The Colorado Avalanche (-160) travel to face the Seattle Kraken (+135) at Climate Pledge Arena on Friday. The total is 6 (O: +100, U: -120)
FACING OFF
Colorado is averaging 3.31 goals per game for the season, 12th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Kraken team that is allowing 3.06 goals a game (14th).
Meanwhile, Seattle has found the net 3.49 times a game on average, fourth in the league, and the Avalanche are allowing opponents to score 2.74 goals per game (8th).
The Avalanche’s 23.81% power play percentage ranks sixth in the league, while the Kraken are 21st with a conversion rate of 19.54%. In terms of penalty killing, Colorado has the league’s 15th-ranked PK% at 79.17%, while Seattle is 19th at 77.42%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Nathan MacKinnon (111 points), Mikko Rantanen (105), and Cale Makar (66) have been the top skaters this season for the Avalanche. MacKinnon and Rantanen are the fifth- and eighth-leading point scorers in the NHL.
Rantanen is among the league leaders with his 55 goals (3rd), while MacKinnon is among the league leaders with 42 goals scored (9th) and 69 assists (5th). Makar has also been a top player for Colorado, scoring 17 and assisting 49.
In the net, Alexandar Georgiev (40-16-6) is Colorado’s top goaltender. He has a 2.53 GAA and a .918% save percentage. Jared McCann and Vince Dunn lead the Kraken in scoring with 70 and 64 points, respectively. McCann has 40 goals and 30 assists in 79 games, while Dunn has 14 goals and 50 assists in 81 games.
Philipp Grubauer (17-14-4) has the best goals against average for Seattle at 2.85. He has a save percentage of .895%. Martin Jones (27-13-3) has played the most games in net for the Kraken this season. He has a 2.99 GAA and a .886% save percentage.
HOME AND AWAY
Colorado is 30-11-2 away from home this season. Seattle is 21-18-4 at home this season.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
Colorado Avalanche (-155)
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