Avalanche at Blues 12/14/18 - NHL Picks & Predictions
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The Colorado Avalanche look to snap a two-game losing streak when they visit the St. Louis Blues on Friday. Colorado lost its last outing 6-4 to the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. In the loss, Mikko Rantanen kept up his torrid scoring with one goal and three assists for the Avalanche. Rantanen leads the NHL in scoring and has scored at least one point in 12 consecutive games.
Ryan O’Reilly leads the Blues in goals scored with 12, in assists with 17 and points scored with 29. Goalie Jake Allen is 9-8-4 with a goals against average of 3.11 and save percentage of .899. St. Louis is 21st in goals scored per game at 2.83 and 25th in goals against at 3.31.
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Colorado has not had much success of late against St. Louis but is having a much better season than the Blues. The Avalanche has won 6 of its last 8 against Western Conference teams and 5 of its last 7 versus teams with a losing record. The Blues has lost 5 of the last 7 at home and each of the lost 5 following a win. Final Score Prediction, Colorado Avalanche win 5-2.