Colorado Avalanche at New Jersey Devils NHL Parlay 10/18/2018

Thursday, October 18, 2018

Prudential Center

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The Colorado Avalanche head to Prudential Center to take on the New Jersey Devils on Thursday, October 18, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Avalanche at +130 and the Devils at -175.

Colorado has a record of 3-1-2 this year. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've tallied 21 goals and surrendered 15 goals for a point differential of +6. For the year they have an ATS mark of 3-2-0 and an over/under record of 3-2-0. New Jersey has a record of 4-0-0 this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 17 goals and given up 4 for a goal differential of +13. Their record against the spread is 3-0-0 while their over/under mark is 1-2-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 3-2-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 3-2-0 against the over/under this season

Important New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 3-0-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 1-2-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

10/04/18 D Anton Lindholm Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely
10/01/18 RW Sven Andrighetto Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

10/17/18 D Will Butcher Shoulder is questionable Thursday vs Colorado
10/05/18 LW Jesper Bratt Jaw is out indefinitely
10/03/18 GO Cory Schneider Hip IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Semyon Varlamov has 3 wins and no losses this season in goal for the Avalanche. He has 173 shots against him and he's surrendered 9 goals. He's made 164 stops for a save percentage of 95%. Carl Soderberg has scored 5 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 3 goals this season with 11 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 27%. He has a total of 2 assists on the year and averages 15.7 minutes played per contest. Nathan MacKinnon averages 22 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 24% by tallying 7 goals on 29 attempts. He has 1 assist, giving him a total of 8 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Kyle Palmieri has 7 total points this season for the Devils. He has 7 goals this year with 18 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 39%. He averages 18.5 minutes played per contest. Keith Kinkaid has 4 wins and no losses this season in net for the Devils. He has 103 shots against him and he's given up 4 goals. He's made 99 saves for a save percentage of 96%. Travis Zajac averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 40% by scoring 2 goals on 5 attempts.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have given up 29 power play opportunities and surrendered 2 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 93% this season. That is 2nd in the league. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.99% for the year. They allow 35 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 93%, ranking them 4th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Avalanche are 7th overall with 8 total points this year. They are 8th in the league with 21 goals and 22nd in goals allowed with 15. They've had 21 power play chances and scored 6 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 29%. That is 9th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Devils are 15th with a total of 17 goals scored while they are 31st with 4 goals surrendered this season. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 12.78%. As a unit they give up 26 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 96%, putting them 1st in the league. The Devils have a total of 8 points this season, which is 6th in the NHL. They have had 4 power play goals on 20 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 17th overall. They've given up 14 power play opportunities and surrendered 1 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 93%, ranking 3rd when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.3%, as they've attempted 326 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 378 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47% as they have 251 attempts while they have given up 283 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 24th in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 51.2% of the time, which is 16th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.8% for the season. That is 16th overall in the NHL. They have 157 face-off wins compared to 200 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 44%. That ranks them 29th in the league. On defense Colorado has 101 hits and they have blocked 95 shots from the opposition, putting them 7th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Devils are 6th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 57.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 42.7% for the season, which is 26th in the NHL. They have 136 face-off wins compared to 115 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 54.2%. That is 5th in the league. On defense New Jersey has 77 hits and they have blocked 47 shots from the opposition, which is 30th in the league. New Jersey is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.4% as they've attempted 225 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 196 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 55.9% ranks 6th as they have 189 attempts while they have given up 149 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take New Jersey -175 and over 6 total goals

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