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

Game Time: 9:30 pm ET, Thursday, May 5, 2022

Venue:  Ball Arena, Denver, CO

Where to Watch:  TNT

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Predators +295, Avalanche -390; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Predators +290, Avalanche -370; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Predators +260, Avalanche -350; 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:  3-5-2 last 10

Colorado Avalanche:  4-5-1 last 10

 

 

 

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 5 of their last 6 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game losing streak. 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, the Arizona Coyotes, and the Avalanche again in their last game which was also game 1 of this series. They lost that game on the road 7-2. Matt Duchene scored the only 2 goals for them in that one. Roman Josi led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. David Rittich was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 5 goals on 13 shots with 8 saves and a .615 sv percentage. He was replaced by Connor Ingram who allowed 2 goals on 32 shots with 30 saves and a .938 save 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 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 have lost 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 2 game losing streak that they were on. Their 2 losses in that span were against the Nashville Predators and the Minnesota Wild in their last 2 gamesa of the regular season while their win in that span came against the Predators in their last game which was also game 1 of this series. They won that game at home 7-2. Nathan MacKinnon scored 2 goals in that game while Cale Makar, Gabriel Landeskog, Andrew Cogliano, Artturi Lehkonen, and Devon Toews each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Nathan MacKinnon led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Darcy Kuemper was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 25 shots with 23 saves and a .920 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 Avalanche are coming into this game as a massive favorite with the current betting odds. They have not been playing great in their last few games of the regular season but they came to play in game 1 of this series, winning 7-2 at home and they had a 5-0 lead in that game after the 1st period. They controlled that game from the start and never even gave the Predators a chance to respond. The Predators are missing both their starting and backup goalies and it really showed in game 1 how much of an issue it is going to be for them. The Avalanche have also had a lot of their injured players return to their lineup for this series and it has really helped them revert back to the high octane offensive team that they have been over the past few years. The best bet in this game is on the Avalanche on the puckline as they will score a lot of goals again with the goalie situation for the Predators and they will leave Colorado with a 2-0 lead in the series. 

 

Predators Avalanche Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Thursday, May 5, 2022 (9:30 pm ET start time) is Avalanche 6 Predators 1.

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Nashville Predators: 114-104 (-5.2 Units) ML in all games. 22-29 (-6.7 Units) ML in a road game where the total is 6 or more. 15-5 OVER in a road game where the total is 6 or more.

Colorado Avalanche: 153-81 (+16.9 Units) ML in all games. 52-19 (+10.5 Units) ML in a home game where the total is 6 or more. 25-19 OVER after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous 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. A. Cogliano (C) Ques Thurs - Upper Body injury.

 

 

 

“I thought Connor looked good. He looked calm. He looked poised. He made some good saves.” - John Hynes after his team’s loss against the Avalanche in game 1 of this series.

 

 

“This isn’t about ego. It’s about winning.” - Jared Bednar after his team’s win against the Predators in game 1.

 

 

LW Forsberg, Filip

C Granlund, Mikael

RW Duchene, Matt

LD Josi, Roman

RD Fabbro, Dante 

G Rittich, David

 

LW Nichushkin, Valeri

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)