The Colorado Avalanche (4-0-1) are heavy favorites when they host the Boston Bruins (3-2) on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Avalanche are -265 on the moneyline to win, while the Bruins have +215 moneyline odds.

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Avalanche vs. Bruins Betting Lines

• Favorite: Avalanche (-265)
• Underdog: Bruins (+215)
• Over/under: 6.5

Avalanche vs. Bruins Quick Facts

• Colorado and its opponent have combined for over 6.5 goals just one time this season.
• So far this season, 60.0% of Boston’s games (3/5) have had more goals than Saturday’s over/under of 6.5.
• Saturday’s total is 0.5 lower than the two teams’ combined average of seven goals per game.
• This game’s over/under is 1.9 more than the 4.6 goals these two clubs concede per game combined.

Avalanche Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Avalanche Season Stat Insights

• The Avalanche net the seventh-most goals in the league, averaging 3.4 per game for a total of 17 this season.
• Colorado has conceded the fewest goals in league play this season at eight (only 1.6 per game).
• The squad has the league’s second-best goal differential at +9 this season.
• Colorado’s three power-play goals this season (11th in the NHL) have come on 20 chances.
• The Avalanche rank 23rd in the NHL with a 15% power-play conversion rate this season.
• The Avalanche have the league’s 11th-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 85.71%.
• The Avalanche’s players win 54.9% of their faceoffs to rank fifth in the NHL.
• Colorado scores on 10.5% of its shots as a team, ranking 18th in the league.
• The Avalanche have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 19.4 hits and 15.2 blocked shots per game.

Avalanche Moneyline

• Colorado has gone 4-1 as the oddsmakers’ favorite this season.
• The Avalanche have not played a game this season with their moneyline odds shorter than -265.
• The moneyline odds imply that Colorado has a 72.6% chance of winning this game.

Avalanche Leaders

• Martin Necas: three goals and six assists
• Nathan MacKinnon: four goals and four assists
• Cale Makar: two goals and five assists
• Scott Wedgewood: 4-0-1 record, .939 save percentage, eight goals given up

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Bruins Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Bruins Season Stats Insights

• The Bruins have scored the fifth-most goals (18 goals, 3.6 per game) in the NHL.
• Boston has allowed 15 total goals (three per game) to rank 16th.
• They have a +3 goal differential, which is eighth-best in the league.
• Boston has scored three power-play goals this season (on 19 chances). That ranks 11th in the NHL.
• The Bruins’ power-play conversion rate (15.79%) ranks 21st in the league.
• The 90% of opponent power plays the Bruins kill is the eighth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Bruins win 56.3% of their faceoffs. That’s the third-best rate in the NHL.
• The 12.7% shooting percentage Boston has compiled ranks ninth in the league.
• The Bruins have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

Bruins Moneyline Insights

• The Bruins have been made the underdog three times this season, and upset their opponent once.
• Boston has not played with moneyline odds of +215 or longer once this season.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies a 31.7% chance for the Bruins to win.

Bruins Leaders

• David Pastrnak: two goals and four assists
• Pavel Zacha: one goal and four assists
• Elias Lindholm: two goals and three assists
• Jeremy Swayman: 2-1-0 record, .916 save percentage, eight goals conceded