Coyotes vs Avalanche Prediction - NHL Picks 12/23/23

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The Arizona Coyotes will play the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. Arizona has won four games in a row, while Colorado has alternated wins and losses over their last five games. Let’s take a look at the betting matchup and the Coyotes vs Avalanche prediction.

Coyotes Preview

The Arizona Coyotes are 17-13-2 this year after they defeated San Jose by a score of 5-2 in their last game. Arizona was tied at one in the second period, but they scored four of the next five goals for the win. The Coyotes were out shot by a total of 31-30 and went 1-3 on the power play in the game. Arizona has also defeated Ottawa, Buffalo and San Jose during this four game winning streak. The Coyotes are scoring 3.13 goals per game and they are allowing 2.84 goals against per game, while going 22.9% on the power play and 79.8% on the penalty kill. Clayton Keller has led Arizona with 12 goals, 18 assists, and 97 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Arizona is Connor Ingram, who is 12-6-0 this season with a 2.55 goals against average and a .919 save percentage. 

Avalanche Preview

The Colorado Avalanche are 20-11-2 this season after they defeated Ottawa by a score of 6-4 in their last game. Colorado trailed 4-2 in the second period, but scored the final four goals in the win. The Avalanche were out shot by a total of 45-39 and went 4-5 on the power play in the game. Colorado lost to Chicago by a score of 3-2 in the game prior to Ottawa, but did defeat San Jose before that. The Avalanche are scoring 3.64 goals per game and they are allowing 3.09 goals against per game, while going 24% on the power play and 83.8% on the penalty kill. Nathan MacKinnon has led Colorado with 18 goals, 35 assists, and 149 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Colorado is Alexandar Georgiev, who is 16-8-1 this year with a 3.01 goals against average and a .898 save percentage. 

Colorado Avalanche Team Facts

  • The Avalanche have lost five of their last six games as favorites against Central Division opponents.
  • The Avalanche have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games as favorites against Central Division opponents.
  • The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 1' market has hit in each of the Avalanche's last six games as favorites.
  • The Avalanche have won the third period in each of their last four home games.

Arizona Coyotes Team Facts

  • The Coyotes have won four of their last seven games as underdogs against the Avalanche.
  • The Coyotes have covered the puck line in six of their last seven games against the Avalanche.
  • The Coyotes have won the third period in each of their last three games.
  • The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 1' market has hit in six of the Coyotes' last seven games against Central Division opponents.

Colorado Avalanche Player Prop Facts

  • Nathan MacKinnon has scored at least one goal in each of the Avalanche's last five games against Western Conference opponents at Ball Arena.
  • Nathan MacKinnon has scored the last goal in three of the Avalanche's last four games at Ball Arena.
  • Gabriel Landeskog has recorded at least one point in eight of his last nine appearances against Western Conference opponents at Ball Arena.
  • Nathan MacKinnon has recorded at least one assist in each of the Avalanche's last 10 home games against Western Conference opponents.
  • Nathan MacKinnon ranks T1st in the league for multi-point games (17) this season.

Arizona Coyotes Player Prop Facts

  • Clayton Keller has scored a goal in four of the Coyotes' last five games as underdogs against the Avalanche.
  • Clayton Keller has recorded at least one point in each of the Coyotes' last seven games as underdogs against the Avalanche.
  • Janis Jerome Moser has recorded at least one assist in each of the Coyotes' last four games as underdogs against Central Division opponents.
  • Michael Carcone ranks 1st in the Central Division for shooting percentage (30.4) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

  • The Colorado Avalanche rank 8th in the league in power play percentage this season (24.00%).
  • The Colorado Avalanche rank 1st in the league for Period 3 goals scored per game this season (1.42).
  • The Arizona Coyotes are one of only four teams to win a game when trailing by 2 or more goals after Period 1 this season.
  • The Arizona Coyotes rank 29th in the league for Period 3 goals scored per game this season (0.78).

Coyotes vs Avalanche Betting Prediction

Arizona comes into this matchup on a four game winning streak and they have only allowed five total goals in their last four games. Colorado has played a bit inconsistently over their last five games, but they are 13-4-0 at home this year. The Avalanche are one of the highest scoring teams in the NHL and they have scored 5+ goals in three of their last five games. Colorado is 4-0 in their last four home games, with three of those wins coming by at least two goals. Take the Avs -1.5 here. 

The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.

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