Game: Colorado Avalanche vs. Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Wednesday October 9, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: Vegas 34

The Colorado Avalanche (50-25-7 last season) are on their way to T-Mobile Arena on Wednesday to face the Vegas Golden Knights (45-29-8 last year).

The Colorado Avalanche will be looking for a win in their next outing after their 2-1 loss to the Stars in their last outing. The Avalanche didn’t have their best offensive performance in the loss. In the match they managed to convert 1 of the 30 shots they put on target. In addition, they had 1 power play opportunity and were able to score 1 goal. Colorado collected 2 minutes in the box for this match.

Colorado Avalanche opponents had 264 power play attempts (6th in hockey) and scored 53 goals in those chances. The Avalanche faced 2,444 shots and earned a save percentage of .897. Colorado attempted 2,705 shots and owned an 11.2% shooting percentage. Although they were at even strength, the Avalanche allowed the opposition to score 199 goals while scoring 234. Colorado had 278 power play opportunities and scored 68 goals from those advantages, for a percentage of 24.46%. For the year, they recorded 107 points and their points percentage was 0.652. In terms of goal scoring, the Colorado Avalanche scored 302 goals (1st in hockey) the previous season and gave up 252.

The player in the fold for this game is Alexandar Georgiev. Over the course of his time in hockey, Georgiev has racked up 127 quality starts and his quality starts mark is .527. He has a .908 save percentage for his 14,339 minutes guarding the cage. Georgiev has seen 7,422 shot attempts against him and he has 6,740 saves. Opponents have scored 682 goals against Georgiev in his career and his goals against average per game is 2.85. He has compiled an overall record of 136-82-22 and has made starts in 241 games. Georgiev played 254 games in goal during his hockey career.

In their final match, Vegas took on the Stars in a matchup where the Golden Knights emerged victorious by a score of 2-1. They had one chance on the power play in this game, but were unable to score a goal. The Golden Knights converted 1 goal out of the 23 shots on goal they chased.

Vegas attempted 2,548 shots (14th in hockey) and had a shooting percentage of 10.32% while allowing its opponent 2,487 shots. They had a penalty kill percentage of 79.34% on the other team’s 213 power play attempts, and their save percentage was 90.2%. They had a total of 252 chances on the power play and they have achieved a power play percentage of 20.24%. The Golden Knights scored 212 goals at even strength and 51 goals (17th in pro hockey) while holding a power play advantage. They allowed 243 goals from a combination of 199 goals at even strength and 44 goals while short. Last season, the Vegas Golden Knights scored 263 goals, 98 points and a points percentage of .598.

Across the rink you are expected to see Adin Hill defending the goal. He was responsible for 3,341 saves out of 3,672 shots made, giving him a save percentage of .910. Hill has a career mark of 64-51-8 and has played in goal in 136 games. He has started 123 games and his ice time is 7,420 minutes. Hill’s quality start percentage is 53.7% and he has 66 quality starts in his NHL career. Opponents score an average of 2.68 goals per match and he has scored a total of 331 goals.

Who will win tonight’s NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy’s Choice: Take Colorado

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