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Devils at Avalanche

NHL · Tuesday, Oct 28 · 8:00 PM CT · Ball Arena · Final NJ 4 – COL 8

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
NJ0404
COL2428
Team box
NJ·COL
30
shots
42
0 of 2
power play
4 of 6
48.6
faceoff %
51.4
26
hits
17
10
blocked shots
15
12
penalty minutes
4
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Jacob MarkstromNJ4234.810
Scott WedgewoodCOL3026.867

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
COL +5
NJ +5
P1P2P3
largest lead: COL 5 · NJ 0lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was NJ 40%, COL 60% · Updated Oct 28, 2025

Expected margin
COL by 0.8
Expected score
COL 3.5 – 2.7 NJ
Expected total
6.2
DevilsThe matchupAvalanche
+151Our fair odds−151
2.7Expected goals3.5
+0.12Power rating+0.29
3.9Goals / game3.3
2.4Allowed / game2.6
28.9Shots / game33.8
47.3Faceoff %51.0
20.4Hits / game19.4
8−1Season record5−5
8−2Last 105−5

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
NJ chance · COL chance
Our model fair39.9%60.1%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
NJNew Jersey Devils+15140%————
COLColorado Avalanche−15160%————
SpreadCOL by 0.8
NJNew Jersey Devils+0.8our margin————
COLColorado Avalanche−0.8our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.2
Over6.2our total————
Under6.2our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Colorado Avalanche by 0.8 expected
New Jersey Devils by 7 goals: <1%New Jersey Devils by 6 goals: <1%New Jersey Devils by 5 goals: 1%New Jersey Devils by 4 goals: 3%New Jersey Devils by 3 goals: 7%New Jersey Devils by 2 goals: 7%New Jersey Devils by 1 goal: 22%Colorado Avalanche by 1 goal: 19%Colorado Avalanche by 2 goals: 12%Colorado Avalanche by 3 goals: 16%Colorado Avalanche by 4 goals: 9%Colorado Avalanche by 5 goals: 4%Colorado Avalanche by 6 goals: 1%Colorado Avalanche by 7 goals: <1%
← NJ wins byCOL wins by →
Colorado Avalanche wins by 2 or more42%
Colorado Avalanche wins by 3 or more30%
New Jersey Devils wins by 2 or more18%
Decided by one goal40%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

6.2 expected
1 goals: 2%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 11%4 goals: 8%5 goals: 21%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 8%9 goals: 10%10 goals: 3%11 goals: 3%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.556%
Total over 6.545%
Total over 7.526%
Total from 6 to 730%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
NJJacob Markstrom G · last 5 starts: .880 save %, 3.30 GAAstarted
COLScott Wedgewood G · last 5 starts: .915 save %, 2.02 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
NJ·COL
Oct 26, 2025 vs COL
last game
Oct 26, 2025 at NJ
1 day
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
4
games in last 7 days
4
road after a home game
home / road
home after a road game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 9+ games
NJ·COL
+0.12
rating (0 = average)
+0.29
3.9
goals / game
3.3
2.4
goals allowed / game
2.6
8−1
season record
5−5
5−0
home record
2−2
3−1
away record
3−3
W8
streak
L4
8−2
last 10
5−5
28.9
shots / game
33.8
47.3
faceoff %
51.0
20.4
hits / game
19.4
18.9
blocked shots / game
13.8
6.0
takeaways / game
5.1
16.4
giveaways / game
15.6

Rating Trend

NJ · COL · 15 days
New Jersey DevilsColorado Avalanche
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 9 meetings · COL 4−5
Oct 26, 2025at NJNJ 4 − 3 OT
Feb 26, 2025at COLCOL 5 − 1
Dec 8, 2024at NJCOL 4 − 0
Feb 6, 2024at NJNJ 5 − 3
Nov 7, 2023at COLCOL 6 − 3
Mar 1, 2023at COLNJ 7 − 5
Oct 28, 2022at NJNJ 1 − 0
Apr 14, 2022at COLCOL 3 − 1
Mar 8, 2022at NJNJ 5 − 3

NJ · Last 10

8−2 · streak W8
Oct 26, 2025vs COL4 − 3W
Oct 24, 2025vs SJ3 − 1W
Oct 22, 2025vs MIN4 − 1W
Oct 21, 2025at TOR5 − 2W
Oct 18, 2025vs EDM5 − 3W
Oct 16, 2025vs FLA3 − 1W
Oct 13, 2025at CBJ3 − 2W
Oct 11, 2025at TB5 − 3W
Oct 9, 2025at CAR3 − 6L
Apr 29, 2025at CAR4 − 5L

COL · Last 10

5−5 · streak L4
Oct 26, 2025at NJ3 − 4L
Oct 25, 2025at BOS2 − 3L
Oct 23, 2025vs CAR4 − 5L
Oct 21, 2025at UTAH3 − 4L
Oct 18, 2025vs BOS4 − 1W
Oct 16, 2025at CBJ4 − 1W
Oct 13, 2025at BUF3 − 1W
Oct 11, 2025vs DAL4 − 5L
Oct 9, 2025vs UTAH2 − 1W
Oct 7, 2025at LA4 − 1W