Colorado Favored in Matchup of Title Contenders
Rangers vs Avalanche Odds Favors Colorado to Add to its Home Win Total
Rangers Look to Upend Avs After Clinching a Playoff Spot
One of the top road teams meets up with an elite home team with the New York Rangers heading to Denver to meet up with the Colorado Avalanche. The Rangers vs Avalanche odds have Colorado favored in the high-profile NHL matchup.
The Rangers look to beat Colorado for the third straight time. Dating back to 2003, New York hasn’t won three games in a row against the Avalanche.
The NHL betting lines list the Avalanche with -160 odds to win the game outright compared to +140 odds for the Rangers to win on the road. The total sits at 6.5 juiced to -105/-115
When looking at the NHL hockey standings, Colorado is two points behind Dallas in the Central Division while Winnipeg is within three points of the Avalanche with the Rangers in first place in the Metropolitan Division.
Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon and New York’s Artemi Panarin are among NHL goals leaders with each of them topping 40 goals.
Colorado is tied for second at +800 in the odds of winning the Stanley Cup title with the Rangers coming in fifth at +900 in the championship odds.
Rangers vs Avalanche 
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Records: Rangers 48-20-4/Avalanche 46-21-5
Location: Ball Arena, Denver, CO
Streaming: MSG, Altitude, ESPN+
Next Stop: Stanley Cup Playoffs
The Rangers became the first team to clinch a spot in the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs with a wild 6-5 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday with seven goals being scored in the third period. An overtime goal by Adam Fox made the Rangers the first team this season to reach 100 points.
The Rangers are 7-0-1 in their last eight games decided by one goal. That began with a 2-1 overtime win against Colorado on Feb. 5.
The Rangers have won eight of the last 10 games after a tough start in March to move to the top of the NHL standings. Keep that in mind when looking at the Rangers vs Avalanche odds.
The total has gone over in each of the last seven games played by the Rangers.
Avalanche Look to Bounce Back
Colorado’s bid for a 10th win in a row ended with a stunning loss to the lowly Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.
Nathan MacKinnon scored his 44th goal of the hockey season just 43 seconds into the game but Montreal needed just nine seconds to tie the game. The Avalanche hasn’t lost back-to-back home games since December. That is something to consider when looking at the Rangers vs Avalanche odds.
With Dallas winning its fifth game in a row, Colorado fell out of a tie with the Stars in the Central Division. The Avalanche have a game in hand on Dallas.
Nine of Colorado’s last 11 games against Metropolitan Division teams went over the total.
Last Meeting
Alexis Lafreniere scored in overtime to lift the host Rangers to a 2-1 win over Colorado on Feb. 5. It was the third straight game between the Rangers and the Avalanche to land under the total with 11 combined goals being scored in the games.
The road team has won three of the last five games in the series after five consecutive wins by the home team.
Rangers vs Avalanche Betting Preview
Colorado has won four of its last five matchups with the Rangers. Keep that in mind when it comes to the NHL scores today.
Colorado is 41-18-4 as a favorite this season while the Rangers are 8-6-2 as the underdog.
The Rangers are 20-17 against the spread on the road with Colorado covering in 21 of 35 games at home.
Just 16 of the road games for the Rangers have finished under the total.
The total has landed over in four of New York’s last five games.
Forward Logan O’Connor and goalie Pavel Francouz are out for Colorado.
Colorado leads the NHL with 28 home wins with the Rangers second among Eastern Conference teams with 22 road wins. The Avalanche is 20-3 as the home favorite since mid-December.
The Rangers are 3-3-1 as a road underdog with New York covering in each of its last six games as the underdog on the road.
The Rangers are without defensemen Jacob Trouba and Ryan Lindgren with defenseman Erik Gustafsson and forward Alexander Wennberg both questionable for the game.
The last two games between the Rangers and the Avalanche saw three goals scored. Look for more offense in this matchup. Nine of the last 11 games that Colorado has played against Metropolitan Division teams finished over the total. It could easily become 10 out of 12 by the time Thursday’s game is over.
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