Detroit Red Wings vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction: the Wings may not be hopeless outsiders

Prediction for the NHL Detroit Red Wings vs Colorado Avalanche match which will take place on February 23rd. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Detroit continues its fierce battle for a long-awaited playoff spot. The Red and White finally have a solid lineup with the skill and experience to go the distance. They have been on a scoring spree since the start of the regular season, suffering a slight dip in December, but are now back to their best. In their last eight meetings, Derek Lalonde's wards have been held scoreless twice, lost in overtime, and won five of those games. The resurgence has seen the Wings reach eighth place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Colorado will be in the playoffs at the end of the current regular season. It's no surprise, as the Avalanche are one of the most skilled teams in the league. Denver came out of the All-Star break in poor shape, which led to a four-game losing streak. Fortunately, in their last four matches, they have only lost to Tampa Bay 6:3 while beating Washington 6:3, Arizona 4:3, and Vancouver 3:1 to stay third in the Western Conference.

The rivalry between Detroit and Colorado was once incredibly moral, but now that the teams are in different conferences, they rarely meet. There has been no intrigue in this pairing for a long time. Only the Avalanche have won ten meetings. Now, they are the favorites. Sure, the Wings may not be hopeless outsiders in the league this season, with playoff aspirations, but Denver is in the top three of the Western Conference standings.

Despite the lopsided nature of the Detroit-Colorado match-ups in recent years, the teams continue to entertain audiences with spectacular and productive hockey. In the last seven head-to-head meetings, the Wings and Avalanche have combined for 51 pucks (an average of 7.29 per game) - a respectable figure by NHL standards.