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The Colorado Avalanche (2-0) and Seattle Kraken (0-2-1) tangle in a Western Conference battle Tuesday. The opening puck drop at Climate Pledge Arena is slated for 10 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Avalanche vs. Kraken odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Colorado is closing out a 3-game road trip to open the 2023-24 season. The Avalanche, who went 29-11-1 on the road last season, have 89 shots on goal through 2 games.
Seattle is playing its home opener after 3 games on the road. The Kraken, who have scored just 2 goals so far, went 2-1-1 against the Avs last season.
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Avalanche at Kraken odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:38 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Avalanche -155 (bet $155 to win $100) | Kraken +130 (bet $100 to win $130)
- Puck Line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Avalanche -1.5 (+150) | Kraken +1.5 (-185)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6 (O: -120 | U: +100)
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Avalanche at Kraken projected goalies
Alexandar Georgiev (2-0-0, 1.45 GAA, .947 SV%) vs. Philipp Grubauer (0-2-0, 2.55 GAA, .918 SV%)
Georgiev has stopped 54-of-57 shots so far. He clocked a 2.35 GAA and .918 SV% last season. Both were career bests for the NHL veteran who earned a career-high 62 games in net.
Grubauer is coming off allowing just 2 goals on 34 shots at the Nashville Predators Thursday. The former Avs netminder (2018-21) logged a .928 SV% against Colorado last season.
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Avalanche at Kraken picks and predictions
Prediction
Avalanche 4, Kraken 3
Moneyline
A Colorado club that piled up 109 points in winning the 2023 Central Division crown was ousted by Seattle in the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Look for the Avalanche — who were sharp in their opener and 0-for-5 on the powerplay in a strange 2nd game — to come out strong in a retribution effort.
The Avs’ road prowess is something they’ll want to flaunt again in 2023-24. And Seattle may be due some puck luck, but some regression in goals allowed also seems likely based on the quality scoring chances it is yielding.
BACK COLORADO (-155).
Puck line/Against the spread
Would want a better return on the Avs here. PASS.
Over/Under
Mixed signals underpinning this one. Not enough data in yet. AVOID.
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