The Colorado Avalanche (16-1-5) are heavy favorites (-395 moneyline odds to win) when they host a game against the San Jose Sharks (11-9-3), who have +310 moneyline odds, on Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
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Avalanche to win vs Sharks -395
Avalanche vs. Sharks Betting Lines
- Favorite: Avalanche (-395)
- Underdog: Sharks (+310)
- Over/under: 6.5
Avalanche vs. Sharks Quick Facts
- Colorado and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in nine of 22 matches (40.9%) so far this season.
- So far this season, 43.5% of San Jose’s games (10/23) have had more goals than Wednesday’s over/under of 6.5.
- These two teams combine to average 6.9 goals per game, 0.4 more than the over/under set for this match.
- The 5.3 goals per game that these two clubs concede combined are 1.2 less than the 6.5-goal over/under set for this match.
Avalanche Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Avalanche Season Stat Insights
- The Avalanche rank first in the league with 88 total goals this season, averaging four per game.
- Colorado has allowed the fewest goals in NHL play this season at 48 (just 2.2 per game).
- They have a league-best goal differential of +40 this season.
- The 13 power-play goals Colorado has put up this season (on 83 chances) rank 15th in the NHL.
- The Avalanche’s 15.66% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 25th in the NHL.
- Colorado has scored a total of one shorthanded goal this season.
- The Avalanche kill 86.96% of opponent power plays, currently the third-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Avalanche’s players win 48.9% of their faceoffs to rank 19th in the NHL.
- Colorado has a 12.1% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking fifth in the league.
- The Avalanche have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 18.8 hits and 14 blocked shots per game.
Avalanche Moneyline
- Colorado has won 16 of its 21 games as a favorite this season.
- In one game with moneyline odds lower than -395 this season, the Avalanche have picked up a victory every time.
- The moneyline odds say Colorado has a 79.8% chance of winning this game.
Avalanche Leaders
- Nathan MacKinnon: 17 goals and 20 assists
- Cale Makar: nine goals and 20 assists
- Martin Necas: 13 goals and 15 assists
- Scott Wedgewood: 13-1-2 record, .918 save percentage, 34 goals given up
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Sharks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Sharks Season Stats Insights
- The Sharks’ 67 total goals (2.9 per game) rank 19th in the NHL.
- San Jose has given up 3.1 goals per game, and 71 total, which ranks 20th among all league teams.
- They have a -4 goal differential, which ranks 23rd in the league.
- San Jose has scored 15 power-play goals this season (on 83 chances). That ranks 12th in the NHL.
- The Sharks have an 18.07% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 19 percentage.
- San Jose has scored two shorthanded goals this season (10th in NHL).
- The 80.26% of opponent power plays the Sharks kill is the 16th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Sharks win 48.1% of their faceoffs. That’s the 21st-ranked figure in the NHL.
- The 12.1% shooting percentage San Jose has compiled ranks fifth in the league.
- The Sharks have not had a shutout victory yet this season.
Sharks Moneyline Insights
- This season the Sharks have 11 wins in the 23 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
- San Jose has not been a bigger moneyline underdog than the +310 odds on them winning this game.
- Oddsmakers have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Sharks have a 24.4% chance to win.
Sharks Leaders
- Macklin Celebrini: 14 goals and 20 assists
- Will Smith: seven goals and 14 assists
- William Eklund: five goals and nine assists
- Yaroslav Askarov: 8-5-1 record, .912 save percentage, 39 goals given up
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