The visiting Avalanche hope for a solid performance on Monday as they look to steal a win at HP Pavilion against the San Jose Sharks.

The Sharks are 38-27-10 so far on the season. The Avalanche, meanwhile, are 40-31-6. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen San Jose go 34-39-2 and the Avalanche go 27-39-11 on the totals.



View Colorado vs San Jose Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Sharks in this one will find them as -165 favorites on the NHL money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 5 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
According to new NHL Power Rankings here, it's the No. 9-ranked Sharks and the No. 12-rated Avalanche in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up San Jose's No. 12-ranked offense (2.7 goals per game) against a Avalanche defense that ranks No. 10 at 2.6 goals per game allowed. The Sharks Sportsbook has clicked at a 20.5% rate while the Avalanche have a 83.2% rate on the penalty kill.

Last time out for Colorado, they were a 3-2 loser as they battled the Canucks at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Canucks at +100 were rewarded, while the 5 combined goals moved the game PUSH for totals bettors.

San Jose won its last outing, a 4-3 result against the Coyotes on March 24. Bettors who backed the Sharks at -147 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.


Colorado Avalanche Trends:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Buffalo are 7-3
After playing Vancouver are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4

San Jose Sharks Trends:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Toronto are 4-6
After playing Phoenix are 7-3
After a win are 3-7

A few Avalanche at Sharks trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Colorado's last 13 games when playing on the road against San Jose
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
Colorado is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose
San Jose is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
San Jose is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
San Jose is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of San Jose's last 13 games when playing at home against Colorado


Next up:
Colorado at Vancouver, Wednesday, March 28
San Jose at Anaheim, Wednesday, March 28