New Jersey Devils vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/14/2022

Game Time: 9:00 pm ET, Thursday, April 14, 2022

Venue:  Ball Arena, Denver, CO

Where to Watch:  ALT

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Devils +280, Avalanche -360; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Devils +280, Avalanche -360; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Devils +280, Avalanche -360; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

 

New Jersey Devils:  26-41-6 (7th place, Metropolitan Division)

Colorado Avalanche:  52-14-6 (1st place, Central Division)

 

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New Jersey Devils:  3-6-1 last 10

Colorado Avalanche:  8-1-1 last 10

 

 

 

The Devils are coming into this game with 58 points, a 26-41-6 record overall, and they are 10-24-2 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Montreal Canadiens while their 2 wins since then have come against the Dallas Stars and the Arizona Coyotes in their last game. They won that game on the road 6-2. Yegor Sharangovich scored 2 goals in that game while Kevin Bahl, Fabian Zetterlund, Jesper Boqvist, and Tomáš Tatar each scored 1 goal in that one. A. J. Greer and Dawson Mercer led the team in shots on net in that game with 5 each. Nico Daws was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 21 shots with 19 saves and a .905 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 227 goals this season averaging 3.1 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 271 goals against them allowing 3.7 goals per game. 

 

 

The Avalanche are coming into this game with 110 points, a 52-14-6 record overall, and they are 28-4-3 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have won 7 of their last 8 games and are coming into this one on a 6 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Minnesota Wild while their 7 wins in that span came against the Philadelphia Flyers, the Calgary Flames, the San Jose Sharks, the Pittsburgh Penguins twice, the Winnipeg Jets, and the Edmonton Oilers in their last game. They won that game on the road in a shootout 2-1. They still have a game against the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night that needs to be played first so this will be the 2nd leg of a back-to-back for them on Thursday night. In their game against the Oilers, Nathan MacKinnon scored the only goal in that game while Valeri Nichushkin and Devon Toews assisted. Cale Makar led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Darcy Kuemper was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 50 shots with 49 saves and a .980 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 275 goals this season averaging 3.8 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 198 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game. 

 

 

The Avalanche are coming into this game as a massive favorite with the current betting odds. They have been playing very well recently winning their last 6 straight games but a lot of these games have also been very close. They won 4 of those 6 games by just 1 goal and they have even had to go past regulation in their last 2 games to get the win. They have definitely been losing some steam recently and this is a great spot to take the Devils as they are coming off of a 6-2 win on the road and will have a lot of confidence in this game. The Avalanche are also on the 2nd leg of a back-to-back in this game and they will likely be tired from that game as they are playing a good Kings team that will likely be in the playoffs this season. The Devils have a good chance to win this game as they are catching the Avalanche in a bad spot but the best bet here is the Devils on the puckline as the Avalanche have been winning a lot of close games recently and if they do win this one, it will likely be past regulation.

 

Devils Avalanche Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Thursday, April 14, 2022 (9:00 pm ET start time) is Devils 4 Avalanche 3.

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New Jersey Devils: 73-125 (-34.2u) ML in all games. 21-39 (-12.8u) ML after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game. 21-14 OVER after playing a road game.

Colorado Avalanche: 148-75 (+23.8u) ML in all games. 46-23 (+13.8u) ML revenging a loss versus opponent. 38-29 OVER in all games.

 

 

New Jersey Devils:  J. Vesey (LW) Late April - Leg injury. J. Hughes (C) out for season - Knee injury. M. Wood (LW) out for season - Hip injury. J. Siegenthaler (D) out for season - Hand injury. M. Blackwood (G) Out indefinitely - Heel injury. J. Bernier (G) out for season - Hip injury.

Colorado Avalanche:  N. Kadri (C) Early May - Upper Body injury. R. Murray (D) Out indefinitely - Hand injury. G. Landeskog (LW) Early May - Knee injury. 

 

 

 

“It's always exciting to see anybody get their first goal. I haven't seen Kevin smile that much for a long time. Biggest smile. Congrats to both guys.” - Lindy Ruff on his team’s win against the Coyotes on Tuesday night.

 

 

“I thought he was great, especially on the power play at the end of the game, it’s a big moment. That and the shootout, I thought he was outstanding right from the start. He had a great start to the game and he carried that through the night, he was tough to beat. I thought their guy was pretty good, too.” - Jared Bednar on Kuemper in his team’s win against the Oilers on Saturday night.

 

 

 

LW Sharangovich, Yegor

C Hischier, Nico

RW Zetterlund, Fabian

LD Graves, Ryan

RD Severson, Damon

G Daws, Nico

 

LW Burakovsky, André

C Nathan MacKinnon

RW Rantanen, Mikko

LD Johnson, Jack

RD Makar, Cale

G Kuemper, Darcy

 

 

Points: J. Bratt (68)

Goals: J. Hughes (26)

Assists: J. Bratt (45)

GAA: J. Bernier (3.06)

 

Points: M. Rantanen (86)

Goals: M. Rantanen (35)

Assists: N. Kadri (57)

GAA: D. Kuemper (2.37)

 

Coaches:

New Jersey Devils: Lindy Ruff (2nd season)

Colorado Avalanche: Jared Bednar (6th season)