New Jersey Devils vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, Preview and Odds - 02/26/2025

Game Time: 9:30 pm ET, Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Venue:  Ball Arena, Denver, CO

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

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

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

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

New Jersey Devils:  32-21-6 (3rd place, Metropolitan Division)

Colorado Avalanche:  33-24-2 (4th place, Central Division)

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New Jersey Devils:  6-4-0 last 10

Colorado Avalanche:  5-5-0 last 10

The Devils are entering this game with 70 points, a 32-21-6 record overall, and they are 17-11-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Nashville Predators in their last game, winning that one on the road 5-0. Dougie Hamilton, Seamus Casey, Stefan Noesen, Ondřej Palát, and Tomáš Tatar each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Nico Hischier led the team in assists with 3 while Jack Hughes led the team in shots on net in that game with 8. Nico Daws 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 save percentage. Their offense has scored 182 goals this season averaging 3.1 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 146 goals against them allowing 2.5 goals per game.

The Avalanche are entering this game with 68 points, a 33-24-2 record overall, and they are 16-10-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the St Louis Blues in their last game, losing that one on the road 3-1. Devon Toews scored 1 goal for them in that one. Artturi Lehkonen and Cale Makar each led the team in assists with 1 while Cale Makar and Devon Toews each led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Mackenzie Blackwood was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 25 shots with 22 saves and a .880 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 188 goals this season averaging 3.2 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 179 goals against them allowing 3 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Devils listed as an underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Devils have looked good in their games this season with their 32-21-6 record overall which has them in 3rd place of their division in the East and in a playoff spot at the moment. They have been a decent road team too with their 17-11-2 road record. Meanwhile, the Avalanche have looked good in their games this season with their 33-24-2 record overall which has them in 4th place of their division in the West and in a Wild Card spot at the moment. They have also been good on home ice this year with their 16-10-2 home record, but they haven't looked great lately. They are 5-5-0 in their last 10 games and are coming off a loss to the Blues in their last one. The All-Star break really took a toll on some of their key players too, losing 2 games in a row now. The Devils have been the slightly hotter team lately as they are 6-4-0 in their last 10 games, but they are also coming off a win over the Predators in their last one and didn't give up a goal in that game. The Avalanche have been struggling a lot more this season as they aren't a top team in the NHL like they usually are, and they definitely haven't been at their best lately. The Devils at least have some momentum from their win in their last one and played a great game with 5 goals scored. They can carry that momentum over into this game and take advantage of an Avalanche team that hasn't been at their best since the restart. The best way to place a bet here is on the Devils to win this game. 

Devils Avalanche Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Wednesday, February 26, 2025 (9:30 pm ET start time) is Devils 3 Avalanche 2.

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New Jersey Devils: 19-20 (+5.1 units) on the moneyline as a road underdog. 32-18 (+12.3 units) on the moneyline revenging a blowout loss vs opponent of 3 goals or more. 29-20 (+3.4 units) on the moneyline after allowing 1 goal or less in their previous game. 18-8 OVER after a blowout win by 4 goals or more.

Colorado Avalanche: 41-30 (-5.5 units) on the moneyline as a home favorite of -200 or less. 62-55 (-6.4 units) on the moneyline when playing against a team with a winning record. 101-76 (-13.3 units) on the moneyline against excellent power play teams- scoring on over 17.5% of their chances. 51-36 OVER in non-conference games.

New Jersey Devils:  J. Siegenthaler (D) Out - Lower-body. J. Markstrom (G) Out - Lower-body.

Colorado Avalanche:  J. Manson (D) Day To Day - Lower-body. V. Nichushkin (RW) Out - Lower Body. G. Landeskog (LW) Out - Knee. T. Poolman (D) Out For Season - Head.

“The effort I really liked, for sure. I don’t know that our whole overall game was quite as crisp and smooth quite honestly, but Nashville did a good job and probably won a little more of the territorial battle that we won last night. With that said, the effort was good. Obviously, we just kept adding to our lead throughout. Little things were great tonight. The penalty kill was perfect, power play gets the goal, [Daws] was incredible. All those things add up and you get on the right side of it.” - Sheldon Keefe after his team’s win against the Predators in their game on Sunday.

"The 3 guys that have played in the whole tournament, Taser (Devon Toews), Cale and Mack, look like they 're working as hard as they could, but they didn't seem to have the pop that they had yesterday, which I think is understandable." - Jared Bednar after his team’s loss against the Blues in their game on Sunday.

LW Ondrej Palat

C Jack Hughes

RW Jesper Bratt

LD Brenden Dillon

RD Dougie Hamilton

G Nico Daws

LW Artturi Lehkonen

C Nathan MacKinnon

RW Martin Necas

LD Devon Toews

RD Cale Makar

G MacKenzie Blackwood

Points: J. Hughes (68)

Goals: J. Hughes (26)

Assists: J. Bratt (51)

GAA: N. Daws (0.84)

Points: N. MacKinnon (87)

Goals: A. Lehkonen (23)

Assists: N. MacKinnon (66)

GAA: M. Blackwood (2.40)

Coaches:

New Jersey Devils: Sheldon Keefe (1st season)

Colorado Avalanche: Jared Bednar (9th season)