Colorado Avalanche vs Boston Bruins: Game preview, predictions and odds | January 25, 2025

The Colorado Avalanche are on the road to play the Boston Bruins on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET. Colorado (28-19-2) is coming off a 3-2 OT loss to Winnipeg. Boston (24-20-6) is coming off a 2-0 win over Ottawa.

Avalanche vs Bruins: Head-to-head & key stats

• Colorado is 62-77-15-1 all-time against Boston
• The Avalanche are averaging 3.28 goals per game
• Boston is 15-7-3 at home
• Colorado is allowing 3.1 goals per game
• The Bruins are averaging 2.72 goals per game
• The Avs are 14-9 on the road
• Boston is allowing 3.14 goals per game

Colorado Avalanche vs Boston Bruins: Preview

Colorado is on a two-game losing streak and is led by Nathan MacKinnon who has 75 points, Mikko Rantanen has 64 points, Cale Makar has 53 points, and Casey Mittelstadt who has 29 points.

The Avalanche will start Mackenzie Blackwood who's 9-4-2 with a 2.04 GAA and a .925 SV%. In his career against Boston, he's 6-6-2 with a 2.58 GAA and a .924 SV%.

Meanwhile, Boston will turn to Jeremy Swayman, who is 15-16-4 with a 3.00 GAA and a .896 SV%. In his career against Colorado, he's 2-0-1 with a 1.95 GAA and a .938 SV%.

The Bruins are led by David Pastrnak who has 56 points, Brad Marchand has 37 points, Pavel Zacha has 28 points, and Morgan Geekie has 28 points.

Avalanche vs Bruins: Odds & Prediction

Colorado is a -130 favorite while Boston is a +110 underdog with the over/under set at 5.5 goals.

The Avalanche are one of the top teams in the NHL while Boston is fighting for a playoff spot, which should make this game feel like a playoff game. Since acquiring Blackwood, Colorado's goaltending has been much better.

Blackwood should be able to limit Boston's offense, which has been an issue this season. Colorado, meanwhile, has too much skill on offense as the Avs will get a big win on the road here.

Prediction: Avalanche 3, Bruins 2.

Avalanche vs Bruins: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Colorado ML (-130)

Tip 2: Under 5.5 goals (+114)