Colorado Avalanche (35-18-4) vs. Detroit Red Wings (29-20-6)
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Detroit Red Wings +120 / Colorado Avalanche -140; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Colorado Avalanche will play the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Colorado has won three of their last four games, while Detroit is on a two game winning streak. Let’s take a look at the betting matchup and the Avalanche vs Red Wings prediction.
Avalanche Preview
The Colorado Avalanche are 35-18-4 this season after they defeated Vancouver by a score of 3-1 in their last game. Colorado trailed 1-0 after the first period, but they scored the final three goals in the game for the win. The Avalanche out shot Vancouver by a total of 27-25 and went 0-3 on the power play in the game. Colorado defeated Arizona by a score of 4-3 in the game prior to Vancouver, but lost to Tampa Bay before that. The Avalanche are scoring 3.68 goals per game and they are allowing 3.18 goals against per game, while going 23.4% on the power play and 81.8% on the penalty kill. Nathan MacKinnon has led Colorado with 33 goals, 59 assists, and 269 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Colorado is Alexandar Georgiev, who is 30-13-3 this year with a 2.90 goals against average and a .899 save percentage.
Red Wings Preview
The Detroit Red Wings are 29-20-6 this year after they defeated Seattle in overtime by a score of 4-3 in their last game. Detroit allowed Seattle to tie the game in the third period, but they were able to get the win in overtime after Chiarot scored 1:07 into it. The Red Wings were out shot by a total of 41-32 and went 0-1 on the power play in the game. Detroit defeated Calgary by a score of 5-0 in the game prior to Seattle, but lost to Vancouver and Edmonton before that. The Red Wings are scoring 3.49 goals per game and they are allowing 3.26 goals against per game, while going 23.2% on the power play and 82% on the penalty kill. Dylan Larkin has led the Wings with 24 goals, 25 assists, and 153 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Detroit is Alex Lyon, who is 15-8-2 this year with a 2.83 goals against average and a .912 save percentage.
Avalanche vs Red Wings Betting Prediction
Both of these teams come into this game on two game winning streaks and while Colorado does have one of the better records in the NHL, they are only 13-13-4 on the road. Detroit is 15-8-5 at home so far this season, but they are coming off of a four game road trip. The Red Wings allowed 12 goals in the first two games of the road trip against Vancouver and Edmonton, but they only allowed three goals in the last two against Seattle and Calgary. Colorado is only 1-5 in their last six road games and I think we are getting pretty good value with a Detroit team that has been solid this year. Take the Red Wings at home.
