Colorado Avalanche vs San Jose Sharks Preview
Looking to win big? The Sharks and Avalanche face off at 8:00 ET on NBCS. The Avalanche are hosting the game at Ball Arena in Denver, CO.
The over/under for this game is set at 6.5 goals, and the Avalanche are the home favorites against the Sharks in a Western conference matchup. Check out BetCoco for Colorado Avalanche – San Jose Sharks odds
Colorado Avalanche vs San Jose Sharks Head-to-Head and Key Stats
The Avalanche have gone a perfect 3-0 in their last three head to head matchups vs. the Sharks. The last last three times that the Sharks have faced off against the Avalanche as the underdog, they are 2-1 vs. the spread.
- Although San Jose has a straight up record of 3-7 in their last ten road games, they have not held up as well vs the puck line going 6-4. The team averaged 2 goals per game in these games.
- Through their last five home contests, the Avalanche offense has averaged 2 goals per game while allowing an average of 4. Colorado posted an overall record of 1-4 while going 0-5 ATS.
- Through their last five games as the betting underdog, the Avalanche have a strong record vs the puck line going 3-2. Their straight up mark in these contests is 2-3.
- As the betting favorite, the Sharks have an puck line mark of just 1-2 in their last three games. San Jose posted a straight up mark of 1-2 in these matchups.
Colorado Avalanche vs San Jose Sharks Prediction
On an overall record of 9-18-3, the Sharks have gone into all of their games as the underdog On the road, they have gone 3-12-1 this season and are 6-6-2 at home.
The Sharks come into the game scoring an average of 2.1 goals per game, putting them 32nd in the NHL. Regarding shots targeted at the goal per game, they are 31st in the league. Coming into the game, the Sharks have 1-0 record when they have more shots on goal than their opponent. When they have fewer shots on goal, they are 8-18.
Goalie Mackenzie Blackwood comes into the game having made 18 starts this season. So far, his record is 4-11 and he has a save percentage of 0.934%.
As they prepare to face San Jose, the Avalanche currently possess a 18-10-2 record. When they are favored, their record stands at 17-8-2, while as underdogs, it is 1-2-0. For away games this season, they have a 7-6-2 record, while they are 11-4-0 when playing at home.
On the offensive side, the Avalanche are scoring an 3.5 goals per game this season, ranking 3rd in the NHL. When it came to shots on target per game, they are 10th in the league. This year, the Avalanche have recorded a 10-6 record in games where they outshoot their opponent. For games with fewer shots on goal, they have 6-4 record.
Heading into this matchup vs. San Jose, goalie Alexandar Georgiev has started 23 games in this season. His current record is 14-7, and his save percentage stands at 0.923%.
Coming in as 1.5 goal favorites, our projections have the Avalanche picking up a 4-3 win.
Colorado Avalanche vs San Jose Sharks Betting Tips
- Take the Avalanche on the moneyline
- On the spread, we like Sharks (+1.5)
- Our NHL model projects 7 goals, and we suggest taking the under
Colorado Avalanche Injury Report
- Chris Wagner – Achilles – Out
- Gabriel Landeskog – Knee – Out
- Artturi Lehkonen – Upper Body – Out
- Samuel Girard – Personal – Out
- Cale Makar – Lower Body – Questionable
- Pavel Francouz – Groin – Out
- Jean-Luc Foudy – Lower Body – Out
San Jose Sharks Injury Report
- Logan Couture – Lower Body – Out
- Marc-Edouard Vlasic – Personal – Questionable
- Ryan Carpenter – Undisclosed – Out
- Matt Benning – Lower Body – Out
- Oskar Lindblom – Lower Body – Out
- Ty Emberson – Lower Body – Out
- Nico Sturm – Mid-Body – Out
- Mitchell Russell – Undisclosed – Out
