Capitals at Avalanche Prediction - NHL Picks 1/24/23

Colorado Avalanche (25-17-3) vs Washington Capitals (25-18-6)

Game Info: Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 9:00 pm (Ball Arena)

Betting Odds: Colorado Avalanche -179 / Washington Capitals +141 --- Over/Under: 6.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds

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The Washington Capitals and Colorado Avalanche meet Tuesday in NHL action at the Ball Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Washington Capitals Betting Preview

The Washington Capitals are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 20.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Alex Ovechkin leads Washington with 30 goals, Evgeny Kuznetsov has 34 assists and John Carlson has 101 shots on goal. Defensively, the Washington Capitals are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 81.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Darcy Kuemper has given up 75 goals on 900 shots faced, and Charlie Lindgren has allowed 52 goals on 564 shots.

The Colorado Avalanche Betting Preview

The Colorado Avalanche are averaging 3.1 goals per game and are scoring on 24.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Mikko Rantanen leads Colorado with 32 goals, Nathan MacKinnon has 38 assists and Cale Maker has 136 shots on goal. Defensively, the Colorado Avalanche are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 76.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Alexandar Georgiev has allowed 84 goals on 1,016 shots faced, and Pavel Francouz has given up 32 goals on 401 shots.

Trends

The Capitals are 9-2 in their last 11 road games and 2-5 in their last 7 games playing on 2 days rest. The Avalanche are 70-25 in their last 95 home games and 129-61 in their last 190 overall. The over is 4-1 in Capitals last 5 road games. The under is 15-6-1 in Avalanche last 22 overall. The Capitals are 6-1 in the last 7 meetings in Colorado and 12-3 in the last 15 meetings. The road team is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings. The underdog is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.

Randy’s Free Pick

The Washington Capitals are worth a look in the underdog role because they've been road warriors lately. The Caps have also owned the Avs in recent meetings. However, the Colorado Avalanche are still the better team here overall, they do most of their best work at home, and they're often steeper priced in these spots. I just have more confidence in the Avalanche at home. I'll lay the juice.

Randy’s Pick Colorado Avalanche -179

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