A pair of the league’s best offensive options square off when the Colorado Avalanche (46-21-5) and Nathan MacKinnon (45 goals and 78 assists) host the New York Rangers (48-20-4) and Artemi Panarin (43 goals and 57 assists) at Ball Arena on Thursday, March 28 at 9:00 PM ET, airing on ESPN+, ALT, and MSG.

Colorado’s last Game was a 2-1 home loss against the Montreal Canadiens on March 26.

New York won at home in its last game on March 26, 6-5 over the Philadelphia Flyers.

Before watching this matchup, here is everything you need to know about Thursday’s action on the ice.

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Colorado Avalanche vs. New York Rangers Odds and Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Avalanche (-144)
  • Underdog: Rangers (+122)
  • Over/under: 6.5

Avalanche Stats and Trends

  • In 61 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Colorado has won 41 of those games.
  • In 44 games with moneyline odds shorter than -144 this season, the Avalanche have been victorious 32 times.
  • The moneyline odds imply that Colorado has a 59.0% chance of winning this contest.
  • Colorado and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 41 of 72 games this season.
  • In their last 10 matchups, the Avalanche have gone 9-1-0 to earn 95.0% of the possible points.
  • They have scored 43 goals over that time.
  • On the defensive side, the Avalanche have allowed 20 goals (two per game) over those 10 matchups.

Rangers Stats and Trends

  • This season the Rangers have nine wins in the 15 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
  • New York is 2-1 when it is the underdog by +122 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The win probability for the Rangers, implied from the moneyline, is 45.0%.
  • So far this season, 47.2% of New York’s games (34/72) have had more goals than Thursday’s over/under of 6.5.
  • In their past 10 games, the Rangers have gone 8-2-0 to earn 90.0% of the possible points.
  • They have averaged 3.9 goals per game (39 total) during that time.
  • Defensively, the Rangers have allowed 25 goals (2.5 per game) in those 10 outings.

Avalanche vs. Rangers Game Info and Start Time

  • Date: Thursday, March 28, 2024
  • Time: 9:00 PM ET
  • TV Channel: Altitude Sports
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
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