Boston Bruins vs. Colorado Avalanche Prediction, October 16, 2024 NHL tips, best bets and odds

Game: Boston Bruins vs. Colorado Avalanche

Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude sports

The Colorado Avalanche (0-3-0) will try to beat the Boston Bruins (2-2-0) on Wednesday at Ball Arena.

The Boston Bruins found themselves on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 4-3 loss to the Panthers in their last game. The Bruins had an average offensive performance in the loss. In the game, they converted three of the 27 shots they attempted. Additionally, with more players on the ice, they had four chances but were unable to convert any of them into a goal. Boston recorded 21 penalty minutes in this game.

In terms of points total, the Boston Bruins have scored 15 goals (6th in the league) and conceded 15 over the course of the season. For the current season, they have scored 4 points and their points percentage is .500. Boston has 18 power play chances and has scored two goals from those attempts, a rate of 11.11%. At even strength, the Bruins allowed 13 goals to their opponents while scoring 13 goals themselves. Boston has attempted 109 shots and has a shooting percentage of 13.8%. The Bruins have had 119 shots against them so far and have a save percentage of .874. The Boston Bruins' opponents earned 22 power play opportunities (1st in ice hockey) and scored 2 goals.

Jeremy Swayman will patrol the goal area for the game. Swayman has appeared in 91 contests during his NHL career. He has a record of 56-24-7 and was named a starter in 85 games. Opponents have scored 196 goals against Swayman in his professional hockey career and his average goals against per game is 2.27. Swayman had 2,419 shot attempts against him and recorded 2,223 saves. His save percentage currently stands at .919 during his 5,186 minutes played. Over the course of his career, Swayman recorded 55 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .647.

In their last game, Colorado played against the Islanders, with the Avalanche ultimately losing 6-2. The Avalanche scored 2 goals out of 34 shots attempted. They had two power play attempts in this game, but were unable to finish one of them with a goal.

The Avalanche have scored 7 goals at even strength and 3 goals (10th in the league) on the power play. Colorado made 96 shots (12th in hockey) and achieved a shooting percentage of 10.42%, while the opponent allowed 82 shots. This season the Colorado Avalanche have 10 goals, 0 points and a points percentage of .000. They have allowed a total of 20 goals scored, a combination of 17 goals at even strength and 3 goals while having fewer men on the ice. They have created 9 power play chances and have a power play rate of 33.33%. They have a 57.14% penalty kill percentage on 7 of their opponents' power play attempts, and their save percentage is 75.6%.

On the other side of the ice, you'll probably see Alexandar Georgiev defending the goal. Georgiev has a career record of 98-66-17 and has appeared in 194 games. Georgiev's rate of quality starts is 54.9% and he has accumulated 100 quality starts in his professional career. He has amassed 5,202 saves from 5,714 shots made, giving him a save percentage of .910. His opponents average 2.84 goals per game and he has conceded a total of 512 goals. He has played 182 games and his ice time is 10,820 minutes.

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

Josh's pick: Take Boston

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