Colorado Avalanche vsPittsburgh Penguins Prediction
The Pittsburgh Penguins are slight 51.4 percent favorites over the Colorado Avalanche. The Penguins are favored by AccuScore simulations partly because they have a +3 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 37 shots on goal vs 34 shots for the Avalanche. The Avalanche goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 89.8% compared to the Penguins goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 89%. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA --- SAVES: Alexandar Georgiev 33, Casey DeSmith 30 SHOTS: Nathan MacKinnon 5.1, Jake Guentzel 3 GOALS: Mikko Rantanen 0.73, Sidney Crosby 0.54 PTS: Nathan MacKinnon has a 69% chance of scoring at least 1 point and Sidney Crosby has a 62% chance of 1+PTs