Colorado Avalanche vs New York Islanders Prediction 1/28/25 NHL Picks

The Colorado Avalanche and the New York Islanders meet Tuesday in NHL action from the UBS Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Colorado Avalanche vs. New York Islanders prediction.

Colorado Avalanche Recap

The Colorado Avalanche come into this game looking to build on their 5-4 win over the New York Rangers last time out to improve to 29-20-2 on the year. After this game, the Avalanche will head home for a matchup with the St. Louis Blues.

Avalanche Looking To Build Momentum

Nathan MacKinnon has a team-high 77 points including 19 goals and a team-high 58 assists while Cale Makar has 56 points with 18 goals and 38 assists. Casey Mittelstadt has 31 points with 9 goals and 22 assists. Artturi Lehkonen also has 28 points with 20 goals while Devon Toews has 23 points with 17 assists as well. Mackenzie Blackwood is 10-4-2 with a 2.17 GAA and a .922 save percentage while Scott Wedgewood has gone 5-3 with a 2.40 GAA and a .910 save percentage in goal for Colorado on the year.

Why the Colorado Avalanche will win

• The Avalanche have won each of their last 10 Tuesday games.
• The Islanders have lost each of their last seven Tuesday games.
• The Islanders have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last nine night games at UBS Arena after coming off overtime.
• The road team has covered the puck line in each of the last four games between the Avalanche and Islanders.

New York Islanders Recap

The New York Islanders come into this game looking to add on to their 3-2 OT win over the Carolina Hurricanes to improve to 21-20-7 on the year. After this game, the Islanders will meet the Flyers and Lightning.

Islanders Win 4th In A Row

Anders Lee leads the Islanders in scoring with 37 points including 21 goals and 16 assists while Kyle Palmieri has 32 points split between 12 goals and 20 assists. Bo Horvat has 37 points with 17 goals and 20 assists while Brock Nelson has 31 points with 15 goals and 16 assists. Simon Holmstrom has 23 points with 10 goals and 13 assists and Maxim Tsyplakov has 19 points with 7 goals and 12 assists. Ilya Sorokin has gone 16-14-4 with a 2.75 GAA and a .904 save percentage in goal for the Islanders while Semyon Varlamov is 3-4-3 with a 2.89 GAA and an .889 save percentage this season. Marcus Hogberg has also gone 2-2 with a 1.45 GAA and a .947 save percentage as well on the year.

Why the New York Islanders will win

• The underdogs have won each of the Avalanche’s last four games.
• The Avalanche have lost four of their last five games as favorites.
• The Islanders have covered the puck line in each of their last eight games as home underdogs following a home win.
• The Avalanche have failed to cover the puck line in nine of their last 10 games as favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the Islanders’ last seven games following a win has gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Five of the Avalanche’s last six games as road favorites following a road win have gone UNDER the total goals line.

Avalanche vs. Islanders Prediction

I’m leaning toward the Islanders in this one. This is just a play on the number here as the Islanders have been rolling right now and are at home where they’ve played their better hockey. Fading the Avalanche has always been a tricky proposition, but the islanders are playing well enough right now that I think it’s worth taking the shot on. Give me the Islanders and the plus money here.