Colorado Avalanche vs Boston Bruins Prediction, Preview and Odds - 01/25/2025

Game Time: 1:00 pm ET, Saturday, January 25, 2025

Venue:  TD Garden, Boston, MA

Where to Watch:  NHL Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Avalanche -135, Bruins +114; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Avalanche -135, Bruins +115; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Avalanche -135, Bruins +115; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Colorado Avalanche:  28-19-2 (4th place, Central Division)

Boston Bruins:  24-20-6 (3rd place, Atlantic Division)

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Colorado Avalanche:  4-4-2 last 10

Boston Bruins:  4-4-2 last 10

The Avalanche are entering this game with 58 points, a 28-19-2 record overall, and they are 14-9-0 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Winnipeg Jets in their last game, losing that one at home 3-2 in overtime. Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Jonathan Drouin led the team in assists with 2 while Nathan MacKinnon led the team in shots on net in that game with 7. Mackenzie Blackwood was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 25 shots with 22 saves and a .880 save percentage. Their offense has scored 162 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 153 goals against them allowing 3.1 goals per game.

The Bruins are entering this game with 54 points, a 24-20-6 record overall, and they are 15-7-3 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Ottawa Senators in their last game, winning that one at home 2-0. David Pastrňák and Morgan Geekie each scored 1 goal for them in that one. David Pastrňák and Brandon Carlo each led the team in assists with 1 while David Pastrňák and Brad Marchand each led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Joonas Korpisalo was the starting goalie in that game and he recorded the shutout as he allowed 0 goals on 29 shots with 29 saves and a 1.000 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 136 goals this season averaging 2.7 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 158 goals against them allowing 3.2 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Bruins listed as an underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Bruins have looked good in their games this season with their 24-20-6 record overall which has them in 3rd place of their division in the East. They got off to a terrible start this season and even had to fire their head coach, but now they are playing better and have worked themselves into a playoff spot. They have also looked better on home ice this year with their 15-7-3 home record. Meanwhile, the Avalanche have looked good in their games this season with their 28-19-2 record overall which has them in 4th place of their division in the West. They have been a good road team too with their 14-9-0 road record. Neither of these teams have looked great lately as they are both 4-4-2 in their last 10 games, but the Bruins do have some momentum as they are coming off a 2-0 win at home over the Senators while the Avalanche have lost 2 games in a row now, coming off a 3-2 loss to the Jets in their last one. The Avalanche have been terrible on defense this season with the goals they have been giving up, and their offense hasn't been finding the net a lot lately. They struggled to score in their last 2 losses which were both on home ice and they haven't looked good in road games lately either, struggling to score in those. The Bruins are coming off a home win in their last one and it was a shutout win so their defense has been playing better. The best way to place a bet here is on the Bruins to win this game. 

Avalanche Bruins Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Saturday, January 25, 2025 (1:00 pm ET start time) is Bruins 3 Avalanche 2.

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Colorado Avalanche: 138-92 (-6 units) on the moneyline in all games. 46-38 (-11.1 units) on the moneyline in non-conference games. 66-48 (-15 units) on the moneyline after playing a home game. 23-17 UNDER off a home loss. 28-13 UNDER revenging a loss vs opponent as a home favorite.

Boston Bruins: 145-89 (+10.5 units) on the moneyline in all games. 73-42 (+12.4 units) on the moneyline after playing a home game. 69-43 (+17.3 units) on the moneyline when playing against a team with a winning record. 48-29 UNDER in a home game where the total is 6 or more. 33-24 UNDER when playing against a marginal winning team (Win Pct. 51% to 60%).

Colorado Avalanche:  O. Kylington (D) Out - Upper-body. V. Nichushkin (RW) Out - Lower Body. G. Landeskog (LW) Out - Knee. M. Wood (LW) Out - Upper-body. T. Poolman (D) Out For Season - Head.

Boston Bruins:  J. Swayman (G) Day To Day - Upper-body. M. Kastelic (C) Out - Undisclosed. C. McAvoy (D) Out - Undisclosed. C. Koepke (LW) Out - Upper Body. H. Lindholm (D) Out - Lower-body.

“Any time without Val is worrisome. Now we don’t have a solid timeline on his return. Whenever you have a setback, you kind of work backward, start from the ground up again, and start building back up.” - Jared Bednar on the injury to Valeri Nichushkin.

“Minor. He came out after the second period (in Wednesday’s game). So, with the quick turnaround here, obviously (Wednesday and Thursday night), we’re gonna hold him out here tonight, and we’ll just monitor day by day.” - Joe Sacco on the injury to Jeremy Swayman.

LW Jonathan Drouin

C Nathan MacKinnon

RW Mikko Rantanen

LD Devon Toews

RD Cale Makar

G MacKenzie Blackwood

LW Morgan Geekie

C Pavel Zacha

RW David Pastrnak

LD Nikita Zadorov

RD Andrew Peeke

G Joonas Korpisalo

Points: N. MacKinnon (75)

Goals: M. Rantanen (25)

Assists: N. MacKinnon (56)

GAA: M. Blackwood (2.41)

Points: D. Pastrnak (56)

Goals: D. Pastrnak (23)

Assists: D. Pastrnak (33)

GAA: J. Korpisalo (2.70)

Coaches:

Colorado Avalanche: Jared Bednar (9th season)

Boston Bruins: Joe Sacco (Interim)