New York Rangers vs Colorado Avalanche: Game preview, predictions and odds | January 14, 2025

The New York Rangers are on the road to play the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET. New York (20-20-2) is coming off a 2-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights. Colorado (26-17-1) is coming off a 3-0 loss to the Winnipeg Jets.

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

• New York is 44-37-7-8 all-time against Colorado
• The Rangers are averaging 2.9 goals per game
• Colorado is 12-8-1 at home
• New York is allowing 3.12 goals per game
• The Avalanche are 3.38 goals per game
• The Rangers are 11-11 on the road
• Colorado is allowing 3.11 goals per game

New York Rangers vs Colorado Avalanche: Preview

New York is on a two-game winning streak and kicked off its West Coast road trip with an upset win over Vegas. The Rangers are led by Artemi Panarin, who has 45 points. Adam Fox has 33 points, Vincent Trocheck has 29 points and Mika Zibanejad has 27 points.

The Rangers will start Igor Shesterkin, who's 13-15-1 with a 2.98 GAA and a .908 SV%. In his career against Colorado, he's 3-0-1 with a 1.90 GAA and a .949 SV%.

Colorado, meanwhile, is 2-2 in its last four as the Avs will start Mackenzie Blackwood, who's 8-2-1 with a 1.66 GAA and a .939 SV% since being traded to Avs. In his career against New York, he's 6-9 with a 3.30 GAA and a .889 SV%.

The Avalanche are led by Nathan MacKinnon, who has 68 points. Mikko Rantanen has 60 points, Cale Makar has 49 points and Casey Mittelstadt has 26 points.

Rangers vs Avalanche: Odds & Prediction

New York is a +140 underdog, while Colorado is a -166 favorite, with the over/under set at 6.5 goals.

The Rangers have been playing well after a poor start to the season. However, the Avalanche have been solid at home and should be able to get a win here. Blackwood has been phenomenal since being traded to Colorado. The Avs will get a big win here.

Prediction: Avalanche 4, Rangers 2

Rangers vs Avalanche: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Colorado ML (-166)

Tip 2: Under 6.5 goals (-122)

Tip 3: Mikko Rantanen 3+ shots on goal (-150)

Tip 4: Colorado over 3.5 goals (-105)