The Colorado Avalanche are in need of a win when they host the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night as gambling favorites on the NHL odds.
The Colorado Avalanche are 1-6 on the moneyline in their last seven matches against the San Jose Sharks. The Avalanche will try to solve the Sharks on Thursday night at a critical game at home.
Colorado is a -125 home favorite on the NHL odds in Game 4 in sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. The Sharks can take a 3-1 series lead over the Avalanche with a win as +105 road underdogs.
San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche
When: Thursday, May 2, 10:00 p.m. ET
Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Betting Line / Total: Colorado -125 / 6 Goals
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Colorado Avalanche Notes
The Avalanche entered Tuesday night’s Game 3 in the middle of an eight-game home winning streak. That streak came to an end in a 4-2 loss to the Sharks. Dating back to March 17, Colorado is 1-3 in four games against San Jose and 12-1-2 in 15 games against the rest of the league.
The Sharks have torched the Avalanche for 17 goals over that four game stretch while allowing Colorado just 10. With San Jose pouring on the goals against Colorado’s defense, the onus may be on Nathan MacKinnon and the crime to simply outscore the Sharks as the group did in its 4-3 win in Game 2.
In their last 10 postseason home games, the Avalanche are 6-4 per the OddsShark NHL Database.
San Jose Sharks Notes
San Jose fell down 3-1 in its series from the Vegas Golden Knights on the heels of three straight blowout losses, getting outscored 16-6 over those three games and forcing goaltender Martin Jones to be pulled out of two of those games.
Since then, the Sharks are on a 5-1 tear, outscoring their opponents. With Jones back on the offense clicking and track, the Sharks could be a Stanley Cup contender in this huge open postseason.
Sharks in Avalanche Betting Total
Thursday night’s total is set at six goals in online betting websites. The OVER is 8-2-1 in San Jose’s last 11 games overall and 6-1 in the Sharks’ last seven matches against Colorado.
As San Jose proved at the last round, even a 3-1 series lead isn’t insurmountable in the NHL’s postseason. With that said, Colorado’s best chance in this series would certainly be to win both of its remaining home games and then to sneak one more in San Jose; if this isn’t a must win for the Avalanche, it’s close to one.
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