New Jersey Devils vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, 4/14/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs Colorado Avalanche

Date: Thursday, April 14, 2022

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Devils (+260) Avalanche (-333)

Ball Arena is where the Colorado Avalanche (52-14-6) will play the New Jersey Devils (26-41-6) on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has the Devils at +260 and the Avalanche are coming in at -333. The over/under is 7.

The New Jersey Devils went home feeling good about their game by earning a 6-2 victory over the Coyotes in the last game they played. New Jersey had 12 penalty minutes in this contest. The Devils had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in the win. Moreover, they had 5 chances with the advantage but weren't able to score. In the matchup, they scored on 6 out of the 38 shots they looked to score on.

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In terms of their scoring capabilities, the New Jersey Devils have notched 224 goals (17th in the league) over the course of the season and have allowed 267. For the current campaign, they have scored 58 points and their points percentage is .397. New Jersey has accounted for 205 power play chances and they have scored 34 goals out of those tries, giving them a percentage of 16.59%. At even strength, the Devils have surrendered 229 goals while having 190 on the offensive side of the ice. New Jersey has attempted 2,320 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.7%. The Devils have had 2,254 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .882. New Jersey Devils opponents have totaled 192 power play tries (29th in the NHL) and have a total of 38 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Nico Daws. Daws has been involved in 24 games over the course of his NHL career. He has compiled an overall record of 10-11-0 and he was named the starter in 22 games. Opponents have been able to score 63 goals against Daws in his pro career and his goals against average is 3.13. Daws has seen 591 shots taken against him and has recorded 528 saves. He has a save percentage of .893 during his 1,207 minutes played. Over the course of his career, Daws has accumulated 7 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .318.

When they were on the ice last, Colorado went up against the Oilers in an outing where the Avalanche took home the victory by a final score of 2-1. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this matchup but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal. The Avalanche converted 2 goals out of the 34 shots on goal they tried.

Colorado has taken 2,543 shots (6th in hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.66%, while allowing their opponents 2,315 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 78.95% on their opponents 209 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 91.5%. They have earned 244 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 25.00%. The Avalanche are sitting with 210 goals at even strength and 61 goals (1st in the league) while on the power play. They have allowed 197 goals to be scored by way of 153 goals at even strength and 44 goals while they were shorthanded. This season, the Colorado Avalanche have accounted for 271 goals, 110 points, in addition to a points percentage of .764.

Across the ice you are going to see Pavel Francouz defending the goal. Teams are averaging 2.46 goals/game and he has conceded 123 goals in total. Francouz's quality start rate sits at 48.9% and he has 22 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has made the start in 45 games and has been on the ice for 2,998 minutes. Francouz has accumulated a career record of 35-12-5 and has participated in 54 contests. He has accounted for 1,439 stops out of 1,562 shots attempted against him, which gives him a rate of .921.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Colorado (-333) and under 6.5 goals

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