Can the Avalanche Surge Past the Sharks at Ball Arena?
As the Colorado Avalanche prepare to host the San Jose Sharks at Ball Arena, fans are eager to see if their team can continue its recent success on home ice. The upcoming clash, scheduled for January 1st, 2024, promises to be an exciting start to the new year.
The Avalanche have shown a strong performance in their past games. Despite a narrow overtime loss against the Arizona Coyotes with a final score of 4-5, they demonstrated resilience by maintaining a shooting percentage of 17 percent and winning faceoffs at a rate of 58 percent. Their powerplay capitalized on opportunities by scoring two goals out of three chances.
In contrast, during their encounter with St. Louis Blues where they emerged victorious with two points and a final score of 2-1, Colorado's shooting percentage dipped slightly to nine percent but showcased defensive prowess by limiting goals against them and securing an even-strength save percentage of 100 percent.
The team's analytics indicate that while there is room for improvement in powerplay situations – having not scored on two opportunities against St. Louis – their strength lies in even-strength play where they've consistently found the back of the net.
Ball Arena has been kind to Colorado; it was here that they secured four points against Arizona Coyotes with an impressive plus-minus rating of +20 and won over half (57 percent) of faceoffs taken which contributed significantly to controlling game flow.
As both teams take to the ice in Denver, fans should anticipate an intense matchup where Colorado aims to leverage its home advantage and solid even-strength play. The Sharks will need to be wary as they navigate through what could be choppy waters at Ball Arena.
Be sure not to miss this thrilling encounter; tune into ESPN+ or catch local broadcasts on ALT channel 681 or NBCS-CA channel 698 for away coverage. Puck drop is set for January first at one o'clock AM UTC time zone – join us as we ring in the New Year with some high-octane action!