New Jersey visits Colorado after Hischier’s 2-goal game

New Jersey Devils (8-4, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (6-5-1, in the Central Division)

Denver; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EDT

LINE: Avalanche -181, Devils +146; over/under is 6.5

BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils visit the Colorado Avalanche after Nico Hischier scored two goals in the Devils’ 5-1 win against the Dallas Stars.

Colorado has gone 4-1-1 at home and 6-5-1 overall. The Avalanche have a 5-1-1 record in games their opponents commit more penalties.

New Jersey has an 8-4 record overall and a 1-2-0 record on the road. The Devils have a 7-1-0 record when scoring at least three goals.

Wednesday’s game is the second time these teams match up this season. The Devils won 4-3 in the previous meeting.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nathan MacKinnon has scored seven goals with 14 assists for the Avalanche. Martin Necas has four goals and eight assists over the last 10 games.

Jack Hughes has four goals and 10 assists for the Devils. Hischier has scored seven goals with two assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Avalanche: 4-5-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.5 assists, 3.9 penalties and 9.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.

Devils: 7-3-0, averaging 3.8 goals, 6.4 assists, 2.5 penalties and 6.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.

INJURIES: Avalanche: Zachary L’Heureux: out (upper body).

Devils: Seamus Casey: out (knee), Connor Hellebuyck: day to day (not injury related).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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