The Colorado Avalanche are considered to be a team of the future at Top rated sportsbooks. A big reason for that promising future was on full display in game six.
- Date & Time
- May 8th, 2019 9:00pm
- Location
- SAP Center, San Jose, California
- Media Coverage
- NBCSN
- Teams
The Colorado Avalanche are considered to be a team of the future at Top rated sportsbooks. A big reason for that promising future was on full display in game six. The Avalanche were facing sudden death at home in overtime and yet prevailed to win 4-3 to force a game seven in their playoff series with the San Jose Sharks. With superstar center Nathan MacKinnon and coach Jared Bednar the best days of the Avs are ahead. But now they face a daunting present with a seventh and deciding game at the Shark Tank against the San Jose Sharks. Few teams will even own a better home ice advantage than the Sharks on Wednesday night.
Colorado Avalanche vs. San Jose Sharks Game 7
NHL Betting Online Odds:
The home team has beaten the Offshore sportsbooks in four of the first six games of this playoff series. Only two of the six games between these teams in the post season have gone under the total.
Key Players
Nathan MacKinnon has been considered to be the best player in the playoffs so far and a top tier Conn Smythe Trophy candidate as post season most valuable player. MacKinnon has six goals with seven assists. But now he must deliver the goods in the most pressure packed game of his career.
San Jose defenseman Brent Burns is one of the best in the NHL and has had a strong playoff with five goals, seven assists and a plus two. Sharks center Logan Couture has had the hot hand with nine goals while Tomas Hertl has lit the lamp eight times. Erik Karlsson is one of the top offensive defensemen in the NHL and has tallied a total of 12 assists in post season.
ATS Stats
While Colorado has earned a lot of respect at Online sportsbooks due to their playoff success the fact remains that they are not a good betting value on enemy ice. The Avalanche have cashed in the winning ticket in just three of their last nine away games. Colorado has gone over the total in only one of their last four road tilts.
On the other hand, San Jose has had plenty of success at the Shark Tank. In their last 10 games at the SAP Center the Sharks have paid out a total of seven times. Over the total has trended quite strong for San Jose on home ice. In fact, the Sharks have gone over the total in 10 of their last 11 home ice matchups.
Head to Head Series
San Jose has had the long-term upper hand in their head to head series with Colorado. The Sharks have won seven of their last 10 games against the Avalanche with only two of their last 12 meetings going under the total.
But where the Sharks advantage over the Avalanche really shows is at the SAP Center. San Jose has had full control of the cashier’s cage at the Shark Tank against the Avalanche with 18 payouts in their last 20 games. Only one of the last 12 between these teams at San Jose have gone under the total.
Avalanche vs. Sharks Betting Odds Free Picks
San Jose head coach Peter DeBoer has developed a suffocation strategy against Colorado’s top player Nathan MacKinnon. Big Mac has gone scoreless in the last two games of this series and his frustration is compounding geometrically. But even if MacKinnon can bust loose the stated home ice advantage of the Sharks in this series is profound. And while a game seven is never a guarantee either way the fact remains that the Sharks ownership of this series at home is dangerous to buck.
Avalanche vs. Sharks Betting Pick: Bet the San Jose Sharks
Avalanche vs. Sharks Score Prediction: Sharks 3, Avalanche 1
