Sunday’s NHL schedule includes an outing between the heavily favored Colorado Avalanche (15-1-5, -245 on the moneyline to win on the road) and the Chicago Blackhawks (10-7-4, +200 moneyline odds) at 7 p.m. ET on NHL Network.
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Avalanche to win vs Blackhawks -245
Avalanche vs. Blackhawks Betting Lines
- Favorite: Avalanche (-245)
- Underdog: Blackhawks (+200)
- Over/under: 6.5
Avalanche vs. Blackhawks Quick Facts
- Colorado and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in nine of 21 matches (42.9%) so far this season.
- Chicago’s games have gone over 6.5 goals in eight of 21 chances this season.
- Sunday’s total is 0.9 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 7.4 goals per game.
- The 5.2 goals per game that these two clubs concede combined are 1.4 less than the 6.5-goal total set for this match.
Avalanche Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Avalanche Season Stat Insights
- The Avalanche rank first in the league with 87 total goals this season, averaging 4.1 per game.
- On defense, Colorado has been the strongest squad in league action, conceding 48 total goals (just 2.3 per game).
- Their +39 goal differential is top-rated in the league.
- Colorado’s 13 power-play goals this season (15th in the NHL) have come on 80 chances.
- The Avalanche’s 16.25% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 23rd in the league.
- Colorado’s offense has scored one shorthanded goal this season (16th among all squads).
- The Avalanche’s penalty-kill percentage (86.57%) is the league’s third-best.
- With a 49.2% faceoff win rate, the Avalanche have the 19th-ranked rate in the NHL.
- Colorado scores on 12.4% of its shots as a team, ranking third in the league.
- The Avalanche average 18.3 hits and 14 blocked shots per game.
Avalanche Moneyline
- Through 20 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Colorado has won 15 times.
- Through four games with moneyline odds shorter than -245 this season, the Avalanche have been victorious every time.
- There is a 71.0% chance that Colorado wins this game, per the moneyline.
Avalanche Leaders
- Nathan MacKinnon: 17 goals and 20 assists
- Cale Makar: eight goals and 20 assists
- Martin Necas: 13 goals and 15 assists
- Scott Wedgewood: 12-1-2 record, .914 save percentage, 34 goals given up
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Blackhawks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Blackhawks Season Stats Insights
- The Blackhawks have scored 69 goals this season (3.3 per game) to rank 12th in the league.
- Chicago’s 60 total goals given up (2.9 per game) are the eighth-fewest in the NHL.
- Their seventh-best goal differential is +9.
- Chicago has scored 15 power-play goals this season, which ranks 11th in the NHL (on 60 chances).
- The Blackhawks have a 25% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 7 percentage.
- Chicago has scored one shorthanded goal this season (16th among all NHL teams).
- The 82.67% penalty-kill percentage the Blackhawks have registered is the league’s 11th-ranked rate.
- The Blackhawks win 46.2% of their faceoffs. That’s the 28th-ranked figure in the NHL.
- Chicago’s collective 13.1% shooting percentage ranks second in the league.
- The Blackhawks have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 18.5 hits and 12.1 blocked shots per game.
Blackhawks Moneyline Insights
- The Blackhawks have been the underdog 20 times this season, and upset their opponent in 10, or 50.0%, of those games.
- Chicago has gone 2-2 when sportsbooks have listed them as underdogs of +200 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline in this outing implies a 33.3% chance for the Blackhawks to win.
Blackhawks Leaders
- Connor Bedard: 13 goals and 17 assists
- Tyler Bertuzzi: 12 goals and seven assists
- Teuvo Teravainen: five goals and 10 assists
- Spencer Knight: 7-4-3 record, .922 save percentage, 35 goals allowed
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