Colorado Avalanche vs Pittsburgh Penguins: Game preview, predictions and odds | December 10, 2024

The Colorado Avalanche will face the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET at PPG Paints Arena.

Colorado (16-13-0) is coming off a 4-0 shutout win over the New Jersey Devils. Pittsburgh (12-13-4) is coming off a 5-2 home win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Avalanche vs Penguins: Head-to-head & key stats

• Colorado is 45-38-7-6 all-time against Pittsburgh
• The Avalanche are 9-6 on the road
• The Penguins are averaging 2.86 goals per game
• Colorado is allowing 3.55 goals per game
• Pittsburgh is allowing 3.7 goals per game
• The Avalanche are averaging 3.24 goals per game
• The Penguins are 8-6-2 at home

Colorado Avalanche vs Pittsburgh Penguins: Preview

The Colorado Avalanche are on a two-game winning streak. The Avs made a big trade on Monday, acquiring Mackenzie Blackwood from San Jose, and now have a goalie tandem of Blackwood and Scott Wedgewood. The Avalanche will start Wedgewood, who is 2-2-1 with a 1.44 GAA and a .951 SV% with Colorado.

The Avs are led by Nathan MacKinnon, who has 41 points. Mikko Rantanen has 37 points, Cale Makar has 35 points and Casey Mittelstadt has 21 points.

The Penguins will start Tristan Jarry, who's 5-3-1 with a 3.68 GAA and a .888 SV%. In his career against Colorado, he's 2-4 with a 2.81 GAA and a .909 SV%.

The Penguins are led by Sidney Crosby, who has 27 points. Evgeni Malkin has 24 points, Erik Karlsson has 18 points and Rickard Rakell has 18 points.

Avalanche vs Penguins: Odds & Prediction

Colorado is a -166 favorite while Pittsburgh is a +140 underdog and the over/under is set at 6.5 goals.

The Avalanche are starting to turn their season around in large part due to their goaltending and getting Valeri Nichushkin back. Pittsburgh's goaltending has continued to be an issue as the Avs should be able to score on Tristan Jarry.

Expect Colorado to get an early lead and hold onto it for a big road win.

Prediction: Avalanche 5, Penguins 2

Avalanche vs Penguins: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Colorado ML (-166)

Tip 2: Over 6.5 goals (-125)

Tip 3: Valeri Nichushkin 3+ shots on goal (-120)