The San Jose Sharks and Colorado Avalanche meet Thursday in NHL action at the Ball Arena. The San Jose Sharks need a win after losing five of their last eight games. The Colorado Avalanche look for a win after winning six of their last eight games.

The San Jose Sharks are averaging 2.6 goals per game and are scoring on 18.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Timo Meier leads San Jose with 30 goals, Brent Burns has 36 assists and Thomas Hertl has 175 shots on goal. Defensively, the San Jose Sharks are allowing 3.1 goals per game and are killing 84.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Adin Hill has allowed 61 goals on 648 shots faced, and James Reimer has allowed 99 goals on 1,189 shots.

The Colorado Avalanche are averaging 3.8 goals per game and are scoring on 24.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Mikko Rantanen leads Colorado with 33 goals, Nazem Kadri has 55 assists and Nathan MacKinnon has 241 shots on goal. Defensively, the Colorado Avalanche are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 78.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Darcy Kuemper has allowed 105 goals on 1,388 shots faced, and Pavel Francouz has allowed 38 goals on 461 shots.

The Sharks are 2-8 in their last 10 road games and 7-15 in their last 22 overall. The Avalanche are 46-9 in their last 55 home games and 43-14 in their last 57 overall. The over is 3-1-1 in Sharks last 5 overall. The under is 4-1 in Avalanche last 5 overall. The Sharks are 0-8 in the last 8 meetings in Colorado and 1-6 in the last 7 meetings.

The San Jose Sharks have been shaky over the last week, and them being on the end of a back to back doesn’t help them here. The Colorado Avalanche have been the best team in the league all year, and they’re an unstoppable force on their home ice. With the rest advantage, there’s no reason to go against the Avs here. Give me the home team and the PL for max betting value.