Colorado Avalanche vs Nashville Predators Prediction, Pick and Preview, May 9 (5/9): NHL

Credit: photo by Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

 

Odds:

Time	9:30 p.m. EST
Avalanche money line	-250
Avalanche spread	-1.5 (+105)
Predators  money line	+210
Predators spread	+1.5 (-125)
Over / under	6.5

 

2021-2022 season stats

	Colorado Avalanche	Nashville Predators
Record	59-19-7	45-32-8
Road / home record	25-14-3	25-15-2
Streak	W3	L4
Goals per game	3.76	3.20
Goals allowed per game	2.83	3.05
Shots per game	35.0	29.7
Shots allowed per game	32.1	32.0
PP %	24.8%	24.8%
PK %	20.70%	20.70%
Over / under record	45-35-5	51-34

 

Preview

The Nashville Predators and the Colorado Avalanche will meet again at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville to play the Game 4 of the playoffs 1st round in the West. The Avalanche have the lead 3-0 in the series.

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado have won 3 of their last 5 games and are 25-17 on the road. They have 59-19-7 overall record ranking 1st in the Central Division. The Avalanche are 18-7-4 against divisional rivals. Colorado averages 8.8 penalty minutes per game, the ninth-most in the Western Conference and have gone 51-4-4 when scoring three or more goals.

Nazem Kadri has 28 goals and 59 assists for the Avalanche. Artturi Lehkonen has scored six goals over the last 10 games.

In their last 10 games the Avalanche are 4-6, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.5 assists, 4.1 penalties and 10.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.

Nashville Predators

The Predators have lost 4 games in a row and are 25-17 at home this season with a 45-32-7 record overall and rank 5th in the Central division. The Predators are 16-11-2 against the rest of their division. Nashville averages 4.8 penalties per game, the most in the league. Tanner Jeannot leads the team with 40 total penalties.

Matt Duchene has 43 goals and 43 assists for the Predators. Mikael Granlund has one goal and 11 assists over the last 10 games.

In their last 10 games the Predators are 2-8, averaging 2.9 goals, 5.2 assists, 5.4 penalties and 13.8 penalty minutes while giving up five goals per game.

BETTING TRENDS

The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games.

Colorado are 13-6 SU in their last 19 games.

The total has gone OVER in 7 of Nashville's last 8 games.

Nashville are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games.

Prediction

It all points to the Avalanche will sweep the Predators. Colorado have dominated the Preds in the last 3 games so don't expect that to chance in Game 4. The Avs are scoring an average of 5.3 goals per game in this series while the Predators are scoring 2 gpg. Take the Avalanche for the sweep.

PICK: Avalanche -1.5 (+105)

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