NY Islanders at Colorado Avalanche 12/17/18 - NHL Betting Odds & Picks
New York Islanders vs. Colorado Avalanche
NHL: 9:00 PM EST
Dec. 17, 2018
TV: ALT
Latest Odds : COL -195 Total 6
The Islanders are playing decent hockey on the season, but still are not playing at the top level of hockey that a lot of the other teams are going to need to be playing at. However, the Islanders are a team that definitely needs to pick up the pace in the games they have been playing if they want to win even more games.
The Islanders are coming into the game here with 2.81 goals a game being scored. The Islanders defense has given up 2.84 goals a game. The Islanders have killed off 77.7% of the opponent's power play. When the Islanders have the power play they have scored at 14.4%.
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The Avalanche finally bounced back from the losing skid they had been on and it was with a big time win over the Dallas Stars. In the game when the Avalanche played against the Stars the team was able to bring home a win with 6 goals, but the defense still struggled as they allowed 4 goals in the game and that was something the Avs definitely need to work on.
The Avalanche are coming into the game with an offense that has scored 3.67 goals a game. The defense for the Avalanche has given up 3.06 goals a game. The Avalanche have converted on the power play at 29.8%, but the defense has killed off 78.2%.
Recent Betting Trends:
Islanders are 0-7 in their last 7 vs. Central.
Avalanche are 4-12 in their last 16 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Under is 3-1-1 in Islanders last 5 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
Over is 7-1 in Avalanche last 8 vs. a team with a losing record.
Free Betting Pick: Over 6
The Avalanche have been playing some great offensive hockey lately and that is going to really put some pressure on the Islanders defense. What else has caused some issues with the Avalanche is the defense has not been playing good in the past few games. Look for the Avalanche to win this game on the over. Final Score, Colorado Avalanche win 5-4.