Colorado Avalanche vs San Jose Sharks Prediction NHL Picks 10/20/24

The Colorado Avalanche and San Jose Sharks meet Sunday in NHL action at the SAP Center. Here’s a Colorado Avalanche vs San Jose Sharks Prediction. This article will include a Colorado Avalanche vs San Jose Sharks Pick.

Colorado Avalanche Betting Preview

The Colorado Avalanche lost to the Bruins, beat the Ducks, and they play the Kraken and Utah Hockey Club next. The Colorado Avalanche are averaging 3.4 goals per game and are scoring on 41.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Mikko Rantanen leads Colorado with 4 goals, Cale Maker has 8 assists and Nathan MacKinnon has 22 shots on goal. Defensively, the Colorado Avalanche are allowing 5.6 goals per game and are killing 64.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Alexandar Georgiev has allowed 20 goals on 106 shots faced, while Justus Annunen has given up 4 goals on 17 shots.

San Jose Sharks Betting Preview

The San Jose Sharks lost to the Stars, Blackhawks, and Jets, and they play the Ducks and Kings next. The San Jose Sharks are averaging 2.2 goals per game and are scoring on 15.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Tyler Toffoli leads San Jose with 4 goals, Mikael Granlund has 5 assists and Jake Walman has 14 shots on goal. Defensively, the San Jose Sharks are allowing 4.2 goals per game and are killing 76 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Mackenzie Blackwood has given up 12 goals on 96 shots faced, and Vitek Vanecek has allowed 8 goals on 74 shots.

Why the Colorado Avalanche will win

• The Sharks have lost 21 of their last 22 night games against Central Division opponents.
• The Avalanche have won each of their last nine games as favorites against the Sharks.
• The road team has covered the puck line in each of the Avalanche’s last four games.
• The Sharks have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last 10 night games following a road loss.
• The Avalanche have won the third period in each of their last four games against the Sharks.

Colorado Avalanche vs San Jose Sharks Prediction

The Colorado Avalanche need to get their act together defensively before anybody can lay these sorts of prices. The Avs even struggled in their last effort against the Ducks despite the victory. With that said, the Avs have won 9 straight games against the Sharks, and most of those games were beatdowns. In those 9 wins, the Avs have outscored the Ducks by a combined score of 42-16. The San Jose Sharks also aren’t lighting the world on fire in their own right. Given the history, this feels like a game where the Avalanche get right. Give me the Avs and the PL for max betting value.