Devils at Avalanche 12/13/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 12/12/2019 at 7:07 PM ET
On Friday, the New Jersey Devils look to snap a six-game losing streak when visiting the Colorado Avalanche. The Devils fell to 9-16-5 and 23 points following a 2-0 loss to the Dallas Stars on Tuesday. The Devils could not put any of their 26 shots on net past Dallas goalie Ben Bishop, including a barrage of 16 attempts during just the third period. New Jersey is in last place in the Metropolitan division.
Kyle Palmieri leads the Devils in goals scored with 11, while Taylor Hall is leading in assists with 19 and in points with 25. In net, MacKenzie Blackwood is 8-9-4 with goals against per game of 3.00 and saves percentage of .902. New Jersey is scoring an average of 2.43 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.57 per game.
Colorado looks for its second straight victory on Friday when hosting the New Jersey Devils. The Avalanche improved to 20-8-3 and 43 points following a 3-1 victory at home over the Philadelphia Flyers. Mikko Rantanen scored two goals while Pavel Francouz stopped 32 shots in net. The Avalanche with the win moved into first place in the Central division one point ahead of second place St. Louis.
Nathan MacKinnon leads Colorado in goals scored with 19, in assists with 29 and in points with 48. Philipp Grubauer is 10-5-2 with goals against of 2.76 and .915 saves percentage. Colorado is scoring an average of 3.68 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.74 per game.
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Colorado has worked its way to the top of the Central division thanks to winning 7 of its last 8 overall, 22 of its last 30 at home and 23 of its last 34 when playing on 1 day’s rest. Head-to-head with the Devils, Colorado has won 7 of the last 8 on its home ice and 12 of the last 16 overall between the two. The home team (Colorado) has won 5 of the last 7 between the two. Final Score Prediction, Colorado Avalanche wins 4-1.
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