Nashville Predators vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/03/2022

Game Time: 9:30 pm ET, Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Venue:  Ball Arena, Denver, CO

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Predators +250, Avalanche -320; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Predators +250, Avalanche -320; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Predators +250, Avalanche -320; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

 

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

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

 

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Nashville Predators:  4-4-2 last 10

Colorado Avalanche:  4-5-1 last 10

 

 

 

The Predators are coming into this game with 97 points, a 45-30-7 record overall, and they are 20-16-5 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Colorado Avalanche while their 4 losses in that span came against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Minnesota Wild, the Calgary Flames, and the Arizona Coyotes in their last game. They lost that game on the road 5-4. Mikael Granlund, Ryan Johansen, Colton Sissons, and Eeli Tolvanen each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Roman Josi led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Connor Ingram was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 5 goals on 27 shots with 22 saves and a .815 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 with 119 points, a 56-19-7 record overall, and they are 32-5-4 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have lost 6 of their last 7 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game losing streak. Their last win was against the St. Louis Blues while their 6 losses in that span came against the Washington Capitals, the Seattle Kraken, the Edmonton Oilers, the Winnipeg Jets, the Nashville Predators, and the Minnesota Wild in their last game. They lost that game on the road 4-1. Nazem Kadri scored the only goal for them in that one while Mikko Rantanen assisted it. Jacob MacDonald led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Pavel Francouz was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 21 shots with 18 saves and a .857 sv 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 as a massive underdog with the current betting odds. They have not been playing very well in their last few games as they have lost 4 of their last 5 games to end the regular season but their only win in that span came against the Avalanche, and that was a game that the Avalanche led in for most of the game but the Predators made a late comeback to force OT and win it in a shootout. The Predators are a good team that is going to play the Avalanche tough here. They are missing their starting goalie and will likely not win this game but they will still keep it close. They are going up against an Avalanche side that was beaten by them in the last 2 weeks and they have also been playing poorly in their recent games as they have lost 6 of their last 7 games. The Avalanche can score lots of goals but the Predators can too and they will keep this game close in the end. The best bet here is on the Predators to cover the puckline.

 

Predators Avalanche Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Tuesday, May 3, 2022 (9:30 pm ET start time) is Avalanche 4 Predators 3.

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Nashville Predators: 114-103 (-4.2 Units) ML in all games. 22-28 (-5.7 Units) ML in a road game where the total is 6 or more. 14-5 OVER in a road game where the total is 6 or more.

Colorado Avalanche: 152-81 (+15.9 Units) ML in all games. 51-19 (+9.5 Units) ML in a home game where the total is 6 or more. 23-15 OVER after playing a road game.

 

 

Nashville Predators:  J. Saros (G) Mid May - Leg injury. J. Lauzon (D) Out indefinitely - Leg injury.

Colorado Avalanche:  R. Murray (D) Out indefinitely - Hand injury. G. Landeskog (LW) Early May - Knee injury.

 

 

 

“We obviously started strong and they just bounced back. They outworked a little bit and it's disappointing. That's not the result we wanted.” - Alexandre Carrier after their loss against the Coyotes on Friday night.

 

 

“In the standings it didn’t mean anything for us, so get a bunch of our guys in that had been sitting out here lately, give them an opportunity, get a big game in against tough opponent. Less wear and tear on some of the guys we left behind who’ve been playing a lot and playing really well.” - Jared Bednar after his team’s loss against the Wild on Friday night.

 

 

 

LW Forsberg, Filip

C Granlund, Mikael

RW Duchene, Matt

LD Josi, Roman

RD Fabbro, Dante 

G Rittich, David

 

LW Landeskog, Gabriel

C Nathan MacKinnon

RW Rantanen, Mikko

LD Toews, Devon

RD Makar, Cale

G Kuemper, Darcy

 

 

Points: R. Josi (96)

Goals: M. Duchene (43)

Assists: R. Josi  (73)

GAA: J.Saros (2.64)

 

Points: M. Rantanen (92)

Goals: M. Rantanen (36)

Assists: N. Kadri (59)

GAA: D. Kuemper (2.54)

 

Coaches:

Nashville Predators: John Hynes (3rd season)

Colorado Avalanche: Jared Bednar (6th season)