Free NHL Picks Today: New Jersey Devils vs Colorado Avalanche 10/28/22

Free NHL Picks Today: New Jersey Devils vs Colorado Avalanche 10/28/22
Fri 28th October 2022

The New Jersey Devils (4-3-0) play host to the Colorado Avalanche (4-2-1) at Prudential Center on Friday. Colorado is coming off a 3-2 shootout win over the Rangers on Tuesday, their third win in a row away from home.

The Avalanche committed four penalties in the game, though they held New York without a power play goal. Valeri Nichushkin and Logan O’Connor each scored once for the Avalanche.

Alexandar Georgiev had a great performance with 44 saves (.956%) in the win. New Jersey beat the Red Wings 6-2 on Tuesday. Jesper Bratt scored twice to lead the Devils. Vitek Vanecek had 20 saves.

HEAD TO HEAD

The teams split their two meetings last season, the last of which was a 3-1 victory for the Avalanche in April. Artturi Lehkonen led Colorado with two points (1G 1A). Bratt scored New Jersey’s only goal. Pavel Francouz got the win, saving 26 of 27 shots (.962%).

FACING OFF

Colorado is averaging 3.43 goals per game so far this season, 10th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Devils team that is allowing 3.14 goals a game (20th). Meanwhile, New Jersey has found the net 3.29 times a game on average, 14th in the league, and the Avalanche are allowing opponents to score 3.00 goals per game (12th).

New Jersey averages more shots a game (39.7) than any other team in the league, though the team’s 8.3% shooting percentage ranks 30th. With an average of 31.4 attempts, Colorado ranks 18th.The Avalanche’s 50.00% power play percentage is the best in the league, while the Devils rank 22nd with a conversion rate of 15.00%.

While strong on the power play, Colorado has been poor at penalty killing, as the away team possesses the league’s third-lowest PK% at 66.67%. New Jersey’s 90.48% ranks sixth in the NHL.

TOP PERFORMERS:

With 12 points this season, most in the NHL, Nichushkin is the top skater for the Avalanche. He leads the league with seven goals and has added five assists. In the net, Georgiev (4-0-1) is Colorado’s top goaltender by goals against average.

He has a 2.56 GAA and a .921% save percentage. Bratt leads the Devils in scoring with 12 points (4th in the league). He has a league-best nine assists and three goals (). MacKenzie Blackwood (3-2-0) has the best goals against average for New Jersey at 2.82. He has a save percentage of .871%.

HOME AND AWAY

Colorado is 3-1-0 away from Ball Arena this season. New Jersey is 2-2-0 at Prudential Center this season.

SportsTips’ NHL Pick:

Colorado Avalanche (-145)

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