The Colorado Avalanche (46-13-10) are lopsided favorites when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins (35-19-16) on Tuesday, March 24 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Avalanche are -175 on the moneyline to win, while the Penguins have +145 moneyline odds.

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Avalanche vs. Penguins Betting Lines

• Favorite: Avalanche (-175)
• Underdog: Penguins (+145)
• Over/under: 6.5

Avalanche vs. Penguins Quick Facts

• Colorado and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 29 of 69 games this season.
• Pittsburgh has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in 37 of 70 games this season.
• Tuesday’s over/under is 0.6 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 7.1 goals per game.
• These two teams give up 5.4 goals per game combined, 1.1 fewer than this game’s over/under.

Avalanche Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Avalanche Season Stat Insights

• The Avalanche rank first in the league with 254 total goals this season, averaging 3.7 per game.
• On defense, Colorado is the strongest squad in NHL action, conceding 169 total goals (only 2.4 per game).
• They have a league-pacing goal differential of +85 this season.
• The 37 power-play goals Colorado has put up this season (on 224 chances) rank 21st in the NHL.
• The Avalanche’s offense has the league’s 29th-ranked power-play conversion rate (16.52%).
• Colorado’s offense has netted one shorthanded goal this season (32nd among all teams).
• The Avalanche’s 82.83% penalty-kill success rate is currently third-best in the league.
• The Avalanche win the eighth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL at 51.4%.
• Colorado converts 10.9% of its shots, ranking 17th in the league.
• The Avalanche have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 17.1 hits and 12.7 blocked shots per game.

Avalanche Moneyline

• Colorado has gone 45-22 as the oddsmakers’ choice this season.
• Through 42 games with moneyline odds lower than -175 this season, the Avalanche have been victorious 29 times.
• There is a 63.6% chance that Colorado wins this game, per the moneyline.

Avalanche Leaders

• Nathan MacKinnon: 45 goals and 69 assists
• Martin Necas: 32 goals and 53 assists
• Cale Makar: 20 goals and 50 assists
• Scott Wedgewood: 25-4-6 record, .915 save percentage, 79 goals conceded

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Penguins Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Penguins Season Stats Insights

• The Penguins’ 239 total goals (3.4 per game) are the seventh-most in the NHL.
• Pittsburgh’s 209 total goals given up (3.0 per game) rank 13th in the NHL.
• Their seventh-best goal differential is +30.
• Pittsburgh has recorded 49 power-play goals this season, which are the eighth-most in the NHL (on 199 chances).
• The Penguins have the league’s fifth-best power-play conversion rate of 24.62%.
• Pittsburgh has scored five shorthanded goals this season (16th among all NHL squads).
• The Penguins’ second-best penalty kill rate is 83.17%.
• The Penguins have the league’s 24th-ranked faceoff win rate (48.5%).
• Pittsburgh is shooting 11.9% (sixth in the league).
• The Penguins have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

Penguins Moneyline Insights

• The Penguins have secured an upset victory in 19, or 47.5%, of the 40 games they have played as an underdog this season.
• Pittsburgh is 5-5 when oddsmakers have listed them as underdogs of +145 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this contest implies a 40.8% chance for the Penguins to win.

Penguins Leaders

• Sidney Crosby: 28 goals and 35 assists
• Bryan Rust: 26 goals and 31 assists
• Erik Karlsson: 11 goals and 43 assists
• Stuart Skinner: 20-14-9 record, .888 save percentage, 121 goals conceded