Boston Bruins vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, Preview and Odds - 10/16/2024

Game Time: 9:30 pm ET, Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Venue:  Ball Arena, Denver, CO

Where to Watch:  TNT, MAX

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Bruins -102, Avalanche -118; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Bruins +100, Avalanche -120; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Bruins +100, Avalanche -120; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Boston Bruins:  2-2-0 (5th place, Atlantic Division)

Colorado Avalanche:  0-3-0 (8th place, Central Division)

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Boston Bruins:  2-2-0 last 4

Colorado Avalanche:  0-3-0 last 3

The Bruins are entering this game with 4 points, a 2-2-0 record overall, and they are 0-1-0 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Florida Panthers in their last game, losing that one at home 4-3. John Beecher, Mason Lohrei, and Brandon Carlo each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Mark Kastelic led the team in assists with 3 while Nikita Zadorov led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Jeremy Swayman was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 26 shots with 22 saves and a 846 save percentage. Their offense has scored 15 goals this season averaging 3.8 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 15 goals against them allowing 3.8 goals per game.

The Avalanche are entering this game with 0 points, a 0-3-0 record overall, and they are 0-2-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the New York Islanders in their last game, losing that one at home 6-2. Casey Mittelstadt and Calum Ritchie each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, and Josh Manson each led the team in assists with 1 while Nathan MacKinnon and Calum Ritchie each led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Alexandar Georgiev was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 5 goals on 37 shots with 32 saves and a .865 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 10 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 20 goals against them allowing 6.7 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Bruins listed as a slight underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Bruins haven't looked bad in their games this season with their 2-2-0 record overall to start the year. Both of their losses this season have come against the same team, the Florida Panthers, the same team that has kicked them out of the playoffs the last 2 seasons. Their only road game was also a loss in Florida, but they have been putting pucks in the net this season and have looked a lot better in their 2 games that weren't against Florida. Meanwhile, the Avalanche have looked terrible in their games this season with their 0-3-0 record overall. They have been giving up a ton of goals in their games with their goaltenders not playing well at all. Usually the offense scores a lot of goals, but they haven't been putting pucks in the net this season and they have paid the price with bad defense. They are also really banged up right now, missing a ton of key players, so they don't have a lot of talent on the ice and it has affected their offense in a negative way. The Bruins are going to be looking to bounce back here after losing to the Panthers again on home ice and the Avalanche have nothing going for them at the moment. The best way to place a bet here is on the Bruins to win this game. 

Bruins Avalanche Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Wednesday, October 16, 2024 (9:30 pm ET start time) is Bruins 5 Avalanche 2.

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Boston Bruins: 123-65 (+16.1 units) on the moneyline in all games. 11-7 (+6.8 units) on the moneyline as a road underdog. 63-30 (+16.5 units) on the moneyline after playing a home game. 17-11 UNDER off a home loss. 23-17 UNDER against poor starting goalies - saving 89.5% of shots against or less.

Colorado Avalanche: 110-74 (-7 units) on the moneyline in all games. 94-55 (-4.9 units) on the moneyline as a favorite. 56-36 (-5.1 units) on the moneyline in home games. 34-32 (-14.2 units) on the moneyline in non-conference games. 20-11 UNDER off a home loss. 6-2 UNDER after 3 or more consecutive losses. 

Boston Bruins:  A. Regula (D) Out - Knee.

Colorado Avalanche:  J. Drouin (LW) Out - Upper-Body. T. Poolman (D) Out - Head. G. Landeskog (LW) Out - Knee. A. Lehkonen (LW) Out - Shoulder. V. Nichushkin (RW) Out - NHLPA.

“Well, they beat us two years in a row. They won the [Stanley] Cup. They went to the Cup Final. They’re the class in the NHL until they’re beaten. So I mean, if you want to do well in this league, you gotta go through them.” - Jim Montgomery after his team’s loss against the Panthers in their game on Monday.

“I thought that was the worst defensive game of the three by a mile. It looked like we were cheating the game. If you’re going to cheat it for offense, then things aren’t going to look good defensively.” - Jared Bednar after his team’s loss against the Islanders in their game on Monday.

LW Pavel Zacha

C Elias Lindholm

RW David Pastrnak

LD Hampus Lindholm

RD Charlie McAvoy

G Jeremy Swayman

LW Ross Colton

C Nathan MacKinnon

RW Mikko Rantanen

LD Oliver Kylington

RD Cale Makar

G Alexandar Georgiev

Points: E. Lindholm (5)

Goals: D. Pastrnak (3)

Assists: E. Lindholm (3)

GAA: J. Swayman (2.98)

Points: N. MacKinnon (5)

Goals: M. Rantanen (3)

Assists: C. Makar (5)

GAA: J. Annunen (4.71)

Coaches:

Boston Bruins: Jim Montgomery (3rd season)

Colorado Avalanche: Jared Bednar (9th season)