The San Jose Sharks (+260) are on the road to face the Colorado Avalanche (-320), who will be looking to end their losing run, at Ball Arena on Tuesday.
The total is 6.5 (O: -110, U: -110)San Jose (19-33-12) is playing on back-to-back days after earning a 3-2 overtime win over the Jets yesterday, ending a five-game losing streak.
The Sharks committed seven penalties in the game, though they held Winnipeg without a power play goal. Logan Couture, Steven Lorentz, and Tomas Hertl scored one apiece for the Sharks.
Couture added an assist to share the scoring lead with Erik Karlsson, who had two assists. James Reimer had a great performance with 36 saves (.947%) in the win.
Colorado (34-21-6) dropped their third in a row, falling 3-2 (OT) to the Kraken on Sunday. Nathan MacKinnon and Denis Malgin each scored once for the Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev had 32 saves in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Avalanche won all three games between the teams last season, including a 4-2 victory in their final meeting in March, their third straight win against San Jose.
Erik Johnson and Nazem Kadri each had two points (0G 2A) to lead Colorado. Hertl led San Jose with two points (0G 2A). Pavel Francouz got the win, saving 25 of 27 shots (.925%).
FACING OFF
San Jose is averaging 2.94 goals per game for the season, 23rd in the NHL, and they are taking on an Avalanche team that is allowing 2.80 goals a game (10th).
Meanwhile, Colorado has found the net 3.13 times a game on average, 16th in the league, and the Sharks are allowing opponents to score 3.69 goals per game (29th).
The Avalanche’s 22.92% power play percentage ranks 10th in the league, while the Sharks are 26th with a conversion rate of 18.24%. San Jose has been equally successful at penalty killing, boasting the league’s fourth-highest PK% at 83.33%. Colorado ranks 18th at 78.19%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 82 points this season, seventh-most in the NHL, Karlsson is the top skater for the Sharks. He is among the league leaders with 63 assists (3rd) and has added 19 goals of his own. In the net, Reimer (9-16-6) is San Jose’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 3.35 GAA and a .892% save percentage.
MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen lead the Avalanche in scoring with 74 and 72 points, respectively. MacKinnon has 25 goals and 49 assists (10th), while Rantanen has 41 goals (4th) and 31 assists () in 61 games.
Francouz (7-7-1) has the best goals against average for Colorado at 2.53. He has a save percentage of .919%. Georgiev (26-13-5) has played the most games in net for the Avalanche this season. He has a 2.66 GAA and a .918% save percentage.
HOME AND AWAY
San Jose is 13-15-4 on the road this season. Colorado is 16-10-5 at home this season. Meanwhile, the Sharks are 4-8 without a day off and 2-7 playing with a rest disadvantage. The Avalanche are 2-0 with a rest advantage.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
Colorado Avalanche -1.5 (-140)
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*Odds correct at time of publication, courtesy of BetMGM.
