Avalanche at Sharks 5/4/19 - NHL Betting Odds & Picks
Colorado Avalanche vs. San Jose Sharks
NHL: 10:00 PM EST
May. 04, 2019
TV: NBCSN
Latest Odds : SJ -135 O/U 5.5
The Colorado Avalanche visit the San Jose Sharks on Saturday for Game 5 of their best of seven NHL Western Conference semifinals series. The series is tied at 2-2 after the Avalanche defeated the Sharks 3-0 on Thursday. Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon scored in the second period to maintain his scoring streak that is now eight straight games, while Phillip Grubauer stopped all 32 shots he faced in net for his first playoff shutout.
San Jose was stymied all night by Grubauer and could not get a shot past the Colorado goaltender. Martin Jones was nearly as good in net for San Jose as Grubauer was for Colorado, but finished with 25 saves on 28 shots. Logan Couture, the leading scorer for the Sharks was contained the whole night by the Avalanche defense.
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During the playoffs, Nathan MacKinnon is the leader in goals scored with six and in points with 13. Mikko Rantanen is the assists leader with eight and tied for the points lead with 13. In goal, Philipp Grubauer is 6-3-0 with a 2.17 goals against average and .930 save percentage.
Logan Couture leads San Jose in goals scored with six, while Erik Karlsson is the leader in assists with 10. Brent Burns leads the Sharks in points with 11. Tomas Hertl and Karlsson each have 10 points. In net, Martin Jones is 6-4-0 with a goals against average of 2.84 and .910 saves percentage.
Recent Betting Trends:
Colorado is 13-3 in its last 16 on 1 day’s rest
The UNDER has cashed in 15 of the Avalanche’s last 24
San Jose is 6-2 in its last 8 playing as the favorite at home
The OVER has cashed in 11 of the Sharks last 12 at home
Free Betting Pick: San Jose Sharks -135
Colorado has not fared well on the road against San Jose. The Avalanche have lost 23 of the last 27 on the Sharks’ home ice and overall have lost 39 of the last 53 head-to-head with San Jose. The favorite (SJ) has won 36 of the last 51 between the two rivals. The Sharks have won 5 of their last 7 overall. Final Score Prediction, San Jose Sharks win 5-3