New Jersey Devils vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, 11/7/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs Colorado Avalanche

Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Devils (+105) Avalanche (-133)

Ball Arena is the location where the Colorado Avalanche (7-3-0) will play the New Jersey Devils (7-3-1) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has New Jersey at +105 and Colorado is at -133. The total has been set at 7.

The New Jersey Devils had a good night with a 4-2 win over the Blackhawks in their previous outing. New Jersey tallied 4 mins in the box in this game. In addition, they had 3 power play opportunities and were able to notch 1 goal. The Devils had a solid offensive outing in the win. While out there on the ice, they finished 4 out of the 40 shots they put on net.

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New Jersey Devils opponents have 38 power play tries (15th in pro hockey) and have racked up 9 goals in those chances. The Devils thus far have had 339 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .888. New Jersey has taken 373 shots and has a shooting percentage of 11.5%. When at even strength, the Devils have given up 29 goals while scoring 25 of their own. New Jersey is sitting with 42 power play opportunities and they have tallied 18 goals out of those attempts, earning them a percentage of 42.86%. For the season, the have a total of 15 points and their points percentage comes in at .682. With respect to their scoring capabilities, the New Jersey Devils have notched 43 goals (5th in pro hockey) over the course of the season and have surrendered 38.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Vitek Vanecek. Vanecek has participated in 139 games throughout his NHL career. He has an overall mark of 80-35-14 and was named the starter in 130 games. Opponents have scored 340 goals versus Vanecek in his career and his goals against average per game is 2.62. Vanecek has had 3,711 shots against him and he has 3,371 total saves. He has a save percentage of .908 for his 7,801 minutes in the crease. In his career, Vanecek has compiled 72 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .554.

In their last outing, Colorado played the Golden Knights in a game where the Avalanche took a loss by a tally of 7-0. They had 3 power play chances in this matchup but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Avalanche tallied 0 goals out of the 41 shots on goal they tried.

This season, the Colorado Avalanche have notched a total of 31 goals, 14 points, and a points percentage of .700. They have allowed 28 goals to be scored by of a combination of 25 goals at even strength and 3 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Avalanche have earned 24 goals at even strength and 7 goals (16th in the league) while having more men on the ice. They have a tally of 38 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 18.42%. Colorado has attempted 346 shots (16th in hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 8.96%, while allowing the opposition 292 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 92.50% on their oppositions 40 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 90.4%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Alexandar Georgiev protecting the net. Georgiev has compiled a lifetime mark of 104-67-17 and has participated in 200 contests. Georgiev's quality start rate is 55.3% and he has 104 quality starts in his NHL career. He is sitting with 5,385 stops out of 5,910 shots tried, which gives him a rate of .911. The opposition is averaging 2.80 goals per contest and he has surrendered 525 goals altogether. He has started in 188 contests and has played 11,236 mins.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New Jersey (+105)

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