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

Credit: photo by Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

 

Odds:

Time	9:30 p.m. EST
Predators money line	+305
Predators spread	+1.5 (+125)
Avalanche money line	-395
Avalanche spread	-1.5 (-145)
Over / under	6.5

 

2021-2022 season stats

	Nashville Predators	Colorado Avalanche
Record	45-31-7	57-19-7
Road / home record	20-17-5	33-5-4
Streak	L2	W1
Goals per game	3.20	3.76
Goals allowed per game	3.05	2.83
Shots per game	29.6	35.0
Shots allowed per game	32.2	32.1
PP %	24.6%	24.8%
PK %	21.09%	20.70%
Over / under record	50-33	44-34-5

 

Preview

The Nashville Predators and the Colorado Avalanche will meet again at the Ball Arena in Colorado to play the Game 2 of the playoffs 1st round in the West. The Avalanche destroyed the Predators 7-2, they scored 5 goals in the 1st period and 1 in each of the next two.

Nashville Predators

The Predators have lost 5 of their last 6 games and are 20-22 on the road this season with a 45-31-7 record overall and rank 5th in the Central division. The Predators are 16-9-2 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.

Roman Josi has 23 goals and 73 assists for the Predators. Matt Duchene has seven goals and six assists over the last 10 games.

In their last 10 games the Predators are 3-7, averaging 2.9 goals, 5.2 assists, 5.3 penalties and 13.8 penalty minutes while giving up 4.9 goals per game.

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado lost 6 of their last 8 games in the regular season but are 33-9 at home. They have 57-19-7 overall record ranking 1st in the Central Division. The Avalanche are 16-7-4 against divisional rivals. Colorado averages 8.8 penalty minutes per game, the ninth-most in the Western Conference and have gone 50-4-4 when scoring three or more goals.

Mikko Rantanen has 36 goals and 56 assists for the Avalanche. Artturi Lehkonen has scored six goals with one assist over the last 10 games.

In their last 10 games the Avalanche are 4-6, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.8 assists, 3.9 penalties and 10 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.

BETTING TRENDS

Nashville are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games.

The total has gone OVER in 15 of Nashville's last 17 games on the road.

Colorado are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home.

Colorado are 23-19 ATS at home.

Prediction

The Predators don't have a chance in this series and we'll see more of the Game 1 on the next games. The Colorado Avalanche are clearly the better team and The Predators are allowing 4.2 goals per game lately so the Avs will continue to dominate. Take the Avalanche.

PICK: Avalanche -1.5 (-145)

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