Thursday’s NHL matchup between the Colorado Avalanche (18-15) and the San Jose Sharks (11-18-5) at SAP Center at San Jose sees the Avalanche heavily favored on the road (-265 moneyline odds to win) against the Sharks (+215). The game starts at 10:30 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Avalanche vs. Sharks Betting Lines

• Favorite: Avalanche (-265)
• Underdog: Sharks (+215)
• Over/under: 6.5

Avalanche vs. Sharks Quick Facts

• Colorado and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 19 of 33 matches (57.6%) so far this season.
• So far this season, 47.1% of San Jose’s games (16/34) have had more goals than Thursday’s over/under of 6.5.
• Thursday’s over/under is 0.5 above the combined goal-scoring average of 6.0 for these two teams.
• These two clubs give up a combined 6.9 goals per game, 0.4 more than this game’s over/under.

Avalanche Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Avalanche Season Stat Insights

• The Avalanche net the seventh-most goals in the NHL, averaging 3.2 per game for a total of 107 this season.
• Colorado is ranked 29th in league play in goals against this season, having allowed 114 (3.4 per game).
• The team is ranked 18th in goal differential at -7.
• Colorado’s 23 power-play goals this season are the seventh-most in the NHL (on 100 chances).
• The Avalanche’s 23.00% power-play conversion rate ranks 10th-best in the NHL this season.
• Colorado’s offense has scored one shorthanded goal this season (23rd among all teams).
• The Avalanche have the league’s 25th-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 75.29%.
• With a 43.7% faceoff win percentage, the Avalanche have the 30th-ranked rate in the NHL.
• Colorado scores on 11.1% of its shots as a team, ranking 10th in the league.
• The Avalanche average 18.8 hits and 14.9 blocked shots per game.

Avalanche Moneyline

• In 23 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Colorado has won 15 of those games.
• The Avalanche have been victorious twice in three games with moneyline odds shorter than -265 this season.
• There is a 72.6% chance that Colorado wins this game, per the moneyline.

Avalanche Leaders

• Nathan MacKinnon: 13 goals and 37 assists
• Mikko Rantanen: 18 goals and 29 assists
• Cale Makar: nine goals and 29 assists
• Mackenzie Blackwood: 7-10-3 record, .911 save percentage, 57 goals allowed

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Sharks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sharks Season Stats Insights

• The Sharks have the league’s 18th-ranked scoring offense (94 total goals, 2.8 per game).
• San Jose has allowed 3.5 goals per game, and 118 total, which ranks 31st among all league teams.
• Their -24 goal differential ranks 30th in the league.
• San Jose has put up 20 power-play goals this season (on 108 chances). That ranks 13th in the NHL.
• The Sharks’ power-play conversion rate (18.52%) ranks 21st in the league.
• San Jose has recorded two shorthanded goals.
• The 79.65% penalty-kill percentage the Sharks have registered is the league’s 15th-ranked rate.
• The Sharks have the 22nd-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL (49.2%).
• San Jose is shooting 10.0% (24th in the league).
• The Sharks have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 24.5 hits and 17.3 blocked shots per game.

Sharks Moneyline Insights

• The Sharks have secured an upset victory in 11, or 32.4%, of the 34 games they have played while the underdog this season.
• San Jose has won four of its 17 games when it is the underdog by +215 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline implies a 31.7% chance to win for the Sharks.

Sharks Leaders

• Mikael Granlund: 11 goals and 21 assists
• William Eklund: five goals and 20 assists
• Jake Walman: five goals and 19 assists
• Alexandar Georgiev: 9-8-0 record, .874 save percentage, 60 goals given up