Avalanche vs. Devils Betting Picks & Predictions
The Colorado Avalanche and New Jersey Devils — both coming off wins in their last game — will face each other on Tuesday at 7:00 PM ET, at Prudential Center in Newark. The Devils are heavy underdogs despite being at home, at +173, and the Avalanche are -213. Find more below on the Avalanche vs. Devils betting line, injury report, head-to-head stats, best bets and more.
Avalanche vs. Devils Betting Line
Avalanche vs Devils Betting Information
| Favorite |
Spread |
Total |
| Avalanche |
-1.5 |
6 |
Avalanche vs. Devils Game Info
- Game Day: Tuesday, March 8, 2022
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- Location: Newark, New Jersey
- Arena: Prudential Center
Computer Predictions for Avalanche vs. Devils
Computer picks for Avalanche vs Devils
| ATS |
Over/Under |
Score Prediction |
|
Devils (+1.5)
|
Over (6)
|
Avalanche 4 Devils 3
|
Avalanche vs. Devils Betting Trends
Through 54 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Colorado has been victorious 40 times.
The Avalanche have been victorious in 19 of the 23 games they have played with moneyline odds lower than -213.
Colorado has a 68.1% chance of winning this game, based on the moneyline odds.
Colorado Avalanche Leaders
A top contributor this season for Colorado, Nazem Kadri has scored 70 points in 54 games (22 goals and 48 assists).
Mikko Rantanen is another leading option for Colorado with 65 points (1.2 per game), scoring 26 goals and adding 39 assists.
Cale Makar has 18 goals and 42 assists for Colorado.
Darcy Kuemper (27-6-2) has a 2.5 goals against average and a .918 save percentage (13th in the league).
Colorado Avalanche Season Stats
The Avalanche’s 219 goals this season make them the second-best scoring team in the NHL.
The Avalanche are ranked 11th in total goals against, allowing 2.8 goals per game (158 total) in league action.
The team has the league’s second-best goal differential at +61 this season.
The NHL-leading 45 power-play goals the Avalanche’s have netted have resulted from 197 power-play chances.
The Avalanche’s offense has the league’s 11th-ranked power-play conversion rate (22.8%).
The Avalanche have scored a total of six shorthanded goals this season.
The Avalanche rank 20th in the NHL in penalty-kill success rate at 77.6%.
The Avalanche win 46.4% of their faceoffs (31st in the NHL).
The Avalanche have an 11.1% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking fourth in the NHL.
The Avalanche average 20.7 hits and 13.1 blocked shots per game.
Devils vs. Avalanche Betting Trends
The Devils have claimed an upset victory in 11, or 27.5%, of the 40 games they have played while the underdog this season.
New Jersey is 4-7 when it is the underdog by +173 or longer on the moneyline.
The moneyline implies a 36.6% chance of victory for the Devils.
New Jersey Devils Leaders
New Jersey’s Jesper Bratt has totaled 32 assists and 19 goals in 51 games, good for 51 points.
Jack Hughes’ 41 points this season, including 17 goals and 24 assists, make him one of the top offensive threats for New Jersey.
Nico Hischier has 16 goals and 22 assists, for a season point total of 38.
New Jersey’s Mackenzie Blackwood is 9-9-3 this season, collecting 593 saves and allowing 70 goals (3.3 goals against average) with an .894 save percentage (47th in the league).
New Jersey Devils Season Stats
The Devils’ 170 total goals (3.0 per game) rank 15th in the NHL.
The Devils have conceded 198 total goals (3.5 per game) to rank 27th.
They have a -28 goal differential, which ranks 23rd in the league.
The Devils have recorded 27 power-play goals this season (on 155 power-play chances). That ranks 24th in the NHL.
The Devils’ power-play conversion rate (17.4%) ranks 25th in the league.
The Devils have scored four shorthanded goals.
The 81.9% penalty-kill percentage the Devils have put totgether is the league’s 10th-best rate.
The Devils have the 28th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL (47.5%).
The Devils are shooting 9.6% (16th in the league).
The Devils have not had a shutout win yet this season.
Avalanche and Devils Injury Report
Avalanche: Bowen Byram: Out (Personal), Stefan Matteau: Out (Lower body)
Devils: Mackenzie Blackwood: Out (Left Heel), Miles Wood: Out (Hip), Janne Kuokkanen: Out (Wrist), Jonathan Bernier: Out For Season (Hip), Tyce Thompson: Out (Upper Body), A.J. Greer: Out (Undisclosed)
Betting Tips for Avalanche vs. Devils
The Avalanche on the moneyline (-213) is our best bet after taking a look at all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup. Our computer projects the scoring will finish over the total of 6 goals, with the Devils (+1.5) covering the spread.
