San Jose Sharks vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction: The opponents of a completely different level meet

Prediction for the NHL San Jose Sharks vs Colorado Avalanche match, which will take place on April 7. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

San Jose has another disappointing regular season, with no mathematical chance of making the playoffs. Nevertheless, the Sharks have been in good shape lately, allowing them to score seven points out of a possible eight in their four previous meetings: to begin with, they won three straight. Then they lost to Colorado in overtime, 3:4. Another thing is that the Californians had lost 14 of their 15 games before that. The team sits just 14th in the Western Conference standings.

Colorado has officially made the playoffs! There was little doubt, even in the NHL, reigning Stanley Cup winners rarely make it past the conference's top 8 the following year. The start of the regular season was difficult for the Avalanche, as there were losses of leaders and injuries, and the vacation time was too short. Gradually, with all the problems, the Danvers could cope, and therefore, they are once again a severe force. In the last 12 meetings, Jared Bednar's team had ten wins and two losses, which allowed them to climb into fourth place in the Western Conference standings.

San Jose and Colorado are opponents of entirely different skill levels and ambitions. Even though they're in good shape right now, the Californians are still the underdogs in the league, having lost their playoff chances long ago. On the other hand, Denver is the reigning Stanley Cup owner who is still in great shape, having won 10 of their last 12 contests. Moreover, the Avalanche have beaten the Sharks in five previous head-to-head encounters, so they are now the clear favorites. You can bet on the victory of Colorado.

Colorado has one of the most powerful offensive groups of players in the entire league. Not surprisingly, the Avalanche have been scoring a lot, and this is especially true in recent head-to-head meetings with San Jose. In the previous five games, the Danvers scored 25 pucks (5.00 average per game) against the Californians. Given the current form of the Blue and Black, they have every chance to maintain this statistic, so the best option for the prediction seems to be an individual total of Colorado over 3.5 pucks. We should separately bet on the total over 0.5 points by Evan Rodriguez.