Nashville Predators vs Colorado Avalanche 05/03/2022 Hockey Forecast, Analysis and Betting Odds

Nashville Predators vs Colorado Avalanche 05/03/2022 – The Nashville Predators clinched their playoff position at the last minute after securing a record of 45-30-7. The Predators will need to focus on getting past the Avalanche in this best-of-seven series, but the NHL playoff predictions are in favor of Colorado to win this game. Colorado clinched the Western Conference and finished with a 56-19-7 record on the season. The Avalanche dropped their last two games in their regular season, but are one of the top teams that are predicted to get to the next round.

Nashville Predators vs Colorado Avalanche 05/03/2022

When: Tuesday, May 3, 9:30 PM ET

Where: Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado

TV: ESPN

Stream: NHL.TV

Nashville Predators vs Colorado Avalanche 05/03/2022 Betting Odds:

Team	PUCKLINE	TOTAL	ML
Nashville Predators	+1.5 (-101)	5.5 o (-182)	+195
Colorado Avalanche	-1.5 (-111)	5.5 u (+145)	-238

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Nashville Predators

The Nashville Predators finished with a record of 45-30-7. The Predators lost their last game against the Arizona Coyotes with a final score of 5-4. The predators are averaging 3.2 goals per game with their offensive unit. Roman Jose is the leader in scoring with 96 points and 73 assists. When it comes to scoring goals, Matt Duchene is the leader with 43. The predators will need to build on their defensive unit if they want to win.

Players to watch: R. Josi D (G 23, A 73, PTS 96), M. Duchene C (G 43, A 43, PTS 86), F. Forsberg LW (G 42, A 42, PTS 84).

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado managed to stay ahead of all its opponents and remain at the top. The team was ahead of the Minnesota Wild and they had an easy opportunity to make it to the next round. The Avalanche dropped their last game against Minnesota with a 4-1 final score. Colorado has a powerful offense that is averaging 3.76 goals per game. Mikko Rantanen is the leader in scoring with 92 points and a team-high of 32 goals.

Players to watch: M. Rantanen RW (G 36, A 56, PTS 92, N. MacKinnon C (G 32, A 56, PTS 88, N. Kadri C (G 28, A 59, PTS 87).

Nashville Predators vs Colorado Avalanche Betting Predictions

Trends

Predators

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville’s last 5 games.
Nashville are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
Nashville are 13-7 SU in their last 20 games against Colorado.
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Nashville’s last 16 games on the road.
Nashville are 11-3 SU in their last 14 games when playing on the road against Colorado.

Avalanche

Colorado are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado’s last 6 games against Nashville.
Colorado are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games at home.
Colorado are 3-11 SU in their last 14 games when playing at home against Nashville.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Colorado’s last 20 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.

Predators vs Avalanche Betting Picks

The Predators have struggled to make it to the playoffs. Nashville is scoring well, but it’s not enough against Colorado. The best online sportsbook odds are in favor of the Avalanche to win this game and cover the spread.

Score Prediction: Avalanche 4, Predators 1.