Vancouver Canucks (16-18-3) vs Colorado Avalanche (19-14-3)
Game Info: Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 10:00 pm (Rogers Arena)
Betting Odds: Vancouver Canucks +130 / Colorado Avalanche -155 --- Over/Under: 6.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Colorado Avalanche will play the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The Colorado Avalanche are 19-14-3 this season after they lost to the Vegas Golden Knights by a score of 3-2 in their last game. Colorado out shot Vegas by a total of 29-28 and went 0-5 on the power play in the loss. The Colorado Avalanche are averaging 2.89 goals per game, 2.83 goals against per game, 25.2% on the power play, and 75.7% on the penalty kill. Mikko Rantanen has led the Avalanche with 25 goals, 22 assists, and 131 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Colorado is Alexandar Georgiev, who is 15-9-3 this season with a 2.68 goals against average and a .915 save percentage.
The Vancouver Canucks are 16-18-3 this season after they lost to the New York Islanders by a score of 6-2 in their last game. Vancouver was out shot by a total of 29-26 and went 1-3 on the power play in the game. The Vancouver Canucks are averaging 3.35 goals per game, 3.87 goals against per game, 25.2% on the power play, and 67.6% on the penalty kill. Elias Pettersson has led the Canucks with 17 goals, 27 assists, and 110 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Vancouver is Spencer Martin, who is 11-7-1 this season with a 3.63 goals against average and a .883 save percentage.
Colorado is 14-2 in their last 16 games played on two days of rest and 35-17 in their last 52 road games. The under is 18-7-1 in Colorado’s last 26 games. Vancouver is 0-4 in their last 4 games against the Central and 2-5 in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record. The over is 3-0-1 in Vancouver’s last 4 home games. The over is 4-1-1 in these two teams last 6 head to head meetings.
Both of these teams really need a win in this matchup, as Colorado is on a four game losing streak and Vancouver is on a three game losing streak. Colorado has been very good on the defensive end of the ice this season, but they are struggling to score goals. Vancouver has been the opposite of Colorado and is allowing almost 4.00 goals per game. With both teams struggling, I think we can find some really good value with the home team.