New Jersey Devils vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, 2/26/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs Colorado Avalanche

Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Devils (-196) Avalanche (+162)

The New Jersey Devils (32-21-6) are headed to Ball Arena on Wednesday where they will go up against the Colorado Avalanche (33-24-2). The line on this matchup has New Jersey at -196 while Colorado is opening at +162. The over/under is set at 6.

The New Jersey Devils were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 5-0 win against the Predators their last time on the ice. The Devils had a solid offensive performance in this win. In the matchup, they scored on 5 out of the 36 shots they put on goal. Moreover, they had 1 attempt on the power play and scored 1 goal. New Jersey recorded 8 penalty mins in this game.

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When at even strength, the Devils let the opposition score 119 goals while having 135 themselves. New Jersey Devils opponents have tallied 165 power play opportunities (11th in pro hockey) and have a total of 26 goals in those chances. Concerning scoring goals, the New Jersey Devils have accumulated 181 goals (11th in the National Hockey League) so far this season and have allowed 145. New Jersey has attempted 1,723 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.5%. For the current campaign, they have racked up 70 points and their points % is .593. The Devils so far have had 1,551 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .907. New Jersey has accounted for 165 power play chances and they have tallied 46 goals out of those advantages, giving them a percentage of 27.88%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Jake Allen. Allen has participated in 451 contests throughout his hockey career. He has compiled a record of 204-180-43 and he has started in 428 games. Opponents have scored 1,168 goals against Allen in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 2.89. Allen has had 12,635 shots taken against him and has recorded 11,467 saves. He has a save percentage of .908 for his 24,246 mins between the pipes. For his professional hockey career, Allen has tallied 224 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .523.

In their last outing, Colorado squared up with the Blues in a matchup where the Avalanche took a loss by a mark of 3-1. They had 1 opportunity on the power play in this matchup but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Avalanche recorded 1 goal out of the 29 shots on goal they attempted.

The Avalanche have earned 151 goals at even strength and 36 goals (13th in hockey) while on the power play. Colorado has attempted 1,738 shots (5th in professional hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 10.76%, while allowing the opposition 1,556 shots. So far this year, the Colorado Avalanche have accounted for 187 goals, 68 points, as well as a points percentage of .576. They have allowed 178 goals to be scored by way of 148 goals at even strength and 30 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a tally of 171 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 21.05%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 79.87% on their opponents 149 tries on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 88.6%.

For the opposition you are likely to see Mackenzie Blackwood in net. Blackwood is the owner of a career mark of 95-98-27 and has participated in 238 games. Blackwood's quality start percentage is 54.3% and he has 121 quality starts in his professional career. He is sitting with 6,402 stops out of the 7,067 shots taken, which gives him a save percentage of .906. His opponents are averaging 3.59 goals per game and he has conceded 665 goals overall. He got the starting nod in 223 games and has played for a total of 11,099 minutes.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Colorado (+162)

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