The Colorado Avalanche (33-4-8) are big home favorites (-325 moneyline odds to win) against the Nashville Predators (22-20-4, +260 moneyline odds). Friday’s contest starts at 9 p.m. ET from Ball Arena on ESPN+.

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Avalanche vs. Predators Betting Lines

• Favorite: Avalanche (-325)
• Underdog: Predators (+260)
• Over/under: 7.5

Avalanche vs. Predators Quick Facts

• Colorado’s games this season have gone over 7.5 goals 14 of 45 times.
• Nashville has combined with its opponent to score more than 7.5 goals in 11 of 46 games this season.
• The combined goals scored average of these two clubs, 6.8, is 0.7 less than Friday’s over/under.
• The 5.5 goals per game that these two clubs concede combined are 2.0 less than the 7.5-goal total set for this match.

Avalanche Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Avalanche Season Stat Insights

• The Avalanche average 4.0 goals per game, for a total of 181, which leads the NHL.
• Colorado has given up the fewest goals in NHL play this season at 99 (only 2.2 per game).
• The team’s goal differential (+82) paces the league this season .
• The 26 power-play goals Colorado has scored this season (on 154 chances) rank 19th in the NHL.
• The Avalanche’s 16.88% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 25th in the league.
• Colorado’s one shorthanded goal this season rank 27th in the league.
• The Avalanche have a league-leading 85.83% penalty-kill percentage this season.
• The Avalanche win the eighth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL at 51.3%.
• Colorado scores on 11.7% of its shots as a team, ranking seventh in the league.
• The Avalanche’s players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 17 hits and 13.7 blocked shots per game.

Avalanche Moneyline

• Colorado has won 33 of the 44 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Avalanche have won every game they’ve played this season with moneyline odds lower than -325.
• The moneyline odds say Colorado has a 76.5% chance of winning this game.

Avalanche Leaders

• Nathan MacKinnon: 36 goals and 45 assists
• Martin Necas: 21 goals and 35 assists
• Cale Makar: 14 goals and 39 assists
• Scott Wedgewood: 19-2-4 record, .917 save percentage, 59 goals conceded

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Predators Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Predators Season Stats Insights

• The Predators have the NHL’s 25th-ranked scoring offense (126 total goals, 2.7 per game).
• Nashville’s 151 total goals given up (3.3 per game) rank 23rd in the league.
• Their -25 goal differential ranks 30th in the league.
• Nashville has put up 27 power-play goals this season, which ranks 17th in the NHL (on 139 chances).
• The Predators’ power-play conversion rate (19.42%) ranks 20th in the league.
• Nashville has scored three shorthanded goals this season (14th among all NHL teams).
• The Predators’ 15th-ranked penalty kill rate is 79.72%.
• The Predators win 52% of their faceoffs. That’s the sixth-best percentage in the NHL.
• Nashville is shooting 9.8% (27th in the league).
• The Predators have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

Predators Moneyline Insights

• The Predators have claimed an upset victory in 12, or 38.7%, of the 31 games they have played as an underdog this season.
• Nashville has had moneyline odds of +260 or longer once this season and lost that game.
• The moneyline set in this matchup implies a 27.8% chance for the Predators to win.

Predators Leaders

• Ryan O’Reilly: 13 goals and 26 assists
• Filip Forsberg: 16 goals and 16 assists
• Steven Stamkos: 20 goals and 11 assists
• Juuse Saros: 18-15-3 record, .897 save percentage, 103 goals allowed