The Colorado Avalanche (36-24-2) are lopsided favorites at home against the San Jose Sharks (17-37-9) on Thursday, March 6. The Avalanche are -426 on the moneyline to win over the Sharks (+330) in the contest, which begins at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.

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Avalanche vs. Sharks Betting Lines

• Favorite: Avalanche (-426)
• Underdog: Sharks (+330)
• Over/under: 6.5

Avalanche vs. Sharks Quick Facts

• Colorado and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 29 of 62 games this season.
• So far this season, 46.0% of San Jose’s games (29/63) have had more goals than Thursday’s over/under of 6.5.
• Thursday’s over/under is 0.6 above the combined goal-scoring average of 5.9 for these two teams.
• This game’s over/under is 0.1 less than the 6.6 goals these two clubs concede per game combined.

Avalanche Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Avalanche Season Stat Insights

• The Avalanche net the eighth-most goals in the league, averaging 3.2 per game for a total of 201 this season.
• Colorado is ranked 17th in league action in goals against this season, having conceded 182 (2.9 per game).
• With a +19 goal differential, they’re ranked ninth-best in the league.
• Colorado has scored 41 power-play goals on 175 chances this season, to rank 11th in the NHL.
• The Avalanche rank 11th in the league with a 23.43% power-play conversion rate this season.
• Colorado’s four shorthanded goals this season rank 14th in the NHL.
• The Avalanche rank 14th in the league in penalty-kill success rate at 79.74%.
• With a 45.7% faceoff win rate, the Avalanche have the 30th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
• Colorado connects on 11% of its shots, ranking 10th in the NHL.
• The Avalanche average 18.5 hits and 14.3 blocked shots per game.

Avalanche Moneyline

• Colorado has won 31 of its 50 games as a favorite this season.
• The Avalanche have not played a game this season with their moneyline odds less than -426.
• Colorado has a 81.0% chance of winning this game, looking at the moneyline odds.

Avalanche Leaders

• Nathan MacKinnon: 23 goals and 70 assists
• Martin Necas: 20 goals and 49 assists
• Cale Makar: 22 goals and 46 assists
• Mackenzie Blackwood: 22-16-5 record, .915 save percentage, 104 goals allowed

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Sharks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sharks Season Stats Insights

• The Sharks’ 165 total goals (2.6 per game) rank 29th in the NHL.
• San Jose has given up 230 total goals (3.6 per game) to rank 31st.
• Their 32nd-ranked goal differential is -65.
• San Jose has scored 33 power-play goals this season (on 176 chances). That ranks 21st in the NHL.
• The Sharks’ power-play conversion rate (18.75%) ranks 25th in the league.
• San Jose has scored three shorthanded goals.
• The 75.52% penalty-kill percentage the Sharks have put totgether is the league’s 24th-ranked rate.
• The Sharks win 48.5% of their faceoffs. That’s the 25th-ranked figure in the NHL.
• San Jose is shooting 9.7% (27th in the league).
• The Sharks have not had a shutout victory yet this season.

Sharks Moneyline Insights

• This season the Sharks have 17 wins in the 63 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
• San Jose has yet to win as an underdog with odds of +330 or longer on the moneyline this season in five such games.
• The moneyline implies a 23.3% chance to win for the Sharks.

Sharks Leaders

• William Eklund: 13 goals and 33 assists
• Macklin Celebrini: 19 goals and 26 assists
• Tyler Toffoli: 24 goals and 17 assists
• Alexandar Georgiev: 12-19-1 record, .879 save percentage, 115 goals allowed