Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Prudential Center

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to Prudential Center to play the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday, February 14, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at +173 and the Devils at -192. The over/under has been set at 5.

Colorado comes into this matchup having played 53 games. They have an overall record of 15-36-2 and on the road they have a record of 8-17-1. Currently they are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 107 goals and given up 181 goals for a point differential of -74. The Avalanche have an overall record of 2-7-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 15-38 and an over/under record of 22-23-8. New Jersey shows up with a record of 23-22-10 including 11-10-4 at home this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 128 goals and surrendered 157 for a goal differential of -29. The Devils have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 20-32 while their over/under record sits at 20-21-14.

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Nathan MacKinnon has accumulated 38 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 12 goals this season with 179 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Matt Duchene has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 15 goals on 114 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 32 points on the season. Calvin Pickard has 9 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has had 853 shots against him and has given up 82 goals. He has made 771 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Kyle Palmieri has accumulated 32 total points this season for the Devils. He has 14 goals this season with 111 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Taylor Hall has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 13 goals on 148 shots. He has 23 assists giving him a total of 36 points on the season. Cory Schneider has 17 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has had 1,227 shots against him and has given up 108 goals. He has made 1,119 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Avalanche have 32 total points this season. They have scored 107 goals while giving up 181 goals. They have had 165 power play opportunities and have scored 24 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. The Avalanche have allowed 197 power play opportunities and given up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.15% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%.

The Devils have a total of 56 points on the season. They have 29 power play goals on 180 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 177 power play opportunities and have given up 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Avalanche have a total of 128 goals scored while they've given up 157 goals to this point. They average 27 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.54%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Colorado has a Corsi percentage of 47.5% as they've attempted 2,739 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,024 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 47.2% as they have 2,060 attempts while they've given up 2,301 shots on the defensive end. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 48.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.7% for the season. They have 1,735 face off wins compared to 1,501 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 53.6%. On defense Colorado has 1,182 hits and they've blocked 723 shots from the opposition.

New Jersey has attempted 2,637 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,072 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 46.2% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 46.4% as they have 2,044 shots while they've given up 2,359 attempts on defense. The Devils have an offensive zone percentage of 46.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 53.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.1% as they've compiled 1,641 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,636 face off losses. On defense New Jersey has blocked 713 shot attempts and they have 1,110 hits as a unit.

Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 15-38 straight up

The Colorado Avalanche are 22-23-8 against the over/under

New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 20-32 straight up

The New Jersey Devils are 20-21-14 against the over/under

Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/04/16 D Erik Johnson Fibula expected to miss 6-8 weeks
02/12/17 RW Rene Bourque Concussion "?" Tuesday vs New Jersey
01/26/17 GO Semyon Varlamov Hip out for season

New Jersey Devils Injuries

02/12/17 D Kyle Quincey Upper Body "?" Tuesday vs Colorado
02/11/17 D Jon Merrill Upper Body expected to miss 5-7 days
01/31/17 RW Beau Bennett Leg out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take New Jersey -192

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