Colorado Avalanche vs San Jose Sharks Prediction NHL Picks 12/19/24

The Colorado Avalanche and San Jose Sharks meet Thursday 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 beat the Predators, lost to the Canucks, and they play the Ducks, Kraken, and Utah Hockey Club next. The Colorado Avalanche are averaging 3.24 goals per game and are scoring on 23 percent of their power play opportunities. Mikko Rantanen leads Colorado with 18 goals, Nathan MacKinnon has 37 assists and Cale Maker has 97 shots on goal. Defensively, the Colorado Avalanche are allowing 3.45 goals per game and are killing 75.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Alexandar Georgiev has allowed 53 goals on 421 shots faced, while Justus Annunen has given up 28 goals on 218 shots.

San Jose Sharks Betting Preview

The San Jose Sharks lost to the Utah Hockey Club and Jets, and they play the Oilers, Canucks, and Golden Knights next. The San Jose Sharks are averaging 2.76 goals per game and are scoring 18.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Tyler Toffoli leads San Jose with 13 goals, Mikael Granlund has 21 assists and Jake Walman has 75 shots on goal. Defensively, the San Jose Sharks are allowing 3.47 goals per game and are killing 79.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Mackenzie Blackwood has given up 53 goals on 583 shots faced, and Vitek Vanecek has allowed 47 goals on 409 shots.

Why the Colorado Avalanche will win

• The Avalanche have won each of their last 10 games as favorites against the Sharks.
• The Sharks have lost 27 of their last 31 night games against Central Division opponents.
• The Avalanche have covered the puck line in each of their last four night games against the Sharks following a road loss.
• The favorites have won the third period in each of the last five games between the Avalanche and Sharks.

Colorado Avalanche vs San Jose Sharks Prediction

The Colorado Avalanche have played some of their best hockey over these last couple of weeks, and they should like to keep things rolling. The Avs have won 10 straight games against the Sharks. The Sharks haven’t won a game against the Avalanche since May 2021. The San Jose Sharks also can’t get out of their own way, and their dreadful defense makes them hard to trust against good teams. The Avs have seen 10 of their 18 wins come on the road. Give me the Avs and the PL for max betting value.