St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche 5/17/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 05/16/2022 at 10:31 PM ET
This Tuesday night May 17, 2022 9:30pm EDT the NHL playoffs is back with more exciting hockey action. The St Louis Blues are in Denver, CO to face the Colorado Avalanche in Ball Arena. Stay tuned we've got you covered on all the best betting angles here at Picks and Parlays your leader in free sports betting picks!
The St. Louis Blues are in 3rd place in the Central Division. Offensively the Blues are averaging 3.73 goals and 30.9 shots per game, and are 28.5% on power play opportunities and 48.4% on face-offs.
Defensively the Blues allow 2.7 goals and 32.3 shots attempts per game, with a 84.3% penalty kill. Expected goalie for the Blues is Jordan Binnington(1813-4) with a .921 save percentage.
The Colorado Avalanche in 1st place in the Central Division. Offensively the Avalanche are averaging 3.76 goals, and 35.3 shots. The Avalanche are 25% on power play opportunities and 47% on faceoffs.
Defensively the Avalanche allow 2.77 goals and 32.3 shot attempts with a 78.9% penalty kill. Expected goalie for the Avalanche is Darcy Kuemper(37-12-4) with a .926 save percentage.
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We think the home team Avalanche will start this series off on a positive note. The Avalanche have been dominating at home this year and have thier eyes on the Stanley Cup. We don't look for the Avalanche to lose this game one at home but take the series lead 1-0. Our best bet is COL -1.5. Final score prediction the Colorado Avalanche wins covers the spread and he total stays under 4-2