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San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche predictions, picks and best bets

Esten McLaren
Sportsbook Wire

The San Jose Sharks and Colorado Avalanche play Game 3 of their second-round series at Pepsi Center Tuesday at 10 p.m. Eastern with the matchup even at a game apiece after two games in San Jose.

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San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche: By the Numbers

  • Each of the first two games played to a total of seven goals and went OVER the set total of six.
  • Sharks D Brent Burns leads the series with seven points through two games.
  • Sharks RW Marcus Sorensen, and Avalanche D Tyson Barrie and C Nathan MacKinnon each have three points.
  • San Jose has totaled 12 penalty minutes to Colorado's 10. Each team has one power-play goal.
  • The Sharks hold a narrow 61-60 edge in shots on goal and a 122-119 advantage in total shot attempts.

San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche: Projected Goalie Starters

Martin Jones vs. Philipp Grubauer

Jones has a .907 save percentage for the postseason after being pulled from two of his first four games. He posted a .894 save percentage in 27 road starts in the regular season but managed to record three shutouts.

Grubauer bounced back well in Game 2, stopping 31 of 34 shots faced. He hasn't lost at home this postseason and had a goals against average of just 2.56 at Pepsi Center in the regular season.

San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche: Key Injuries

Sharks C Joe Pavelski and RW Joonas Donskoi remain questionable after missing the first two games of the series due to injuries.

San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche: NHL Best Bet

Moneyline: The Sharks are +100 after winning big in Game 1 and losing by one in the second game. Take the higher-seeded visitors.

Against the spread: The outright is much better than the -270 number for San Jose to cover +1.5.

Over/under: The total's been set at 6 despite each of the first two games going above that number. Take the OVER again at +105.

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