Nashville Predators vs Colorado Avalanche 05/05/2022 Tips, Betting Forecast and Analysis

Nashville Predators vs Colorado Avalanche 05/05/2022 – On Thursday night, the Nashville Predators will be meeting the Colorado Avalanche on the ice at the Ball Arena. This will be the second game of the first round of the Western Conference NHL playoffs. The Nashville Predators finished in the fifth position of the Central Division with a record of 45-30-7. The Colorado Avalanche, on the other hand, finished first in the division with a record of 56-19-7. The Predators are hungry for a win after losing in the first game. But NHL bets today predict the Colorado Avalanche to win this one again.

Nashville Predators vs Colorado Avalanche 05/05/2022

When: Thursday, May 5, 9:30 PM ET

Where: Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado

TV: TNT

Stream: NHL.TV

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

Team	PUCKLINE	TOTAL	ML
Nashville Predators	+1.5 (+120)	6.5 o (-120)	+257
Colorado Avalanche	-1.5 (-140)	6.5 u (-100)	-333

Time to move on from yesterday and focus on tomorrow. https://t.co/MrWkoRtjrO

— x – Nashville Predators (@PredsNHL) May 5, 2022

Nashville Predators

The Nashville Predators are coming into this game after losing to the Avalanche embarrassingly 7-2. As a team, the Nashville Predators are scoring an average of two goals in each game and have been successful in 25 percent of their opportunities during powerplay. The lead scorer for the team is Matt Duchene who has scored 2 goals so far while Mikael Granlund has assisted 2 times. On defense, the Nashville Predators are allowing opponents to score an average of 7 goals in each game with Connor Ingram facing most of the shots.

Players to watch: M. Duchene C (G 2, A 0, PTS 2), M. Granlund C (G 0, A 2, PTS 2), R. Johansen C (G 0, A 1, PTS 1).

Colorado Avalanche

The Colorado Avalanche were pretty stunning in the first game with Nathan McKinnon scoring two games and also assisting once. As a team, the Colorado Avalanche have scored seven goals in each game on an average and have been successful in 40 percent of their opportunities in powerpay. The top scorer for the team is Nathan McKinnon who has scored two goals so far while Mikko Rantanen has assisted three times. On defense, the Colorado Avalanche are allowing 2 goals in each game on an average.

Players to watch: C. Makar D (G 1, A 2, PTS 3), N. MacKinnon C (G 2, A 1, PTS 3), M. Rantanen RW (G 0, A 3, PTS 3).

Nashville Predators vs Colorado Avalanche Betting Predictions

Trends

Predators

The total has gone OVER in 6 of Nashville’s last 6 games.
Nashville are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Nashville’s last 17 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado.
Nashville are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.

Avalanche

The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado’s last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado’s last 5 games against Nashville.
Avalanche are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado’s last 5 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado’s last 5 games when playing at home against Nashville.

Predators vs Avalanche Betting Picks

The Nashville Predators will try to prove their haters wrong in game two. But their performance in game 1 was a telltale sign of a losing team. The Colorado Avalanche are going to grab a win easily in this game as per the latest NHL picks and predictions.

Score Prediction: Avalanche 5, Predators 2.