The Colorado Avalanche (0-1) are heavily favored at home (-340 moneyline odds to win) against the Columbus Blue Jackets (0-1, +270 moneyline odds). Saturday’s contest begins at 9:00 PM ET from Ball Arena on ESPN+.

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Avalanche vs. Blue Jackets Betting Lines

• Favorite: Avalanche (-340)
• Underdog: Blue Jackets (+270)
• Over/under: 6.5

Avalanche vs. Blue Jackets Quick Facts

• Colorado’s games last season finished above this matchup’s total of 6.5 goals 55 times.
• Columbus played 42 games last season that finished with more than 6.5 goals.
• The teams combined to score 6.5 goals per game, 0.0 more than this one’s total.
• These two teams allowed a combined 6.7 goals per game, 0.2 more than this one’s total.
• The Blue Jackets were 24th in the league in goals scored, compared to the top-ranked Avalanche.
• The Blue Jackets were 31st in the league in goals surrendered, and the Avalanche were 16th.

Avalanche Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Avalanche Season Stat Insights

• The Avalanche were the top-scoring team in the NHL last season with 302 goals (3.7 per game, with 6.4 assists per contest).
• Colorado conceded 252 total goals (3.1 per game), ranking 16th in league play in goals against.
• Their goal differential (+50) made them eighth-best in the league.
• The 68 power-play goals Colorado scored last season (on 278 chances) were the second-most in the NHL.
• The Avalanche were fifth in the league with a 24.46% power-play conversion rate.
• Colorado recorded seven shorthanded goals last season (12th among all NHL squads).
• The Avalanche’s 79.92% penalty-kill success rate ranked 12th in the league.
• The Avalanche won 47.9% of their faceoffs to rank 23rd in the NHL.
• Colorado scored on 11.2% of its shots (fifth in league).
• The Avalanche did not have a shutout last season. As a team, they averaged 20.4 hits and 14.8 blocked shots per game.

Avalanche Moneyline

• The Avalanche won 65.3% of their games last season when they were a moneyline favorite (49-26).
• When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -340 or shorter, Colorado had a 4-2 record (winning 66.7% of its games).
• The Avalanche have a 77.3% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Avalanche Leaders

• One of Colorado’s top offensive players last season was Nathan MacKinnon, who had 140 points (51 goals, 89 assists) and played an average of 22:48 per game.
• Mikko Rantanen was another leading option for Colorado with 104 points (1.3 per game), scoring 42 goals and adding 62 assists.
• Cale Makar’s 90 points came from 21 goals and 69 assists.
• Alexandar Georgiev had a record of 38-18-5. He conceded 183 goals (3.0 goals against average) and recorded 1587 saves with an .897 save percentage (47th in the league).

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Blue Jackets Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blue Jackets Season Stats Insights

• With 234 goals (2.8 per game) last season, the Blue Jackets had the league’s 24th-ranked offense.
• Columbus allowed 298 total goals (3.6 per game), 31st in the league.
• Their -64 goal differential was 29th in the league.
• Columbus had 32 power-play goals (on 212 chances), 31st in the NHL.
• The Blue Jackets scored on 15.09% of their power plays, No. 31 in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, Columbus had five.
• The 76.27% penalty-kill percentage of the Blue Jackets was 26th in the league.
• The Blue Jackets won 47.2% of faceoffs, 27th in the NHL.
• The 9.5% shooting percentage of Columbus was 26th in the league.
• The Blue Jackets did not shut out an opponent last season.

Blue Jackets Moneyline Insights

• Last season the Blue Jackets were an underdog 74 times, and won 22, or 29.7%, of those games.
• Last season Columbus won one of its seven games when an underdog by at least +270 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Blue Jackets have a 27.0% chance to win.

Blue Jackets Leaders

• Sean Monahan scored 26 goals (0.3 per game) and dished out 33 assists (0.4 per game) last season, contributing to the Columbus offense with 59 total points (0.7 per game). He took two shots per game, shooting 15.2%.
• Zachary Werenski was one of the top contributors for Columbus with 57 total points (0.8 per game), with 11 goals and 46 assists in 70 games.
• Kirill Marchenko was a crucial player on offense for Columbus with 23 goals and 19 assists.
• Elvis Merzlikins was 13-17-8 last season, allowing 130 goals (3.4 goals against average) with an .897 save percentage (47th in the league).