Devils vs Avalanche Score & Box Score — Wed, Oct 28, 2026

FINALBall Arena · Oct 29

2@5

NJD rest: 0dCOL rest: 2d

New Jersey Devils at Colorado Avalanche: score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and the HabsMetrics prediction made before puck drop, from the NHL’s official data. Analytics for educational purposes only — not gambling advice.

Game analysis

Avalanche beat Devils 5–2

P. Kelly scored the game-winner at 3:47 of the third.
M. Blackwood stopped 20 of 22 shots (.909) for the win.
The Avalanche controlled play, outshooting the Devils 45–22.
Power play: COL 1/2, NJD 0/3.
C. Brown led all scorers with 2 goals and 0 assists.
HabsMetrics model had the Avalanche as 61% favourites — it called this one.

HabsMetrics Analytics — for educational/analytics purposes only — not gambling advice.

Three stars

1st star
N. Kadri
COL · 1G 1A
2nd star
B. Burns
COL · 0G 2A
3rd star
J. Schwartz
COL · 1G 1A

Scoring summary

Period by Period

Stats not yet available

Team Stats

NJDCOL

Team statistics comparison
Shots	--	--
Hits	17	11
Blocked	14	12
Power Play	0/3	1/2
Faceoff %	46.3	53.7
Corsi %	35.5	64.5
xG	2.58	4.48
Giveaways	15	20
Takeaways	4	4

Colorado Avalanche

Player statistics for Colorado Avalanche
Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI
Nazem KadriC	1	1	2	+1	2	15:06
Sam MalinskiD	0	2	2	+3	3	21:11
Brent BurnsD	0	2	2	+2	4	17:49
Jaden SchwartzLW	1	1	2	+1	3	10:53
Fedor SvechkovC	0	1	1	+1	0	13:31
Nicolas RoyC	0	1	1	+1	0	11:26
Parker KellyC	1	0	1	+1	3	14:13
Artturi LehkonenLW	0	1	1	+1	2	18:33
Gabriel LandeskogLW	1	0	1	-1	1	12:29
Devon ToewsD	0	1	1	0	4	24:42
Mackenzie BlackwoodG	--	--	30/32	--	.938	59:27
Scott WedgewoodG	--	--	20/22	--	.909	00:00

New Jersey Devils

Player statistics for New Jersey Devils
Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI
Connor BrownRW	2	0	2	+1	2	14:10
Cody GlassC	0	1	1	+1	0	12:12
Amadeus LombardiC	0	1	1	0	4	11:51
Evan RodriguesC	0	0	0	-1	1	16:03
Timo MeierRW	0	0	0	-1	1	14:06
Anthony ManthaRW	0	0	0	-1	2	13:52
Jesper BrattLW	0	0	0	-1	2	16:45
Jesper BoqvistC	0	0	0	-1	1	10:54
Luke EvangelistaRW	0	0	0	-1	0	17:28
Arseny GritsyukRW	0	0	0	-1	1	16:24
Jake AllenG	--	--	59/64	--	.922	60:00
Rémi PoirierG	--	--	39/44	--	.886	00:00

NJDaway

39%

COLhome

61%

Win probability22-pt gap

Model pick

COL · 61% to win

Key signals

Team Offense (Goal Model)Rest / Back-to-BackHome IceInjuriesTeam Defense (Goal Model)

For educational/analytics purposes only — not gambling advice

Game Analysis

Projected score

NJD

3.0

–

COL

3.7

Most likely final: COL 3–2 NJD · Actual: 5–2

COL win: 61%
NJD win: 39%
Goes to OT/SO: 22%

Likeliest scorelines

COL 3 – 2 NJD8%
COL 4 – 3 NJD8%
COL 3 – 4 NJD6%
COL 2 – 3 NJD6%
COL 5 – 4 NJD4%

Goal totals & margins

6+ total goals: 63%
7+ total goals: 53%
COL by 2+: 34%
NJD by 2+: 18%

Key factors (goal margin, + favors home)

Team OffenseCOL scoring +16% vs league average, NJD +2% (time-weighted goal model).+0.39
RestNJD on the second night of a back-to-back.+0.20
Home IceLeague-wide home scoring edge of +4% applied to COL.+0.12
Team DefenseCOL allowing +1% vs league average, NJD -3%.-0.10
Market ConsensusBlended 35% toward the consensus market.+0.04
Projected GoaltendingProjected starters vs an average goalie, shrunk by shots faced: Mackenzie Blackwood (COL) -0.02 g/gm; Jake Allen (NJD) -0.03 g/gm.+0.01