The Colorado Avalanche and the San Jose Sharks meet Sunday night in NHL action from the SAP Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Colorado Avalanche vs. San Jose Sharks prediction.
Colorado Avalanche Recap
The Colorado Avalanche come into this one looking to build on their first win of the season after picking up a 4-3 OT win over Anaheim last time out. After this game, Colorado will square off against the Seattle Kraken on the road.
Avalanche Looking To Keep Momentum Going
Mikko Rantanen leads the Avalanche with 10 points including a team-high 4 goals and 6 assists while Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar each have 9 points with Makar logging a team-high 8 assists while MacKinnon has 7 assists. Ross Colton and Casey Mittelstadt each have 5 points with 4 goals as well on the year. Alexandar Georgiev is 1-3 with a 4.99 GAA and an .811 save percentage while Justus Annunen is 0-1 with a 4.69 GAA and a .765 save percentage as well on the year.
Why the Colorado Avalanche will win
- The Sharks have lost each of their last 15 night games at SAP Center at San Jose.
- The Avalanche have won each of their last nine games against the Sharks.
- The road team has covered the puck line in eight of the Avalanche’s last nine games.
- The Sharks have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last 10 games as underdogs following a road loss.
San Jose Sharks Recap
The San Jose Sharks come into this one looking to bounce back from a 0-3-2 start to the year thanks to an 8-3 loss to Winnipeg last time out. After this game, the Sharks will start a road trip with a date against the Anaheim Ducks.
Sharks Looking For First W
Tyler Toffoli leads the Sharks with 6 points including a team-high 4 goals and 2 assists while Mikael Granlund has a team-high 5 assists. Fabian Zetterlund has 3 goals and William Eklund has 3 assists. Macklin Celebrini has a goal and an assist while Jake Walman’s added 2 assists as well on the year. Vitek Vanecek has gone 0-2 with a 3.15 GAA and an .892 save percentage while Mackenzie Blackwood is 0-1-2 with a 4.88 GAA and a .875 save percentage on the year.
Why the San Jose Sharks will win
- The Avalanche have lost six of their last seven games as favorites.
- The underdogs have won seven of the Avalanche’s last nine games.
- The Avalanche have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last 10 Sunday road games.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Avalanche’s last four games.
Avalanche Vs. Sharks Prediction
I’m on the Avalanche here. I just feel like I can’t trust the Sharks at all, as they’re already in midseason form, carrying over the struggles from last season. The goaltending is also terrible as well and while Colorado’s hasn’t been much better, this is still one of the most talented skater groups in the league on the other side. I just think this is going to be a game that’s high-scoring, at least on one side, and I think Colorado gets it done here.