Colorado Avalanche vs Nashville Predators Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/09/2022

Game Time: 9:30 pm ET, Monday, May 9, 2022

Venue:  Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN 

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Avalanche -245, Predators +200; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Avalanche -250, Predators +200; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Avalanche -250, Predators +200; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

 

Colorado Avalanche:  56-19-7 (1st place, Central Division)

Nashville Predators:  45-30-7 (5th place, Central Division)

 

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Colorado Avalanche:  4-5-1 last 10

Nashville Predators:  2-5-3 last 10

 

 

 

The Avalanche are coming into this game finishing the regular season with 119 points, a 56-19-7 record overall, and they were 32-5-4 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 3 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Minnesota Wild in their last game of the season while their 3 wins since then came against the Predators in game 1, game 2, and their last game which was game 3 of this series. They won that game on the road 7-3. Gabriel Landeskog scored 2 goals in that game while Nathan MacKinnon, Nazem Kadri, Devon Toews, Artturi Lehkonen, and Valeri Nichushkin each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Gabriel Landeskog and Nathan MacKinnon led the team in shots on net in that game with 6 each. Darcy Kuemper was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 10 shots with 9 saves and a .900 sv percentage. He left that game with an injury and was replaced by Pavel Francouz who allowed 2 goals on 20 shots with 18 saves and a .900 save percentage. Their offense has scored 312 goals this season averaging 3.8 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 234 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game. 

 

 

The Predators are coming into this game finishing the regular season with 97 points, a 45-30-7 record overall, and they were 20-16-5 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have lost 7 of their last 8 games and are coming into this one on a 4 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Colorado Avalanche in the regular season while their 7 losses in that span came against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Minnesota Wild, the Calgary Flames, the Arizona Coyotes, and the Avalanche in game 1, game 2, and their last game which was also game 3 of this series. They lost that game at home 7-3. Matt Duchene, Roman Josi, and Eeli Tolvanen each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Matt Duchene, Mattias Ekholm, Roman Josi, and Tanner Jeannot led the team in shots on net in that game with 4 each. Connor Ingram was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 6 goals on 41 shots with 35 saves and a .854 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 266 goals this season averaging 3.2 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 252 goals against them allowing 3.1 goals per game. 

 

 

The Avalanche are coming into this game as a big favorite with the current betting odds. They have been playing very well in their recent games and they have already taken a 3-0 lead in this series and are coming for the sweep in this game. They have been scoring a lot of goals as well as they have won 2 of their games already by scoring 7 goals. They are going up against a Predators team that did not play well in their last game at home and they blew their chance to win a game as Kuemper left the last game with an injury and the Predators could not even take the opportunity to pounce on the backup goalie thrown into the game. The Avalanche are focused on this series and they have one goal here, to eliminate the Predators in 4 games and make their road as easy as possible. They will get the sweep here and will likely win this game by 2 or more goals as they have been on fire. The best bet here is on the Avalanche to win this game on the puckline.

 

Avalanche Predators Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Monday, May 9, 2022 (9:30 pm ET start time) is Avalanche 6 Predators 1.

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Colorado Avalanche: 155-81 (+18.9 Units) ML in all games. 27-11 (+10 Units) ML after scoring 6 goals or more in their previous game. 33-16 OVER off a win by 2 goals or more over a division rival.

Nashville Predators: 114-106 (-7.2 Units) ML in all games. 23-27 (-15.8 Units) ML in a home game where the total is 6 or more. 12-2 OVER revenging a home loss versus opponent of 2 goals or more.

 

 

Colorado Avalanche:  R. Murray (D) Out indefinitely - Hand injury. A. Cogliano (C) Ques Mon - Upper Body injury. D. Kuemper (G) Ques Mon - Face injury.

Nashville Predators:  J. Saros (G) Ques Mon - Leg injury. M. Borowiecki (D) Ques Mon - Undisclosed injury.

 

 

 

“I’ve liked our power play a lot in this series, and tonight we just converted on our chances. Sometimes it’s as simple as that.” - Jared Bednar after his team’s win against the Predators in game 3 on Saturday.

 

 

“We have to win one. You look at it right now we’ve got a group that’s been resilient. We know what it is. And you’re not out of a series until it hits four.” - John Hynes after his team’s loss against the Avalanche in game 3 on Saturday.

 

 

LW Nichushkin, Valeri

C Nathan MacKinnon

RW Rantanen, Mikko

LD Toews, Devon

RD Makar, Cale

G Kuemper, Darcy

 

LW Kunin, Luke

C Granlund, Mikael

RW Duchene, Matt

LD Josi, Roman

RD Fabbro, Dante 

G Ingram, Connor

 

 

Points: M. Rantanen (92)

Goals: M. Rantanen (36)

Assists: N. Kadri (59)

GAA: D. Kuemper (2.54)

 

Points: R. Josi (96)

Goals: M. Duchene (43)

Assists: R. Josi  (73)

GAA: J.Saros (2.64)

 

Coaches:

Colorado Avalanche: Jared Bednar (6th season)

Nashville Predators: John Hynes (3rd season)