Nashville Predators vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 01/16/26

The Nashville Predators are traveling to Colorado to face the Avalanche for the fourth and final time this season. Although they have been playing better hockey recently, the Predators remain a below-average team that struggles to score goals. Goaltending has shown significant improvement, primarily due to Juuse Saros’ resurgence. While he is not confirmed to start at this moment, all signs indicate that he will be in the lineup.

Meanwhile, the Avalanche remain undefeated on home ice and are averaging over 4 goals per game. This team has very few weaknesses, so there is little reason to believe they will lose tonight. However, they are dealing with some key injuries — particularly to Gabriel Landeskog and Devon Toews. Ross Colton’s availability is questionable, but indications suggest he will play. Colorado boasts 2 of the best goalies in the league, which means that even if the Avs aren’t scoring a lot, they are more than capable of keeping the puck out of their own net. Given the strong goaltending matchup, the total seems quite high — so I will take the under and hope both goaltenders come ready to perform.

Predators vs Avalanche prediction: Under 6.5 (-120) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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