The Colorado Avalanche and San Jose Sharks meet Saturday in NHL action at SAP Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

Colorado Avalanche Betting Preview

The Colorado Avalanche look for another win after beating the Kings in their opener. The Colorado Avalanche haven’t started 2-0 since the 2019-20 season. The Colorado Avalanche are averaging 5 goals per game and are scoring on 33.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Mikko Rantanen leads Colorado with 2 goals, Nathan MacKinnon has 2 assists and Cale Makar has 5 shots on goal. Defensively, the Colorado Avalanche are allowing 2 goals per game and are killing 100 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Alexandar Georgiev has allowed 2 goals on 36 shots faced.

Colorado Avalanche Team Facts

• The Avalanche have won each of their last six games against the Sharks.
• The road team has covered the puck line in seven of the Avalanche’s last eight games.
• The road team has won the second period in four of the Avalanche’s last five games.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2’ market has hit in each of the Avalanche’s last nine games as favorites against the Sharks.

San Jose Sharks Betting Preview

The San Jose Sharks look for a bounce back showing after losing their opener to Vegas on Thursday. The San Jose Sharks look to avoid back-to-back 0-2 starts to the season. The San Jose Sharks are averaging 1 goal per game and are scoring on 0 percent of their power play opportunities. Filip Zadina leads San Jose with 1 goal, Tomas Hertl has 1 assist and Fabian Zetterlund has 4 shots on goal. Defensively, the San Jose Sharks are allowing 4 goals per game and are killing 100 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Kaapo Kahkonen has allowed 4 goals on 32 shots faced.

San Jose Sharks Team Facts

• The Sharks have lost each of their last nine games at SAP Center at San Jose following a home loss.
• The favorites have covered the puck line in each of the Sharks’ last six games.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2’ market has hit in each of the last nine games between the Avalanche and Sharks.
• The Sharks have lost the third period in each of their last six games as underdogs.

Randy’s Pick

The San Jose Sharks just got beat up by Vegas in their season opener, and now they’re going up against arguably the best team in the league. The Sharks appear to have lost a bet as they open the season with Vegas, Colorado, Carolina, and Boston. We could see the Sharks struggle out of the gate a lot like they did last season with this schedule. Not ideal for the Sharks. Give me the Avs and the PL for max betting value, as the Sharks aren’t in a great spot schedule wise.