Vancouver Canucks vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, Pick and Preview, March 23 (3/23): NHL

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Odds

Time	9:30 p.m. EST
Canucks money line	+230
Canucks spread	+1.5 (-105)
Avalanche money line	-280
Avalanche spread	-1.5 (-115)
Over / under	6.5

 

2021-2022 season stats

	Vancouver Canucks	Colorado Avalanche
Record	30-26-8	45-13-5
Road / home record	16-13-3	25-3-3
Streak	L3	W4
Goals per game	2.81	3.86
Goals allowed per game	2.86	2.76
Shots per game	32.4	35.0
Shots allowed per game	31.8	31.4
PP %	21.50%	24.80%
PK %	28.65%	21.39%
Over / under record	31-31-2	35-23-5

 

Preview

The Vancouver Canucks hit the road and will visit the Colorado Avalanche on Monday night. This is the third time these teams face off in the season, the Avs have dominated the Canucks the last 2 times.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS

The Canucks have lost 4 of their last 5 games and are 16-19 away from home with a 30-26-8 record overall ranking 5th in the Pacific. Vancouver has scored 180 goals and ranks 10th in the Western Conference averaging 2.8 goals per game. J.T. Miller leads the team with 25.

Miller leads the Canucks with 50 total assists and has 75 points. Bo Horvat has 12 points over the last 10 games for Vancouver.

The Canucks are 4-6, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.5 assists, 2.2 penalties and 4.6 penalty minutes while allowing 3.5 goals per game with an .894 save percentage.

COLORADO AVALANCHE

The Avs have won their last 4 games and are 25-6 at home with a 45-13-5 record ranking first in the Central division. Colorado is third in the Western Conference with 34.9 shots per game and is averaging 3.8 goals.

Nazem Kadri leads the Avalanche with 52 assists and has 75 points this season. Cale Makar has 11 assists over the last 10 games for Colorado.

In their last 10 games Colorado are 6-4, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.3 assists, 4.2 penalties and 10.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game with a .931 save percentage.

BETTING TRENDS

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

The total has gone OVER in 6 of Vancouver's last 6 games on the road.

Colorado are 17-3 SU in their last 20 games at home.

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games.

Prediction

The Canucks have lost 5 of their last 6 games but they're still profitable ATS with a 19-13 record. The Avalanche have been great at home but they're only 16-15 ATS at home. The average score in the last 10 head to head is 3.6-4 favoring the Avs, so the value is on the Canucks to cover the puck line.

PICK: Canucks +1.5 (-105)

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