In the NHL league, the All-Star weekend break is approaching, so we will see fewer and fewer games. Today, Colorado Avalanche, who are in 2nd place in the Western Conference with 60 points, will face the Red Wings, who are at the very bottom of the Eastern Conference with 28 points.
Colorado Avalanche
Avalanche are showing very good play this season and it is no coincidence that they are currently in 2nd place in the Western Conference. N. MacKinnon is playing impressively and has already scored 70 points. At home, Avalanche also play well. They score an average of 3.8 goals, making them the best attacking home team in the Western Conference. Meanwhile, they concede an average of 3.2 goals. The last home games of Avalanche also went quite well, with wins against the Blues twice and the Sharks, and losses against the Stars and Penguins, who are much better than the Red Wings. The teams' H2H is also in Avalanche's favor, having won 3 consecutive home games against the Red Wings. Today, Avalanche will be without Donskoi and Wilson.
Detroit Red Wings
Speaking of the Red Wings, the mood in the team is much worse. Before the All-Star break, the team is in last place in the Eastern Conference (16th) and is far behind the Devils in the second-to-last place (28 and 41 points, respectively). The season is really bad. And playing away is even worse. The last 10 out of 11 away games were lost in regular time. And overall, out of 23 away games this season, 19 have been losses. The team scores an average of 2 goals and concedes 4.2. This is the worst ratio in the entire league. The Red Wings will be without Athanasiou, Bernier, DeKeyser, Mantha, and Ericsson today.
Choice
So, a meeting between two teams of completely different strengths awaits. We predict that MacKinnon and the team will easily break through the Red Wings' defense and the latter will suffer another away loss. Perhaps even by more than a 2-goal difference. Good luck.
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