The Utah Hockey Club and Colorado Avalanche meet Thursday in NHL action at the Ball Arena. Here’s a Utah Hockey Club vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction. This article will include a Utah Hockey Club vs Colorado Avalanche Pick.
The Utah Hockey Club beat the Flyers, lost to the Wild, and they play the Sharks, Canucks and Wild next. The Utah Hockey Club are averaging 2.96 goals per game and is scoring 19.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Dylan Guenther leads Utah with 10 goals, Nick Schmaltz has 17 assists and Clayton Keller has 68 shots on goal. Defensively, the Utah Hockey Club is allowing 2.96 goals per game and is killing 78.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Connor Ingram has given up 43 goals on 334 shots faced, while Karel Vejmelka has allowed 35 goals on 411 shots.
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Penguins and Devils, and they play the Predators, Canucks and Sharks next. The Colorado Avalanche are averaging 3.33 goals per game and are scoring on 25.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Mikko Rantanen leads Colorado with 18 goals, Nathan MacKinnon has 36 assists and Cale Maker has 91 shots on goal. Defensively, the Colorado Avalanche are allowing 3.5 goals per game and are killing 75 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Alexandar Georgiev has allowed 53 goals on 421 shots faced, while Justus Annunen has given up 28 goals on 218 shots.

Why the Colorado Avalanche will win

  • Utah has lost five of its last six games against Central Division opponents.
  • The Avalanche have won four of their last five games.
  • Utah has lost the second period in five of its last six games against Central Division opponents.

Colorado Avalanche Player Prop Facts

  • Devon Toews has recorded at least one point in each of the Avalanche’s last eight Thursday night home games.
  • Valeri Nichushkin has scored at least one goal in 10 of his last 12 appearances against Western Conference opponents.
  • Nathan MacKinnon has recorded at least one assist in 30 of the Avalanche’s last 36 games as home favorites against Western Conference opponents.

Utah Hockey Club Player Prop Facts

  • Clayton Keller has recorded an assist in each of Utah’s last four road games.
  • Lawson Crouse has scored a goal in each of his last three appearances with his team as an underdog against the Avalanche.
  • Logan Cooley has recorded at least one point in each of Utah’s last six road games.

Matchup/League Facts

  • The Colorado Avalanche rank 32nd in the league in save percentage this season (.868).
  • The Colorado Avalanche rank 32nd in the league for Period 1 goals allowed per game this season (1.40).
  • Utah Hockey Club are one of only two teams to lose 7+ games when leading after Period 1 this season.
  • Utah Hockey Club rank 2nd in the league for Period 1 goals allowed per game this season (0.57).

Utah Hockey Club vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction

The Utah Hockey Club have seen 8 of their 12 wins this season come on the road, so there’s value in the plus money. The problem is the Avs are having a strong week, and they’re hard to bet against when they’re playing well and the defense actually shows up. The Utah Hockey Club lost to the Avalanche earlier this season by a score of 5-1. The Avs have allowed a combined 3 goals in their last 3 games, so maybe we’re seeing a turn of the tide defensively. Either way, I like the Avs at home, and I’ll lay the PL to shave down the juice. 

Randy’s Pick Colorado Avalanche -1.5

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The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.


The Utah Hockey Club have seen 8 of their 12 wins this season come on the road, so there’s value in the plus money. The problem is the Avs are having a strong week, and they’re hard to bet against when they’re playing well and the defense actually shows up. The Utah Hockey Club lost to the Avalanche earlier this season by a score of 5-1. The Avs have allowed a combined 3 goals in their last 3 games, so maybe we’re seeing a turn of the tide defensively. Either way, I like the Avs at home, and I’ll lay the PL to shave down the juice. 
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