Colorado Avalanche (32-14-4, first in the Central Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (24-20-3, sixth in the Metropolitan Division)
Newark, New Jersey; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Devils -107, Avalanche -113; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Central Division-leading Colorado Avalanche face the New Jersey Devils.
New Jersey is 24-20-3 overall and 10-11-2 in home games. The Devils are 7-10-3 in games their opponents serve fewer penalty minutes.
Colorado has gone 12-9-4 in road games and 32-14-4 overall. The Avalanche have scored 189 total goals (3.8 per game) to rank first in the NHL.
Tuesday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Avalanche won 6-3 in the last matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Toffoli has 21 goals and 13 assists for the Devils. Jesper Bratt has scored five goals with three assists over the past 10 games.
Nathan MacKinnon has scored 32 goals with 53 assists for the Avalanche. Mikko Rantanen has seven goals and nine assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Devils: 3-6-1, averaging three goals, 4.3 assists, 3.2 penalties and 7.2 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.
Avalanche: 7-2-1, averaging 4.2 goals, 7.4 assists, 3.7 penalties and 7.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Devils: Dougie Hamilton: out (pectoral muscle), Jonas Siegenthaler: out (foot), Brendan Smith: out (knee), Jack Hughes: out (upper body).
Avalanche: Gabriel Landeskog: out for season (knee), Pavel Francouz: out for season (groin).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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