Game: Colorado Avalanche vs. Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: Vegas 34

The Colorado Avalanche (50-25-7 last season) head to T-Mobile Arena on Wednesday to face the Vegas Golden Knights (45-29-8 last season).

The Colorado Avalanche will look for a win in their next game after losing 2-1 to the Stars in their last game. The Avalanche didn’t have their best offensive performance in the loss. In the game they converted 1 out of 30 shots on goal. In addition, they had 1 power play opportunity and were able to score 1 goal. Colorado accumulated 2 minutes in the penalty area for this contest.

The Colorado Avalanche’s opponents had 264 power play attempts (6th in hockey) and scored 53 goals on those chances. The Avalanche had 2,444 shots against them and posted a save percentage of .897. Colorado attempted 2,705 shots and had a shooting percentage of 11.2%. At even strength, the Avalanche allowed opponents to score 199 goals while scoring 234 goals. Colorado had 278 power play chances and scored 68 goals from those advantages, a rate of 24.46%. For the year they recorded 107 points and their scoring percentage was .652. When it comes to scoring goals, the Colorado Avalanche scored 302 goals (1st in hockey) and allowed 252 goals last season.

The player in the goal crease for this game is Alexandar Georgiev. Over his time in hockey, Georgiev has made 127 good starts and his good starts percentage is .527. He has a save percentage of .908 for his 14,339 minutes guarding the cage. Georgiev has seen 7,422 shot attempts against him and saved 6,740. Opponents have scored 682 goals against Georgiev in his career and his goals per game average is 2.85. He compiled an overall record of 136-82-22 and started 241 games. Georgiev played 254 games in goal over the course of his ice hockey career.

In their last game, Vegas faced the Stars, with the Golden Knights losing 2-1. They had a power play chance in this game but were unable to score. The Golden Knights converted 1 goal of the 23 shots on goal they attempted.

Vegas attempted 2,548 shots (14th in hockey) and had a shooting percentage of 10.32% while allowing 2,487 shots to their opponents. On the opposing team’s 213 power play attempts, they had a penalty kill rate of 79.34% and their save rate was 90.2%. They had a total of 252 power play chances and achieved a power play rate of 20.24%. The Golden Knights scored 212 goals at even strength and 51 goals (17th in professional hockey) while holding a power play advantage. They allowed 243 goals, a combination of 199 goals at even strength and 44 goals shorthanded. Last season, the Vegas Golden Knights scored 263 goals, 98 points and a .598 points percentage.

On the other side of the rink, Adin Hill is expected to defend the goal. He made 3,341 saves out of 3,672 shots made, giving him a save percentage of .910. Hill has a career record of 64-51-8 and has appeared in 136 games. He has played 123 games and his ice time is 7,420 minutes. Hill’s good start rate is 53.7% and he has 66 good starts in his NHL career. Opponents average 2.68 goals per game and he has scored a total of 331 goals.

Who will win tonight’s NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

My pick: Take Colorado

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