Saturday, December 12, 2015

Bridgestone Arena

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to Bridgestone Arena to play the Nashville Predators on Saturday, December 12, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at +162 and the Predators at -180. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Colorado comes into this matchup having played 29 games. They have an overall record of 12-16-1 and on the road they have a record of 8-9-0. Currently they are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 79 goals and given up 85 goals for a point differential of -6. Nashville shows up with a record of 15-9-5 including 9-3-2 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 78 goals and surrendered 76 for a goal differential of +2.

Gabriel Landeskog has accumulated 21 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 7 goals this season with 68 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 10 goals on 99 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 25 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 7 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has had 460 shots against him and has given up 46 goals. He has made 414 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Shea Weber has accumulated 19 total points this season for the Predators. He has 9 goals this season with 70 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 25 minutes played per game. Filip Forsberg has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 6 goals on 86 shots. He has 13 assists giving him a total of 19 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 12 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has had 631 shots against him and has given up 58 goals. He has made 573 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Avalanche have 25 total points this season. They have scored 79 goals while giving up 85 goals. They have had 101 power play opportunities and have scored 18 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Avalanche have allowed 88 power play opportunities and given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.66% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Predators have a total of 35 points on the season. They have 21 power play goals on 97 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 89 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. As a team, the Avalanche have a total of 76 goals scored while they've given up 75 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.31%. As a team they give up 27 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 12-17 straight up

The Colorado Avalanche are 15-13-1 against the over/under

Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 13-14 straight up

The Nashville Predators are 11-13-5 against the over/under

Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/09/15 LW Gabriel Landeskog Back "?" Saturday vs Nashville
10/06/15 C Jesse Winchester Concussion out indefinitely

Nashville Predators Injuries

12/11/15 C Mike Fisher Knee "?" Saturday vs. Colorado
12/10/15 C Colin Wilson Lower Body "?" Saturday vs Colorado
11/28/15 LW Gabriel Bourque Upper Body out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Nashville

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