Avalanche at Red Wings NHL Betting Preview
Cross Conference Battle, Thursday Night
Avalanche vs Wings Preview
The National Hockey League is packed with action on Thursday night, with one of the contests going down in the Motor City as the Detroit Red Wings prepare for battle against former rival, the Colorado Avalanche. Let’s take a look and breakdown some key factors for this cross-conference showdown between the Avalanche vs Wings Preview matchup for Thursday night in Detroit.
Avalanche vs Wings 
Day/Time:
Records: Avalanche (35-18-4, 72 points)/Red Wings (29-20-6, 64 points)
Location: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Streaming: ESPN+/Live Sports Stream
Avs Back on the Highway
The Colorado Avalanche will look to pick up two points outside of the Mile High City on Thursday night. One good piece of news is they are heading to Detroit to take on the Red Wings, which are a club they have won ten consecutive meetings against, including their last five NHL games at Little Caesars Arena.
The Avs strung together a pair of wins against the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday, winning 4-3 on a game-tying goal by forward Nathan MacKinnon, his 33rd of the NHL season, followed by a third period tally from defenseman Devon Toews, his tenth of the year to seal the victory for Colorado.
On Tuesday, the Vancouver Canucks skated into Denver and left with a 3-1 loss thanks to a pair of Avs goals from forward Ryan Johansen, bringing his season total to 13 goals on the season.
Winging It
The Detroit Red Wings are skating hard every night trying to play well enough to stay in the Eastern Conference Wild Card race with a little more than two dozen contests left in the season.
Currently, the Red Wings sit in the second and final Wild Card spot heading into their home game on Thursday night against the Colorado Avalanche, a former hated rival from their infamous Central Division battles in the 1990’s and early 2000’s.
Over the last several years, the Avs have dominated Detroit to the tune of ten straight victories, including five straight in the Motor City.
Avalanche at Red Wings Betting Odds
Sportsbooks have the visiting Colorado Avalanche NHL Odds betting odds to win as moderate favorites against the hosting Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night priced in the range around -105 to -115.
Colorado has lost five of their last eight games overall and five of their last eight games on the road. Detroit, conversely, has won five of their last eight games, and return home after a four-game trip. The Red Wings have struggled against the Avs, losing ten straight meetings
Concluding the Avalanche vs Wings Preview: The total for this contest is set at 6.5 goals shaded to the Over between the price range of -120 and -130. Colorado has been on an Over run in 15 of their last 20 contests overall, including 9-2 in their last eleven road games. Detroit has cashed the Over in five of their last seven head-to-head meetings with the Avalanche.
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