NHL Game Preview: Colorado Avalanche at New Jersey Devils with Line Combinations 12/8/2024

Cale Makar skating for the Colorado Avalanche in a home jersey
Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images

Colorado Avalanche (15-13-0) at New Jersey Devils (18-9-2, 38 Pts)
Venue: Prudential Center
Date: Tonight – Sunday, December 8
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: MSG, ALT2, ESPN+
Radio:
Colorado – KKSE 950 AM
New Jersey – Devils App, 98.7 ESPN

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Colorado +1.5 ML +140
New Jersey -1.5 ML -166
O/U 6.5

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Colorado Avalanche News & Notes:

The Avalanche defeated the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Saturday and ate 6-4-0 in their last ten games. Colorado has allowed the second-most goals in the NHL with 103.

New Jersey Devils News & Notes:

The Devils beat the Seattle Kraken 3-2 on Saturday. New Jersey has the league’s best power play at 33.7 percent. The Devils are 7-3-0 in their last ten games.

Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines

Lehkonen-MacKinnon–Rantanen

Colton-Mittelstadt-Nichushkin

Kiviranta-Kelly-O’Connor

Kovalenko-Ivan-Wagner

Toews-Makar

Girard-Malinski

De Haan-Middleton

Wedgewood

Georgiev

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New Jersey Devils Projected Lines

Meier-Hischier-Noesen

Palat-J. Hughes-Bratt

Haula-Mercer-Tatar

Cotter-Dowling-Legare

Dillon-Hamilton

L. Hughes-Pesce

Siegenthaler-Kovacevic

Allen

Markstrom

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Players To Watch:

Colorado Avalanche

Nathan MacKinnon leads the NHL in assists with 32 and is third in points with 41. Mikko Rantanen is tied for seventh in goals with 15 and tied for ninth in points with 36.

New Jersey Devils

Jesper Bratt leads the Devils in assists with 23 and points with 35. Jack Hughes is second on the team in assists with 22 and points with 33.

Injury Report:

Colorado Avalanche

LW Gabriel Landeskog – LTIR
D Tucker Poolman – IR
LW Miles Wood – IR – Month to month
LW Jonathan Drouin – Week to week
D Josh Manson – IR

New Jersey Devils

D Santeri Hatakka – IR – Out indefinitely
C Curtis Lazar – IR – Out indefinitely
RW Nathan Bastian – Week to week

Next Game

Colorado Avalanche – December 10 at Pittsburgh
New Jersey Devils – December 10 vs Toronto

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