points and their points percentage is .545. Vancouver comes into tonight with 212 power play opportunities and they have tallied 49 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 23.11%. While at even strength, the Canucks have allowed the opponent to score 204 goals while notching 175 themselves. Vancouver has tried 1,996 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.2%. The Canucks so far have had 2,086 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .884. Vancouver Canucks opponents have amassed 214 power play opportunities (18th in hockey) and have scored 38 goals in those attempts.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Thatcher Demko. Demko has been in goal for 242 contests during his hockey career. He has accumulated an overall record of 126-89-20 and he started in 236 games. The opposition has racked up 659 goals versus Demko in his career and his goals against average is 3.07. Demko has had 7,337 shot attempts against him and has garnered 6,678 total saves. He has a save percentage of .910 in his 12,860 minutes in the crease. Over the course of his time in hockey, Demko has 132 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .559.

Their last time out, Colorado opposed the Golden Knights in a game where the Avalanche got the tie by a tally of 2-2. They had 4 power play chances in this outing and scored 1 out of those opportunities. The Avalanche recorded 2 goals of the 36 shots on goal they attempted.

Colorado has attempted 2,368 shots (4th in the league) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 11.15%, while allowing their opponents 2,042 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 79.50% on the other teams 200 power play tries, and their save percentage sits at 89.2%. They have a tally of 226 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 24.78%. The Avalanche have earned 208 goals at even strength and 56 goals (5th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 220 goals to be scored by way of 179 goals at even strength and 41 goals while they were shorthanded. So far this year, the Colorado Avalanche have notched a total of 264 goals, 100 points, as well as a points percentage of .633.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Mackenzie Blackwood in net. Blackwood has accrued a career record of 103-101-28 and has been in net for 250 contests. Blackwood's quality start rate comes in at 54.9% and he has made 129 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has gathered 6,673 stops out of 7,366 shots taken against him, giving him a save percentage of .906. Teams are averaging 3.74 goals per contest and he has surrendered 693 goals altogether. He has made the start in 235 games and has been on the ice for 11,129 minutes.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Vancouver (+220)

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