A fantastic East vs West showdown is set for Wednesday night when the New Jersey Devils (83 points) visit the Colorado Avalanche (73 points). New Jersey is second in the Metropolitan and are right on the tails of the first place Hurricanes. Colorado is second in the Central but it’s tight and they are just two points out of first and two points ahead of fourth. Below is my NHL betting pick for Devils vs Avalanche.
Devils vs Avalanche Betting Pick
| ℹ️ The Pick: | Avalanche Moneyline (-156) |
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This game will be played at Ball Arena at 9:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 1, 2023.
Why Bet the Avalanche:
✅ Colorado is 6-0 in their last six games played.
✅ The Avs are 4-1 in their last five home games.
✅ New Jersey is 1-9 in their last 10 games at Colorado.
NHL
New Jersey Devils
Colorado Avalanche
Team Records
| NJ | Team Records | COL |
|---|---|---|
| 14-7-2 | Overall | 12-9-0 |
| 0-0 | Shootout | 0-0 |
| 1-2 | Overtime | 2-0 |
| 5-3-2 | Home | 6-6-0 |
| 9-4-0 | Road | 6-3-0 |
| 10-5-2 | EAS | 5-5-0 |
| 4-2-0 | WES | 7-4-0 |
| 6-4-0 | ATL | 2-2-0 |
| 4-1-2 | MET | 3-3-0 |
| 1-0-0 | CEN | 2-3-0 |
| 3-2-0 | PAC | 5-1-0 |
| 2-1-2 | ≤1 | 6-1-0 |
| 7-3-0 | ≥3 | 4-6-0 |
| 7-4-2 | Oct | 5-6-0 |
| 7-3-0 | Nov | 7-3-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Dec | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Jan | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Feb | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Mar | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Apr | 0-0-0 |
Team Stats
| NJ | Team Stats | COL |
|---|---|---|
| 79 | Goals For | 73 |
| 60 | Goals Agst | 75 |
| 3.09 | PP For GM | 3.14 |
| .96 | PP Goals GM | .95 |
| 30.99 | PP% | 30.30 |
| 2.7 | PP Agst GM | 2.62 |
| .48 | PP Agst Goals GM | .67 |
| 82.26 | PK% | 74.55 |
| 9.2 | PIM GM | 7.8 |
| 9.5 | oPIM GM | 8.2 |
Goalies
| V. Vanecek | J. Annunen | |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | GP | 7 |
| 42 | GS | 5 |
| 29-8-4 | W-L-T/O | 4-2-0 |
| 105 | Goals Allowed | 15 |
| 2.49 | GAA | 2.58 |
| 1156 | Shots Against | 149 |
| .909 | SV% | .899 |
| 3 | SO | 0 |
| 27 | Quality Starts | 3 |
| .643 | QS% | .600 |
| 8 | Bad Starts | 0 |
| 95 | Goals All.% | 99 |
| 5.60 | Goals Sv Above Avg | 0.18 |
Recent Starts
| Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/3/22 FLA | Bobrovsky ML N/A | W4-2 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 32 | 30 | .938 |
| 4/28/22 NYI | Varlamov ML N/A | L1-5 TOTAL N/A | 5 | 26 | 21 | .808 |
| 4/24/22 TOR | Kallgren ML N/A | L3-4 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 30 | 27 | .900 |
| 4/22/22 ARI | Vejmelka ML N/A | W2-0 TOTAL N/A | 0 | 19 | 19 | 1.000 |
| 4/16/22 MON | Montembeault ML N/A | W8-4 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 32 | 28 | .875 |
| Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/6/21 PHI | Jones ML N/A | W7-5 TOTAL N/A | 5 | 32 | 27 | .844 |
| 12/4/21 OTT | Forsberg ML N/A | L5-6 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 15 | 11 | .733 |
Betting Trends
| NJ | Betting Trends | COL |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-0-0 |
| 1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-0-0 |
| 4.33 | Avg Score | 4 |
| 2.67 | Avg Opp Score | 0.67 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-0-0 |
| 1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-0-0 |
| 3.33 | Avg Score | 4.33 |
| 2.67 | Avg Opp Score | 2 |
| NJ | Betting Trends | COL |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 4-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 5-0-0 |
| 3-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 5-0-0 |
| 4.4 | Avg Score | 4.4 |
| 2.4 | Avg Opp Score | 1.6 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 3-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-1-0 |
| 3-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 5-0-0 |
| 3 | Avg Score | 4 |
| 2.6 | Avg Opp Score | 2.4 |
| NJ | Betting Trends | COL |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 7-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 7-3-0 |
| 5-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 8-2-0 |
| 3.7 | Avg Score | 3.4 |
| 2.6 | Avg Opp Score | 2.4 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 6-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 7-3-0 |
| 5-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 7-3-0 |
| 3.7 | Avg Score | 4.3 |
| 3 | Avg Opp Score | 2.7 |
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New Jersey Devils
Last time out, New Jersey hosted the Philadelphia Flyers and scored the touchdown, and extra point, in their 7-0 victory. This game was scoreless after the first period, but the Devils scored three goals in the second period and four goals in the third to get the blowout win.
Seven different Devils notched a goal in the win and 10 different played recorded an assist in the victory.
Jack Hughes is having a great season as he leads the Devils with 36 goals and 74 points. Dougie Hamilton has dished out a team high 40 assists. New Jersey is scoring 3.51 goals per game and allow 2.63.
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado welcomed the Vegas Golden Knights and earned a routine 3-0 victory. This was as comfortable as it gets for the Avs as they scored one goal in each of the three periods and were never threatened. A poor performance by the Golden Knights in this one.
Mikko Rantanen, two goals, and Nathan MacKinnon scored on the night. Three Avs recorded an assist in the win.
Nathan MacKinnon has picked it up as the season has gone on as he leads Colorado with 49 assists and 71 points. Mikko Rantanen has scored a team high 40 goals. The Avalanche are scoring 3.12 goals per game and allow 2.66.
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