Avalanche vs Blackhawks Pick – NHL Predictions & Odds 3/20/23

The Chicago Blackhawks and Colorado Avalanche meet Monday in NHL action at the Ball Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Chicago Blackhawks are averaging 2.5 goals per game and are scoring on 16.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Taylor Raddysh leads Chicago with 20 goals, Seth Jones has 21 assists and Andreas Athanasiou has 130 shots on goal. Defensively, the Chicago Blackhawks are allowing 3.5 goals per game and are killing 76.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Petr Mrazek has given up 113 goals on 1,080 shots faced, and Arvid Soderblom has allowed 48 goals on 453 shots.

The Colorado Avalanche are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 24.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Mikko Rantanen leads Colorado with 46 goals, Nathan MacKinnon has 58 assists and Evan Rodrigues has 167 shots on goal. Defensively, the Colorado Avalanche are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 78.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Alexandar Georgiev has allowed 128 goals on 1,553 shots faced, and Pavel Francouz has given up 38 goals on 470 shots.

The Blackhawks are 17-38 in their last 55 road games and 20-43 in their last 63 overall. The Avalanche are 77-30 in their last 107 home games and 144-69 in their last 213 overall. The under is 3-0-1 in Blackhawks last 4 Monday games. The under is 5-2 in Avalanche last 7 home games. The Blackhawks are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings in Colorado and 1-5 in the last 6 meetings. The favorite is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.

The Chicago Blackhawks got a couple of nice wins over the last week or so, but they’re still a well below average team that can’t be trusted against quality teams, especially on the road. The Colorado Avalanche have been one of the best home teams dating back to last season, and they’re still playing for seeding. Give me the Avs and the PL for max betting value.