Colorado Avalanche (23-11-3) vs New York Islanders (17-10-9)
2024-01-02 21:00:00 EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: Colorado Avalanche -182 / New York Islanders +150 --- Over/Under: 6.5
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The New York Islanders will play the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. New York has alternated wins and losses over their last seven games, while Colorado has won four of their last five games. Let’s take a look at the betting matchup and the Islanders vs Avalanche prediction.
Islanders Preview
The New York Islanders are 17-10-9 this season after they lost to Pittsburgh by a score of 3-1 in their last game. New York trailed 2-0 in the third period, but they cut the lead to 2-1, before the Penguins scored an empty net goal to put the game away. The Islanders recorded 38 shots on goal and went 4-4 on the penalty kill in the win. New York defeated Washington by a score of 5-1 in the game prior to Pittsburgh, but lost to the Penguins by a score of 7-0 before that. The Islanders are scoring 3.03 goals per game and they are allowing 3.22 goals against per game, while going 23% in the power play and 73.4% on the penalty kill. Mathew Barzal has led New York with 10 goals, 26 assists, and 107 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for New York is Ilya Sorokin, who is 11-6-7 this year with a 3.12 goals against average and a .912 save percentage.
Avalanche Preview
The Colorado Avalanche are 23-11-3 this year after they defeated San Jose by a score of 3-1 in their last game. Colorado was tied at one late in the third period, but they scored twice in the final four minutes for the win. The Avalanche out shot San Jose by a total of 33-11 and went 1-6 on the power play in the game. Colorado defeated St. Louis by a score of 2-1 in the game prior to San Jose, but lost to Arizona by a score of 5-4 before that. The Avalanche are scoring 3.59 goals per game and they are allowing 2.97 goals against per game, while going 23.9% on the power play and 83.6% on the penalty kill. Nathan MacKinnon has led Colorado with 19 goals, 39 assists, and 162 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Colorado is Alexandar Georgiev, who is 19-8-2 this year with a 2.86 goals against average and a .900 save percentage.
Colorado Avalanche Team Facts
The Avalanche have won each of their last six home games.
The favorites have covered the puck line in each of the Avalanche’s last five games at Ball Arena.
The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in each of the Avalanche’s last five games as favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
The Avalanche have won the first period in six of their last seven games at Ball Arena following a win.
New York Islanders Team Facts
The Islanders have won each of their last four games as underdogs following a road loss.
The Islanders have covered the puck line in each of their last six games as underdogs following a road loss.
The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Islanders’ last 11 games as underdogs.
The Islanders have won the second period in four of their last five games as underdogs following a road loss.
Colorado Avalanche Player Prop Facts
Nathan MacKinnon has recorded at least one assist in 17 of the Avalanche’s last 18 games at Ball Arena.
Gabriel Landeskog has scored at least one goal in each of his last five appearances against the Islanders at Ball Arena.
Nathan MacKinnon has recorded at least one point in each of the Avalanche’s last 21 games at Ball Arena.
New York Islanders Player Prop Facts
Bo Horvat has recorded at least one point in eight of the Islanders’ last nine games as underdogs.
Anders Lee has scored a goal in each of the Islanders’ last three games as underdogs.
Brock Nelson has recorded an assist in four of the Islanders’ last five games as underdogs.
Matchup/League Facts
The Colorado Avalanche rank 8th in the league in power play percentage this season (23.91%).
The Colorado Avalanche rank 1st in the league for Period 3 goals scored per game this season (1.35).
The New York Islanders rank 31st in the league for shots against per game this season (35.4).
The New York Islanders are one of only two teams to lose 15+ games when tied or leading after Period 1 this season.
Islanders vs Avalanche Betting Prediction
Colorado comes into this matchup playing very well and they are 15-4-0 at home this season. New York is 7-6-3 on the road and they have played very inconsistently in recent games. The Islanders have scored two goals or fewer in three of their last five games and will face a Colorado defense that has allowed one goal in three of their last four. I like the Avalanche to stay hot here and am taking them to win by at least two goals.
