Pittsburgh Penguins vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction & Picks - NHL

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Pittsburgh Penguins
3/24/24 14:00
Colorado Avalanche

Prediction:

 

Avalanche to cover -1.5

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 by Matthew Newman in NHL Picks

One of the highlights of the NHL action on Sunday is the 45-20-5 Colorado Avalanche hosting the 30-30-9 Pittsburgh Penguins. Winning the Central Division will be a big plus for the Avs postseason hopes given they have been so strong at Ball Arena this season but only a little better than average on the road. They are tied with the Dallas Stars at the time of writing, a single point behind the Vancouver Canucks for the lead in the West. Eight straight wins coming in is comfortably the longest current streak in the league, winning three of their last four at home by a five-goal margin. The highest scorers have seemingly sorted out their defensive issues, with just 19 goals against in their last 10 games.

This is the 9th season of Mike Sullivan's reign in Pittsburgh. The team didn't finish under .600 for him until last season with the franchise flirting with a losing record this campaign for the first time since 2005-06. That was Sidney Crosby's rookie season, the veteran is now aged 36 and is one point away from 70 on the season. Jake Guentzel being traded to the Carolina Hurricanes will have upset many fans but Michael Bunting who was part of the return has six points in eight games so has made a fast start as a Penguin. They have lost seven in a row on the road, 3-6 at the Dallas Stars on Friday and 2-5 at the New Jersey Devils in the first two games of this trip. The lack of goals has been an issue all season and they now have to face the strongest offensive team in the league.

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Colorado Avalanche Form

Table

Teams Pts P W L GD
4
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche
107 82 50 32 50
10
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
88 82 38 44 4

Pittsburgh Penguins and Colorado Avalanche Latest Matches

Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins Latest matches
L W L W L L
Victories

2/6 (33%)

Defeats

4/6 (67%)

Mar 22, 2024 - NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins
2 :  4
Dallas Stars

Mar 19, 2024 - NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins
2 :  5
New Jersey Devils

Mar 17, 2024 - NHL

Detroit Red Wings
3 :  6
Pittsburgh Penguins

Mar 9, 2024 - NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins
1 :  5
Boston Bruins

Mar 7, 2024 - NHL

Washington Capitals
6 :  0
Pittsburgh Penguins

Feb 27, 2024 - NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins
4 :  3
Vancouver Canucks
W L L W L W
Victories

1/6 (17%)

Defeats

5/6 (83%)

Mar 17, 2024 - NHL

Detroit Red Wings
3 :  6
Pittsburgh Penguins

Mar 7, 2024 - NHL

Washington Capitals
6 :  0
Pittsburgh Penguins

Feb 18, 2024 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
2 :  1
Pittsburgh Penguins

Feb 14, 2024 - NHL

Florida Panthers
5 :  2
Pittsburgh Penguins

Jan 26, 2024 - NHL

Florida Panthers
3 :  2
Pittsburgh Penguins

Jan 11, 2024 - NHL

Vancouver Canucks
4 :  3
Pittsburgh Penguins
L L L L L L
Victories

2/6 (33%)

Defeats

4/6 (67%)

Mar 22, 2024 - NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins
2 :  4
Dallas Stars

Mar 19, 2024 - NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins
2 :  5
New Jersey Devils

Mar 9, 2024 - NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins
1 :  5
Boston Bruins

Feb 27, 2024 - NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins
4 :  3
Vancouver Canucks

Jan 13, 2024 - NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins
2 :  3
Carolina Hurricanes

Jan 4, 2024 - NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins
6 :  5
Boston Bruins
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche Latest matches
W W W W W W
Victories

5/6 (83%)

Defeats

1/6 (17%)

Mar 19, 2024 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
4 :  3
St. Louis Blues

Mar 16, 2024 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
3 :  2
Edmonton Oilers

Mar 13, 2024 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
4 :  3
Vancouver Canucks

Mar 6, 2024 - NHL

Detroit Red Wings
2 :  7
Colorado Avalanche

Feb 22, 2024 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
1 :  2
Detroit Red Wings

Feb 20, 2024 - NHL

Vancouver Canucks
1 :  3
Colorado Avalanche
L W W W W W
Victories

6/6 (100%)

Defeats

0/6 (0%)

Mar 6, 2024 - NHL

Detroit Red Wings
2 :  7
Colorado Avalanche

Feb 20, 2024 - NHL

Vancouver Canucks
1 :  3
Colorado Avalanche

Feb 18, 2024 - NHL

Arizona Coyotes
3 :  4
Colorado Avalanche

Jan 26, 2024 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
1 :  5
Colorado Avalanche

Jan 24, 2024 - NHL

Washington Capitals
2 :  6
Colorado Avalanche

Jan 10, 2024 - NHL

Vegas Golden Knights
0 :  3
Colorado Avalanche
W L W W W W
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Mar 19, 2024 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
4 :  3
St. Louis Blues

Mar 16, 2024 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
3 :  2
Edmonton Oilers

Mar 13, 2024 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
4 :  3
Vancouver Canucks

Feb 22, 2024 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
1 :  2
Detroit Red Wings

Feb 15, 2024 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
3 :  6
Tampa Bay Lightning

Feb 10, 2024 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
0 :  4
Florida Panthers

Pittsburgh Penguins against Colorado Avalanche : Head to Head (H2H)

Pittsburgh Penguins

100 %

Colorado Avalanche

0 %

Jan 10, 2020 - NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins
4 :  3
Colorado Avalanche

Oct 16, 2019 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
2 :  3
Pittsburgh Penguins

Players list

Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
T. Jarry A. Nedeljkovic E. Karlsson J. Ludvig M. Pettersson P. Joseph J. St. Ivany K. Letang J. Puljujarvi B. Rust S. Crosby L. Eller R. Smith M. Bunting D. O'Connor E. Malkin R. Rakell N. Acciari E. Bemstrom V. Puustinen
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche
A. Georgiev J. Annunen D. Toews C. Makar S. Walker J. Johnson J. Manson S. Girard Z. Parise V. Nichushkin Y. Trenin R. Colton C. Mittelstadt A. Lehkonen J. Drouin M. Wood B. Duhaime A. Cogliano M. Rantanen N. MacKinnon

Pittsburgh Penguins - Colorado Avalanche Key Points

  1. The Avs have the best home record in the league at 27-6-0.
  2. Pittsburgh are just 3-9-1 in their last 13 games.
  3. 119 points this season for Nathan MacKinnon is a career-high, he has scored at least a point in all 33 home games.
  4. Only six teams have scored fewer goals than the Penguins.
  5. Colorado has outscored their opponents 43-19 in their last 10 games.

Our Pittsburgh Penguins vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction

Games between the Avs and Penguins are always fun with great friends Nathan MacKinnon and Sidney Crosby going head to head. MacKinnon is seven home games shy of tying Wayne Gretzky's record for points in consecutive home games to start a season. He should extend that here with the Avs thrashing teams of late. Our Colorado Avalanche vs Pittsburgh Penguins prediction is the Avs to cover a -1.5 spread, +114 with Draftkings.

Prediction:

 

Avalanche to cover -1.5

+114
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