NHL Game Preview: Colorado Avalanche (5-0-3) vs. Boston Bruins (3-6-0)

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Venue & Game Info

Location: TD Garden, 100 Legends Way, Boston, MA 02114

Puckdrop: 3:00 PM ET

Broadcast: NHL Network, NESN (Boston), Altitude Sports (Colorado), ESPN+

Injury Report

Colorado Avalanche:

Logan O’Connor (hip) – out until early November

Ross Colton (groin) – probable

Boston Bruins:

Hampus Lindholm (kneecap) – probable

Charlie McAvoy (shoulder) – probable

Tanner Jeannot (groin) – probable

Mark Kastelic (upper body) – probable

Team Recent Form

Colorado Avalanche:

Points in all 8 games this season (5 wins, 3 OT/SO losses).

Last game: 5-4 SO loss vs Carolina.

Goals For: 28 (3.5 per game, 4th NHL)

Goals Against: 17 (2.1 per game, 4th NHL)

Martin Nečas: 12 points (6G, 6A).

Nathan MacKinnon: 11 points (6G, 5A).

Boston Bruins:

Started 3-0, but have lost 6 straight in regulation.

Last game: 7-5 loss vs Anaheim.

Goals For: 29 (3.2 per game, 3rd NHL)

Goals Against: 33 (3.7 per game, 30th NHL)

David Pastrňák: 12 points (5G, 7A).

Jeremy Swayman: .873 SV%, struggling behind leaky defense.

Key Player Matchups

Nathan MacKinnon (COL) vs David Pastrňák (BOS): Two elite scorers driving their teams’ offenses.

Cale Makar (COL) vs Charlie McAvoy (BOS): Dynamic defensemen who can change the game at both ends.

Goaltending: Scott Wedgewood (COL, .906 career SV%) vs Jeremy Swayman (BOS, .873 SV% this season).

Series History

Last Meeting: Avalanche beat Bruins 4-1 at Ball Arena a week ago, MacKinnon scored twice.

All-time: Bruins lead the historical series, but Colorado has won 3 of last 4.

At Boston: Bruins 2-3 in last 5 vs Avs.

Betting Trends

Colorado Avalanche:

5-0-3 overall, 3-0-1 on the road.

3 of 8 games OVER 5.5 goals.

Top-5 in both goals scored and goals allowed.

Boston Bruins:

0-6 in last 6 games.

5 of 9 games OVER 5.5 goals.

1-3 as underdogs of +155 or longer.

Game Odds

Colorado Avalanche       – 185

Boston Bruins                    5.5

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, October 24, 2025

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