| Team | Moneyline | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| +195 |
+1.5 -133 |
O 6.5 +100 |
|
| -225 |
-1.5 +116 |
U 6.5 -116 |
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Red Wings vs Avalanche preview
The market has Colorado as a -222 moneyline favorite and -1.5 on the spread, with a 6.5 total.
The last meeting was Feb. 2, 2026, a 2-0 Detroit road win. Detroit is 5-5 straight up and 5-5 ATS over its last 10; Colorado is 5-5 straight up and 6-4 ATS over its last 10. In the last six head-to-heads, Detroit is 2-4 straight up and 2-2 ATS.
The defensive ranks lean Detroit: it allows 2.94 goals per game (12th) and 25.18 shots allowed (6th), against Colorado’s 3.24 goals (18th) and 27.24 shots (16th). On props, Lucas Raymond over 1.5 shots at -290 has cleared in 10 of last 10, Artturi Lehkonen over 1.5 shots at -150 has cleared 9 of 10, and Alex DeBrincat over 2.5 shots at -240 has cleared 8 of 10.
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Top Red Wings vs Avalanche player props
| Player | Prop | Best price | Last 10 | Last 5 | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artturi Lehkonen COL | Over 1.5 shots on goal | -155 |
90% (9/10) | 100% | – |
| Devon Toews COL | Over 1.5 shots on goal | +100 |
70% (7/10) | 80% | – |
| Emmitt Finnie DET | Over 0.5 points | +100 |
70% (7/10) | 60% | 0.7 |
| Nazem Kadri COL | Over 0.5 points | -120 |
70% (7/10) | 80% | 0.7 |
| Lucas Raymond DET | Over 0.5 points | -150 |
70% (7/10) | 80% | 0.8 |
Hit rate = how often the player cleared this line in recent games. Projection = StatsBench’s model estimate for tonight. Best price across 30+ sportsbooks, DFS apps and exchanges as of 2:49 PM ET.
Key matchups
Each player’s lines against what this defense allows to his position this season. The ranks run from the defense allowing the fewest to the one allowing the most. Bars show how often he cleared the line over his recent games, green at 70% or better.
Nazem Kadri vs Red Wings
Nazem KadriF, COL
Red WingsDefense vs forwardsEmmitt Finnie vs Avalanche
Emmitt FinnieF, DET
AvalancheDefense vs forwardsLucas Raymond vs Avalanche
Lucas RaymondF, DET
AvalancheDefense vs forwardsDevon Toews vs Red Wings
Devon ToewsD, COL
Red WingsDefense vs defensemenMoritz Seider vs Avalanche
Moritz SeiderD, DET
AvalancheDefense vs defensemenArtturi Lehkonen vs Red Wings
Artturi LehkonenF, COL
Red WingsDefense vs forwardsBetting trends
- The over is 8-2 in Avalanche’ last 10 games.
From each team’s last 10 games and recent meetings, against the closing line.
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Projected lines
Projected forward lines, defense pairs and goalies, updated 2:49 PM ET; this page updates whenever they change. The goalies are listed in projected order, which doesn’t confirm the starter. Under each player: his strongest prop line and how often he cleared it over his recent games; green at 70% or better.
Forwards
Defense
Goalies
Scratched: Nate Danielson
Injured or in doubt: Mason Appleton, Marco Kasper, Albert Johansson, John Gibson
Forwards
Defense
Goalies
Injured or in doubt: Zachary L’Heureux, Josh Manson
Red Wings vs Avalanche defense vs position
What each defense allows per game this season to everyone listed at a position, combined, so a row covers more than the starter. The small number is the rank across 32 teams: 1st allows the fewest. Green is the softest third of the league, red the toughest.
Red Wings defense facing the Avalanche
| Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | Hits | Blocks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 2.48th | 4.022nd | 6.418th | 17.87th | 15.515th | 5.310th |
| D | 0.521st | 1.24th | 1.74th | 7.315th | 6.114th | 8.314th |
Softest spot: 4.0 assists a game to forwards, 11th most in the league.
Toughest spot: 1.2 assists a game to defensemen, 4th fewest in the league.
Avalanche defense facing the Red Wings
| Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | Hits | Blocks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 2.719th | 3.615th | 6.315th | 20.214th | 13.43rd | 6.826th |
| D | 0.520th | 1.615th | 2.216th | 7.010th | 7.932nd | 8.722nd |
Softest spot: 7.9 hits a game to defensemen, the most in the league.
Toughest spot: 13.4 hits a game to forwards, 3rd fewest in the league.
Player stats and form
Season averages and each player’s last 5 games, newest first. Splits: per-game averages (games in brackets); vs the opponent covers this season and last, newest game first.
Detroit Red Wings
| Date | Opp | TOI | G | A | SOG | HIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5 | vs VGK | 22:13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11/3 | @ TBL | 19:32 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 11/2 | @ FLA | 18:13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 10/31 | vs STL | 19:18 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 10/29 | vs CHI | 18:49 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Splits | Season | Road | 2025-26 | vs COL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTS | 0.9 (17) | 1.3 (7) | 1.0 (80) | 1.0 (2) 2 · 0 |
| SOG | 3.1 (17) | 3.4 (7) | 2.2 (80) | 3.0 (2) 3 · 3 |
| Date | Opp | TOI | G | A | SOG | HIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5 | vs VGK | 19:43 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 11/3 | @ TBL | 22:55 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 11/2 | @ FLA | 18:39 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10/31 | vs STL | 18:50 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 10/29 | vs CHI | 18:00 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Splits | Season | Road | 2025-26 | vs COL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTS | 0.9 (17) | 0.7 (7) | 1.0 (82) | 0.0 (2) 0 · 0 |
| SOG | 3.8 (17) | 4.1 (7) | 3.5 (82) | 2.0 (2) 1 · 3 |
| Date | Opp | TOI | G | A | SOG | HIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5 | vs VGK | 17:25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11/3 | @ TBL | 20:36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11/2 | @ FLA | 18:11 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 10/31 | vs STL | 20:01 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10/29 | vs CHI | 17:07 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Splits | Season | Road | 2025-26 | vs COL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTS | 0.9 (17) | 0.9 (7) | 0.8 (73) | 0.5 (2) 1 · 0 |
| SOG | 2.8 (17) | 2.9 (7) | 2.5 (73) | 3.5 (2) 3 · 4 |
Colorado Avalanche
| Date | Opp | TOI | G | A | SOG | HIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5 | vs NSH | 24:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 11/3 | @ CBJ | 19:28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11/2 | @ CHI | 19:25 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10/31 | vs CGY | 19:06 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 10/28 | vs NJD | 19:00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Splits | Season | Home | 2025-26 | vs DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTS | 1.6 (17) | 2.0 (9) | 1.5 (93) | 1.5 (2) 0 · 3 |
| SOG | 3.6 (17) | 5.0 (9) | 4.3 (93) | 4.5 (2) 5 · 4 |
| Date | Opp | TOI | G | A | SOG | HIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5 | vs NSH | 26:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/3 | @ CBJ | 22:32 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 11/2 | @ CHI | 23:00 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10/31 | vs CGY | 24:27 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 10/28 | vs NJD | 25:51 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Splits | Season | Home | 2025-26 | vs DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTS | 1.1 (16) | 1.1 (9) | 1.0 (86) | 0.0 (2) 0 · 0 |
| SOG | 2.8 (16) | 2.6 (9) | 2.7 (86) | 1.5 (2) 2 · 1 |
| Date | Opp | TOI | G | A | SOG | HIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5 | vs NSH | 23:37 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 11/3 | @ CBJ | 18:51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11/2 | @ CHI | 16:28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10/31 | vs CGY | 20:02 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10/28 | vs NJD | 19:35 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Splits | Season | Home | 2025-26 | vs DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTS | 1.1 (17) | 1.6 (9) | 1.2 (91) | – |
| SOG | 2.1 (17) | 2.3 (9) | 2.6 (91) | – |
Records
| Team | Record | ATS | O/U | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7-10 | 8-9 | 9-8 | 4-6 | 3-4 | |
| 9-8 | 10-7 | 12-5 | 6-3 | 3-5 |
This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.
Red Wings vs Avalanche head-to-head
Red Wings are 2-4, 2-2 ATS, O/U 1-3 in the last 6 meetings. Last time: Red Wings won 2-0 on February 2, 2026.
| Date | Venue | Red Wings result | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 26 | Avalanche home | W 2-0 | W +1.5 | U 6.5 |
| Jan 31, 26 | Red Wings home | L 0-5 | L +1.5 | U 6.5 |
| Mar 25, 25 | Avalanche home | L 2-5 | – | – |
| Dec 7, 24 | Red Wings home | L 1-2 | – | – |
| Mar 6, 24 | Avalanche home | L 2-7 | L +1.5 | O 5.5 |
| Feb 22, 24 | Red Wings home | W 2-1 | W +1.5 | U 5.5 |
Recent form
Detroit Red Wings: last 10 (5-5, 5-5 ATS, O/U 6-4)
| Date | Opponent | Result | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 26 | vs VGK | L 1-2 | W +1.5 | U 6.5 |
| Nov 3, 26 | @ TB | L 2-4 | L +1.5 | U 6.5 |
| Nov 2, 26 | @ FLA | W 5-3 | W +1.5 | O 5.5 |
| Oct 31, 26 | vs STL | L 4-5 | L -1.5 | O 5.5 |
| Oct 29, 26 | vs CHI | W 4-1 | W -1.5 | U 5.5 |
| Oct 26, 26 | @ EDM | W 4-3 | W +1.5 | O 6.5 |
| Oct 24, 26 | @ CGY | L 1-4 | L -1.5 | U 5.5 |
| Oct 22, 26 | @ VAN | W 5-2 | W -1.5 | O 6.5 |
| Oct 20, 26 | @ SEA | L 3-4 | L -1.5 | O 6.5 |
| Oct 17, 26 | vs SJ | W 4-3 | L -1.5 | O 6.5 |
Colorado Avalanche: last 10 (5-5, 6-4 ATS, O/U 8-2)
| Date | Opponent | Result | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 26 | vs NSH | L 2-3 | L -1.5 | U 6.5 |
| Nov 3, 26 | @ CBJ | L 2-7 | L -1.5 | O 6.5 |
| Nov 2, 26 | @ CHI | W 5-2 | W -1.5 | O 6.5 |
| Oct 31, 26 | vs CGY | W 5-2 | W -1.5 | O 6.5 |
| Oct 28, 26 | vs NJ | W 5-2 | W -1.5 | O 6.5 |
| Oct 25, 26 | @ NSH | L 2-6 | L -1.5 | O 6.5 |
| Oct 23, 26 | vs TB | W 6-3 | W -1.5 | O 6.5 |
| Oct 20, 26 | @ NJ | L 3-4 | W +1.5 | O 6.5 |
| Oct 19, 26 | @ PHI | L 2-3 | L -1.5 | U 6.5 |
| Oct 16, 26 | vs PIT | W 5-2 | W -1.5 | O 6.5 |
Injury report
Detroit Red Wings
- Marco Kasper (C): Injured Reserve, Head coach Todd McLellan said Thursday that he expects Kasper
- Mason Appleton (C): Injured Reserve, Head coach Todd McLellan stated that Appleton
- Albert Johansson (D): Injured Reserve, Johansson
- John Gibson (G): Day-To-Day, Gibson
- Dylan Larkin (C): Injured Reserve, Suspension
- Simon Edvinsson (D): Injured Reserve, Edvinsson
Colorado Avalanche
- Josh Manson (D): Out, Manson
- Zachary L’Heureux (L): Injured Reserve, Upper Body
Matchup ranks
What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.
| Red Wings defense | Avalanche defense | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals allowed per game | 2.94 (12th of 32) | 3.24 (18th of 32) |
| Shots on goal allowed per game | 25.18 (7th of 32) | 27.24 (17th of 32) |
| Points allowed per game | 8.12 (11th of 32) | 8.53 (15th of 32) |
| Power-play points allowed per game | 2.53 (24th of 32) | 2.12 (18th of 32) |
| Pace (possessions) | 54 (20th) | 57.8 (3rd) |
Venue and weather
Red Wings vs Avalanche odds by sportsbook
| Book | DET spread | COL spread | DET ML | COL ML | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +1.5 -136 | -1.5 +116 | +185 | -230 | O 6.5 -103 | U 6.5 -117 | |
| +1.5 -133 | -1.5 +107 | +195 | -238 | O 6.5 -106 | U 6.5 -116 | |
| +1.5 -135 | -1.5 +113 | +190 | -230 | O 6.5 -102 | U 6.5 -121 | |
| +1.5 -135 | -1.5 +114 | +185 | -225 | O 6.5 -102 | U 6.5 -118 | |
| +1.5 -134 | -1.5 +110 | +188 | -230 | O 6.5 +100 | U 6.5 -122 | |
| +1.5 -135 | -1.5 +110 | +185 | -225 | O 6.5 +100 | U 6.5 -120 |
Highlighted: the best price in each column as of 2:49 PM ET. Prices move; check the book before you bet.
Line movement from the open
| Line | Open | Now | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avalanche spread | -1.5 | -1.5 | – |
| Total | 6.5 | 6.5 | – |
| Red Wings moneyline | +185 | +185 | – |
| Avalanche moneyline | -225 | -225 | – |
DraftKings opening and current numbers via ESPN.
Line movement chart
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