Colorado Avalanche vs Seattle Kraken 4/28/23 – On Friday, NHL online betting gets underway when the Colorado Avalanche take on Seattle Kraken in Game 6 of their Western Conference first-round series. Seattle stands only one win away from reaching the conference semifinals, recording an overall record of 3-2 in this series. Keep updated on this thrilling game.
Colorado Avalanche vs Seattle Kraken
Date & Time: Friday, April 28, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET
Location: Climate Pledge Arena Seattle, WA
TV: TNT
Colorado Avalanche vs Seattle Kraken 4/28/23 Betting Odds
Avalanche
Moneyline: -145
Puckline: -1.5 (+165)
Total: 5.5 over (-125)
Kraken
Moneyline: +131
Puckline: +1.5 (-185)
Total: 5.5 under (+113)
Colorado Avalanche vs Seattle Kraken Analysis
After taking Game 3 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle and winning by 6-4, the Colorado Avalanche have suffered two straight 3-2 defeats. Back in Game 4, Colorado Avalanche erased a two-goal deficit only for Seattle to score in overtime; on Wednesday Nathan MacKinnon and Evan Rodrigues both scored goals but couldn’t overcome a 3-1 deficit during the third period. Colorado has allowed exactly three goals in each of their losses against Seattle, so the Avalanche must step up on offense as they haven’t hit 30-shots in recent games though in Game 3, Colorado outshot Seattle 34-29. In their regular season games this past year, Colorado was scoring 3.34 goals per game while boasting the sixth-best power-play percentage and yielding just 2.72 goals per game in return. Alexandar Georgiev has done an outstanding job as goaltender so far in this series, posting a 3.03 GAA and 0.906 save percentage.Georgiev has participated in 191 games over the course of his professional hockey career. Last regular season he posted an impressive 40-16-6 record with a 2.53 GAA and 0.919 SV%.
The Seattle Kraken have done an outstanding job over their last two games. In Game 3, they outshot Colorado 43-22 while going 2-for-5 with man advantage shots. Last Wednesday in Denver, Colorado at Ball Arena they pulled off an upset, holding Avalanche to 28 shots while taking 29 themselves while three players found the back of the net and six others contributed one assist each. Seattle finished fifth in goals scored, and 15th in goals against . Philipp Grubauer went 17-14-4 with a 2.85 GAA and 0.895 save percentage; during postseason play he has managed 2.61 GAA. Grubauer holds a 54.9% quality start rate in his professional career and has made 152 quality starting assignments out of 8,154 shots attempted, giving him a save percentage of 0.912. Defenseman Justin Schultz recorded four assists and scored once while center Jaden Schwartz contributed three dishes and several goals over five games.
Colorado Avalanche vs Seattle Kraken Against the Spread
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado’s last 5 games. Colorado are 12-5 SU in their last 17 games. Colorado are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games against Seattle. Colorado are 12-1 SU in their last 13 games on the road. Colorado are 14-5 SU in their last 19 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado’s last 6 games against an opponent in the Pacific Division division.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle’s last 8 games. Seattle are 8-4 SU in their last 12 games. The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Seattle’s last 9 games against Colorado. Seattle are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games at home. The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle’s last 5 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle’s last 6 games against an opponent in the Central Division division.
Colorado Avalanche vs Seattle Kraken Free Pick
NHL online experts expect the defending NHL champions to repeat their performance from Game 3. If the Avalanche hope to take down the Kraken in Game 6 away from their own arena, they must become much more aggressive. The Avalanche certainly have enough firepower to deal with Seattle’s defense and their former goaltender Philipp Grubauer.
Free Pick: Colorado Avalanche -1.5 (+165)
