Colorado Avalanche vsChicago Blackhawks Prediction
The Colorado Avalanche are heavy 71 percent favorites over the Chicago Blackhawks. The Avalanche are favored by AccuScore simulations partly because they have a +1 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 34 shots on goal vs 32 shots for the Blackhawks. The Avalanche goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 91.5% compared to the Blackhawks goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 87.7%. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA --- SAVES: Darcy Kuemper 30, Marc-Andre Fleury 29 SHOTS: Nathan MacKinnon 4.5, Patrick Kane 3.6 GOALS: Mikko Rantanen 0.61, Alex DeBrincat 0.71 PTS: Nathan MacKinnon has a 67% chance of scoring at least 1 point and Patrick Kane has a 54% chance of 1+PTs