One of the best teams from each conference will face off on Monday, Feb. 2 when the first-place Colorado Avalanche (Western Conference) host the third-place Detroit Red Wings (Eastern Conference). The sportsbooks have made the Avalanche solid favorites at -192 on the moneyline, and the Red Wings are at +160.
Colorado won 5-0 on the road its last time out on Jan. 31 against the Detroit Red Wings. Nathan MacKinnon had three points (two goals and one assist) for the Avalanche.
Detroit lost 5-0 at home against the Colorado Avalanche in its most recent game on Jan. 31. John Gibson took the loss in goal for the Red Wings while making 13 saves and giving up four goals in that outing.
Here is our pick for who will capture the victory in Monday’s matchup.
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For predictions on the upcoming game between the Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Avalanche 5 – Red Wings 2
Pick OU:
Over 6.5
(Dunkel projecting 6.99 goals)
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Avalanche vs. Red Wings Moneylines
Grab a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Avalanche-Red Wings matchup.
Favorite: Avalanche (-192)Underdog: Red Wings (+160)Avalanche Betting InsightsThe Avalanche are 36-16 this season when listed as a moneyline favorite.Colorado is 21-8 in games it has played with moneyline odds of -192 or shorter (72.4% win percentage).The Avalanche have a 65.8% chance (based on the moneyline’s implied probability) to win this contest.In 25 games this season, Colorado and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.Red Wings Betting InsightsThe Red Wings have been an underdog in 29 games this season, and won 16 (55.2%).Detroit has played as an underdog of +160 or more one time this season and lost that game.The moneyline set in this contest implies a 38.5% chance of victory for the Red Wings.Detroit has played 25 games this season that ended with more than 6.5 goals.Avalanche Key StatsColorado leads the league with 207 total goals (3.9 per game).The Avalanche have conceded 129 total goals (just 2.4 per game), the fewest in NHL play.Its +78 goal differential is No. 1 in the league.The 27 power-play goals the Avalanche have put up this season (to rank 23rd in the NHL) have come on 174 power-play chances.Colorado has the league’s 31st-ranked power-play conversion rate (15.52%).The Avalanche have scored one shorthanded goal this season (29th among NHL teams).Colorado’s 84.14% penalty-kill success rate is the third-best in the league.Colorado has the 10th-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 50.8%.The Avalanche shoot 11.4% as a team (11th in the league).Red Wings Key StatsWith 169 goals (3.0 per game), Detroit has the league’s 17th-ranked offense.The Red Wings give up three goals per game (168 in total), 15th in the league.Its +1 goal differential ranks 16th in the league.With 41 power-play goals (on 176 chances), the Red Wings are fifth-best in the NHL.Detroit’s power-play percentage (23.3) puts the team eighth in the league.The Red Wings have one shorthanded goal (29th in league).At 79.59%, Detroit has the 14th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.Detroit is ninth in faceoff win rate in the NHL (51.1%).The Red Wings’ 10.7% shooting percentage is 19th in the league.
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