NHL Betting Preview: Avalanche vs Bruins

The Colorado Avalanche go up against the Boston Bruins in this NHL matchup at TD Garden, with face-off scheduled for 15:00 on Saturday, October 25. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, player stats, team news and the starting lineups.

Over 5.5 Has to Be The Way Forward

Let’s shoot for Over 5.5 to be scored when the Avalanche and the Bruins clash. There’s an appealing -141 available which can be snapped up.

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Avs Beat Bruins in their Last Clash

Colorado Avalanche have been defeated in back-to-back games. They were recently beaten at home to Carolina Hurricanes by a 5-4 (SO) scoreline at Ball Arena. Valeri Nichushkin bagged two goals, while Martin Necas and Parker Kelly scored once. Goalie Trent Miner was red hot in this one, making 20 saves (1.000).

Boston Bruins have lost on their last six outings. In a recent home game at TD Garden, they were turned over 7-5 by Anaheim Ducks. Morgan Geekie scored two goals, with Mason Lohrei, David Pastrnak and Casey Mittelstadt also scoring.

Head-to-Head Statistics

It was a 4-1 win for the Avs at Ball Arena when they last played the Bruins. The past 10 H2H games have seen the Bruins land six wins.

Starting Goalies

Scott Wedgewood (Expected)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	5-0-2	2.4	.910	0
23/24	16-7-5	2.85	.899	0

Jeremy Swayman (Expected)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	2-3-0	3	.903	0
23/24	25-10-7	2.53	.916	3

Colorado Avalanche – Last 10 Games

6 wins, 1 loss and 3 overtime losses, averaging 3.7 goals from 35.6 shots on goal, with a 9.5% powerplay efficiency. The Avs have given up 2.5 goals from 25.4 shots, averaging 3.3 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 81.8%.

Nathan MacKinnon is the top points scorer with 15 points, 8 goals and 7 assists, with Martin Necas recording 14 points, 7 goals and 7 assists, over the past 10 games. Goalie Scott Wedgewood have a 2.33 goal against average with a .910 save percentage.

Boston Bruins – Last 10 Games

The Bruins have 3 wins, 6 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.3 goals from 27.9 shots on goal, with a 15.6% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 3.8 goals from 28.6 shots, averaging 4.8 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 85.4%.

The top points scorer is David Pastrnak with 14 points, 6 goals and 8 assists, while Pavel Zacha is next best after registering 9 points, 2 goals and 7 assists. Goalie Jeremy Swayman have a 3.34 GAA with a .890 SV%.

Colorado Avalanche vs Boston Bruins Prediction & Picks

Prepare for Colorado Avalanche vs Boston Bruins with our expert betting guide featuring a trusted match prediction, a correct score recommendation and a well-crafted bet builder.

Game Prediction

Generous odds of -141 look too good to miss when it comes to going over the total line. We should see lots of scoring power on show when it comes to this NHL encounter.

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Key Avalanche vs Bruins stats:

The 5.5 line has been covered in 7 of the last 10 Avalanche games on the road.
The 5.5 line has been covered in 12 of the last 20 Avalanche games on the road.
The 5.5 line has been covered in the last 2 Avalanche games.
The 5.5 line has been covered in 8 of the last 10 Bruins games at home.
The 5.5 line has been covered in 4 of the last 5 Bruins games at home.
The 5.5 line has been covered in the last 3 Bruins games at home.

Over 5.5 Probability

Based on the odds from the best betting apps, our pick has a 58.5% chance of winning. After careful examination, our experts calculate this probability to be somewhere between 65-70%. It’s the reason why we are recommending this hockey bet.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Totals Over 5.5

Puck Line Bruins +1.5

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Correct Score Prediction

Avalanche

4 - 2 Bruins logo

Bruins

The Avalanche are available at +1300 when it comes to them winning 4-2. We like a correct score play and the chance to bag a nice return if our prediction is right.

Latest Correct Score Odds

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2-0

2-1

Colorado Avalanche vs Boston Bruins Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Books Think the Game Could Go Either Way

Colorado Avalanche are regarded as having a 66% chance of winning this game according to the latest betting odds. The sportsbooks have priced them up at -192. At +158, Boston Bruins are regarded as having a lower probability of winning.

The puck line stands at 1.5 and the total goals line is 5.5. The beauty of Totals is that you only have to choose from one of two options. If you’re wanting to back Over 5.5, the odds are -141.

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Moneyline

3-Way Moneyline

Puck Line

Total Goals

Nathan MacKinnon Favorite to Find the Net First

There’s the chance to back Nathan MacKinnon at +600 to be the First Goalscorer. He’s the favorite and available at similar odds to find the net last instead.

Player Goals

Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche)

Martin Necas (Avalanche)

Valeri Nichushkin (Avalanche)

Artturi Lehkonen (Avalanche)

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Player Assists

Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche)

Cale Makar (Avalanche)

Martin Necas (Avalanche)

Morgan Geekie (Bruins)

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Player Shots

Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche)

Martin Necas (Avalanche)

Valeri Nichushkin (Avalanche)

Cale Makar (Avalanche)

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Last 5 Games

Avalanche

NHL: 24/10 Hurricanes5 Avalanche 4
NHL: 22/10 Avalanche3 Mammoth 4
NHL: 19/10 Bruins1 Avalanche 4
NHL: 17/10 Avalanche4 Blue Jackets 1
NHL: 13/10 Avalanche3 Sabres 1

Bruins

NHL: 24/10 Ducks7 Bruins 5
NHL: 22/10 Panthers4 Bruins 3
NHL: 20/10 Bruins2 Mammoth 3
NHL: 19/10 Bruins1 Avalanche 4
NHL: 17/10 Bruins5 Golden Knights 6

Head to Head

Colorado vs Boston

NHL: 19/10 2025 Bruins 1 Avalanche 4
NHL: 25/01 2025 Avalanche 1 Bruins 3
NHL: 17/10 2024 Bruins 5 Avalanche 3
NHL: 19/01 2024 Avalanche 2 Bruins 5
NHL: 09/01 2024 Bruins 3 Avalanche 4
NHL: 08/12 2022 Bruins 4 Avalanche 0
NHL: 04/12 2022 Avalanche 1 Bruins 5
NHL: 21/02 2022 Avalanche 1 Bruins 5
NHL: 27/01 2022 Bruins 3 Avalanche 4
NHL: 08/12 2019 Avalanche 4 Bruins 1

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Colorado Avalanche Stats

Boston Bruins Stats

Moneyline

6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games
5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 games
3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

-1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 5 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 5 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 8 of the last 10 games
+1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 8 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.40 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 6.30 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 5.5: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games
Over 5.5 on the Road: Covered in 7 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.70 goals and allowed 2.70 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 3.40 pts and allowed 2.90 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 7.10 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 7.10 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 5.5: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 games
Over 5.5 at Home: Covered in 8 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.30 goals and allowed 3.80 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.40 goals and allowed 3.70 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 35.6
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.3
Empty Net Goals: 0.4
Penalty Minutes: 7.2
Blocks: 17.8
Faceoff Wins : 33.3
Hits: 23
Giveaways: 16.7
Takeaways: 4.7

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.5
Shots: 29.7
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.9
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 9.7
Blocks: 16.8
Faceoff Wins : 29.4
Hits: 26.5
Giveaways: 16.6
Takeaways: 5.4

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 27.9
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4.8
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 10.7
Blocks: 16.4
Faceoff Wins : 36.1
Hits: 25.9
Giveaways: 15.7
Takeaways: 4.9

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.5
Shots: 29.7
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.7
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 8.6
Blocks: 16.1
Faceoff Wins : 34
Hits: 27.3
Giveaways: 15.7
Takeaways: 4.6

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Colorado Avalanche Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
88	Martin Necas	8	21.11	6	6	12	8
29	Nathan MacKinnon	8	22.1	6	5	11	7
8	Cale Makar	8	24.84	3	6	9	9

62	Artturi Lehkonen	8	19.9	2	6	8	7
13	Valeri Nichushkin	8	17.1	4	1	5	2
84	Brent Burns	8	20.53	0	4	4	2
95	Victor Olofsson	8	13.54	0	4	4	1
70	Sam Malinski	8	15.04	1	3	4	2
20	Ross Colton	8	11.81	1	2	3	1
18	Jack Drury	8	14.18	1	1	2	1
42	Josh Manson	8	17.61	1	1	2	5
92	Gabriel Landeskog	8	14.51	0	2	2	2
17	Parker Kelly	8	11.88	1	1	2	0
11	Brock Nelson	8	19.55	1	1	2	4
93	Zakhar Bardakov	3	6.17	0	1	1	-1
54	Gavin Brindley	8	9.19	1	0	1	-3
94	Joel Kiviranta	5	10.78	0	0	0	1
7	Devon Toews	8	23.19	0	0	0	6
28	Ilya Solovyov	6	12.1	0	0	0	-4
49	Samuel Girard	2	18.8	0	0	0	1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
50	Trent Miner	1	-	1
41	Scott Wedgewood	8	2.33	0.91

Boston Bruins Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
88	David Pastrnak	9	20.11	5	7	12	-4
18	Pavel Zacha	9	18.07	2	7	9	1
28	Elias Lindholm	9	18.4	3	4	7	-3

39	Morgan Geekie	9	18.68	5	2	7	-2
73	Charlie McAvoy	9	24.49	0	6	6	-3
11	Casey Mittelstadt	8	13.89	3	2	5	-1
81	Michael Eyssimont	9	11.37	1	3	4	-6
71	Viktor Arvidsson	9	13.61	0	3	3	-1
44	Henri Jokiharju	9	17.93	0	3	3	-2
6	Mason Lohrei	9	17.93	1	2	3	-2
47	Mark Kastelic	9	12.46	2	1	3	2
52	Sean Kuraly	9	14.02	1	2	3	3
91	Nikita Zadorov	9	21.41	1	2	3	5
43	Jordan Harris	5	15.64	1	1	2	0
84	Tanner Jeannot	9	12.86	2	0	2	-3
92	Marat Khusnutdinov	5	10.66	0	1	1	-2
19	John Beecher	2	12.5	1	0	1	0
52	Andrew Peeke	9	18.7	0	1	1	-5
93	Fraser Minten	9	12.83	1	0	1	-5
27	Hampus Lindholm	3	15.07	0	0	0	-3
47	Jeffrey Truchon-Viel	3	12.23	0	0	0	0
79	Michael Callahan	1	16.9	0	0	0	-2

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
1	Jeremy Swayman	5	3.02	0.903
70	Joonas Korpisalo	4	4.03	0.845

Injuries & Suspensions

Colorado Avalanche Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Joel Kiviranta

Injured

Mackenzie Blackwood

Injured

Logan O'Connor

Injured

Boston Bruins Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Hampus Lindholm

Injured

Jordan Harris

Injured

Starting Lineups

Both teams’ confirmed lineups will be published ahead of face-off. There is also the chance to look at the lineups from the previous 10 games.

Previous Colorado Avalanche Lineups

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Hurricanes 5-4 Avalanche

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 New Jersey	8	7	1	0	14	0.875	7	7	31	19	12	4-0-0	3-1-0	0-0	7-1	7W
2 Carolina	7	6	1	0	12	0.857	3	5	29	19	10	2-0-0	4-1-0	1-0	6-1	1W
3 Pittsburgh	8	6	2	0	12	0.75	6	6	28	19	9	2-1-0	4-1-0	0-0	6-2	4W
4 Washington	8	6	2	0	12	0.75	5	6	26	14	12	3-2-0	3-0-0	0-0	6-2	2W
5 NY Islanders	7	4	3	0	8	0.571	4	4	27	24	3	3-2-0	1-1-0	0-0	4-3	4W
6 NY Rangers	9	3	4	2	8	0.444	3	3	21	21	0	0-4-1	3-0-1	0-0	3-6	2L
7 Philadelphia	7	3	3	1	7	0.5	2	3	19	18	1	3-1-0	0-2-1	0-0	3-4	1L
8 Columbus	7	3	4	0	6	0.429	3	3	20	21	-1	1-3-0	2-1-0	0-0	3-4	1L

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Montreal	9	6	3	0	12	0.667	3	6	32	27	5	3-1-0	3-2-0	0-0	6-3	1L
2 Detroit	8	5	3	0	10	0.625	4	5	24	25	-1	4-1-0	1-2-0	0-0	5-3	2L
3 Buffalo	8	4	4	0	8	0.5	4	4	24	23	1	4-2-0	0-2-0	0-0	4-4	2W
4 Florida	9	4	5	0	8	0.444	4	4	22	28	-6	3-1-0	1-4-0	0-0	4-5	1L
5 Toronto	8	3	4	1	7	0.438	2	3	27	30	-3	3-2-1	0-2-0	0-0	3-5	3L
6 Ottawa	8	3	4	1	7	0.438	2	2	24	34	-10	2-2-1	1-2-0	1-0	3-5	1W
7 Boston	9	3	6	0	6	0.333	2	3	29	33	-4	2-3-0	1-3-0	0-0	3-6	6L
8 Tampa Bay	7	1	4	2	4	0.286	1	1	18	24	-6	0-3-0	1-1-2	0-0	1-6	4L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	8	5	0	3	13	0.813	5	5	28	19	9	2-0-2	3-0-1	0-2	5-3	2L
2 Winnipeg	8	6	2	0	12	0.75	6	6	28	19	9	3-2-0	3-0-0	0-0	6-2	1W
3 Utah	8	6	2	0	12	0.75	4	6	28	20	8	4-0-0	2-2-0	0-0	6-2	5W
4 Chicago	8	4	2	2	10	0.625	3	4	25	20	5	2-1-1	2-1-1	0-1	4-4	2W
5 Nashville	8	3	3	2	8	0.5	3	3	19	25	-6	2-1-1	1-2-1	0-0	3-5	1W
6 St Louis	7	3	3	1	7	0.5	3	3	20	27	-7	1-3-1	2-0-0	0-0	3-4	2L
7 Dallas	7	3	3	1	7	0.5	2	2	22	26	-4	1-2-1	2-1-0	1-0	3-4	4L
8 Minnesota	8	3	4	1	7	0.438	2	2	21	27	-6	1-1-0	2-3-1	1-0	3-5	1L

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Vegas	7	5	0	2	12	0.857	4	5	30	20	10	3-0-1	2-0-1	0-1	5-2	4W
2 Seattle	8	4	2	2	10	0.625	2	4	22	23	-1	2-0-0	2-2-2	0-1	4-4	1W
3 Anaheim	7	4	2	1	9	0.643	3	4	26	25	1	1-1-0	3-1-1	0-0	4-3	2W
4 Edmonton	8	4	3	1	9	0.563	3	4	24	25	-1	2-0-1	2-3-0	0-1	4-4	2W
5 Vancouver	8	4	4	0	8	0.5	3	3	22	24	-2	1-1-0	3-3-0	1-0	4-4	2L
6 LA Kings	8	3	3	2	8	0.5	0	2	22	27	-5	0-2-1	3-1-1	1-1	3-5	2W
7 San Jose	8	1	5	2	4	0.25	0	1	23	37	-14	0-2-2	1-3-0	0-0	1-7	1L
8 Calgary	9	1	7	1	3	0.167	0	0	16	34	-18	0-3-1	1-4-0	1-0	1-8	8L

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Game Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

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Player Goals

Player Assists

Player Shots

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Injuries & Suspensions

Colorado Avalanche Injury Table

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