Boston Bruins vs Colorado Avalanche Picks and Prediction for Saturday, October 18, 2025
Use Code WWWC The Boston Bruins (3-2-0, 6 points, T-2nd Atlantic) pay a visit to Denver on Saturday to play the Colorado Avalanche (4-0-1, 9 points, 1st Central) at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN+. Boston lost to the Vegas Golden Knights 6-5 on Thursday. Boston has lost two straight since opening the season with three straight wins. Colorado beat Columbus 4-1 on Thursday night for its second straight win. The Avalanche’s only loss in five games was in a shootout. Boston will play without Hampus Lindholm. Colorado will play without MacKenzie Blackwood, Samuel Girard, and Logan O’Connor. Make sure to read this in-depth Boston Bruins vs Colorado Avalanche prediction. Ice-cold accuracy: trust our NHL picks for the Boston Bruins at Colorado Avalanche prediction to guide your bets.
Boston is strong on attack but needs to play better at the other end
The Boston Bruins have a goals-for average of 3.60 and a goals-against average of 3.00. Boston is averaging 28.8 shots per game, while Colorado allows an average of 26.2 shots per game. Boston is converting on just 15.8% of its power plays (3-for-19), and has a successful penalty kill rate of 90% (18 of 20). Boston is allowing an average of 28.4 shots per game.
David Pastrnak (2 goals, 4 assists, 6 points) leads Boston in goals, assists, and points. Elias Lindholm, Morgan Geekie, Mark Kastelic, Casey Mittelstadt, and Tanner Jeannot have each scored two goals in a very balanced attack. Pavel Zacha and Lindholm are tied for second in points with 5 each. Nikita Zadorov is the leader in plus/minus at 5. Goalie Jeremy Swayman is 2-1-0 with a 2.68 goals against average and .916 save percentage, while Joonas Korpisalo is 1-1-0 with a 3.50 GAA and .851 SV%.
Colorado is performing well at both ends of the ice
The Colorado Avalanche have a goals-for average of 3.40 and a goals-against average of 1.80. Colorado averages 32.4 shots per game and will face a Boston defense that allows an average of 28.4 shots per game. Colorado is converting on 15% of its power plays (3-for-20), while the penalty kill has been successful 85.7% (12-of-14) of the times the Avalanche are short-handed. Colorado allows an average of 26.2 shots per game.
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Martin Necas (3 goals, 6 assists) leads Colorado in points with nine, while Nathan MacKinnon is second (4 goals, 4 assists) with eight. Three other players for Colorado have two goals apiece, and Cale Makar is second in assists with five. MacKinnon is the leader in plus/minus at 7. Goalie Scott Wedgwood has started each of Colorado's first five games and is 4-0-1 with a 1.58 goals against average and .939 save percentage. Wedgewood has allowed just one goal in four of five starts.
Boston Bruins vs. Colorado Avalanche Pick
Spread Pick for Bruins vs. Avalanche
- Colorado Avalanche ML (5 units)
The Colorado Avalanche have performed much better than Boston at both ends of the ice through the first 10 days of the regular season. Colorado's blue line and goalie Scott Wedgewood lead the Avalanche defense. Wedgewood has a goals against average of 1.58, and has given up one goal in four of five games while allowing four goals in a shootout loss to Dallas. Boston’s goals against average is 3.00. Dating back to last season, Boston is 6-14 in its last 20 games and 5-15 in its last 20 games on the road. The Bruins are coming off a disappointing 6-5 loss on the road to Vegas on Thursday. Colorado is 4-1 in its last 5 and 6-0 in its last six against an Eastern Conference team. The Avalanche beat Columbus 4-1 on Thursday, and at home this season, they are 2-1.
Over/Under Pick for Bruins vs. Avalanche
- Under (4 units)
The Colorado Avalanche have a goals-against of just 1.80 per game, while Boston’s is 3.00. The Bruins are 3-2 over/under, while Colorado is 1-4 over/under and will dictate the pace of this matchup at home. The Avalanche are strong on attack, but have received excellent play from the defense led by Cale Makar and goalie Scott Wedgewood.
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