New York Rangers vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction & Picks - NHL

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New York Rangers
12/6/25 12:30
Colorado Avalanche

Prediction:

 

Total Goals in the 1st Period - Over 1.5

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 by Edgar Jibran | in NHL Picks

The 2025/26 NHL season has been fantastic for the Colorado Avalanche; however, their most recent games on the road have been very challenging. With this goal in mind, despite being favorites to defeat the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden, they aren’t really expected to dominate the game, as they couldn’t score more than three goals during their last four road games.

Additionally, it must be noted that the Avalanche lost their last two road games, a negative streak that is very concerning when taking into account that the Dallas Stars currently are just one point behind them. Even though it cannot be ignored that the Avalanche has a slight advantage, as they have played two fewer games than the Stars so far in the season, they must play this game calmly.

Meanwhile, the New York Rangers have finally been able to find some consistency when playing at home, as they won three of their last five home games. In this matter, the Rangers have recently defeated the Dallas Stars in overtime, so facing the Avalanche isn’t expected to cause any panic in the Rangers’ roster. However, they haven’t scored more than three goals when playing at home since their 6-3 victory over the Nashville Predators.

New York Rangers vs Colorado Avalanche Form

Table

Teams Pts P W L GD
1 Colorado Avalanche
119 1866 47 16 +97
29 New York Rangers
77 2377 25 39 -12

New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche Latest Matches

New York Rangers
New York Rangers Latest matches
W W W L W W
Victories

5/6 (83%)

Defeats

1/6 (17%)

Dec 4, 2025 - NHL

Ottawa Senators
2 :  4
New York Rangers

Dec 2, 2025 - NHL

New York Rangers
3 :  2
Dallas Stars

Nov 29, 2025 - NHL

New York Rangers
1 :  4
Tampa Bay Lightning

Nov 28, 2025 - NHL

Boston Bruins
2 :  6
New York Rangers

Nov 26, 2025 - NHL

Carolina Hurricanes
2 :  4
New York Rangers

Nov 24, 2025 - NHL

New York Rangers
3 :  2
St. Louis Blues
L W L W L W
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Dec 2, 2025 - NHL

New York Rangers
3 :  2
Dallas Stars

Nov 29, 2025 - NHL

New York Rangers
1 :  4
Tampa Bay Lightning

Nov 24, 2025 - NHL

New York Rangers
3 :  2
St. Louis Blues

Nov 16, 2025 - NHL

New York Rangers
1 :  2
Detroit Red Wings

Nov 10, 2025 - NHL

New York Rangers
6 :  3
Nashville Predators

Nov 8, 2025 - NHL

New York Rangers
0 :  5
New York Islanders
L L L W W W
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Dec 4, 2025 - NHL

Ottawa Senators
2 :  4
New York Rangers

Nov 28, 2025 - NHL

Boston Bruins
2 :  6
New York Rangers

Nov 26, 2025 - NHL

Carolina Hurricanes
2 :  4
New York Rangers

Nov 22, 2025 - NHL

Utah Mammoth
3 :  2
New York Rangers

Nov 20, 2025 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
6 :  3
New York Rangers

Nov 18, 2025 - NHL

Vegas Golden Knights
3 :  2
New York Rangers
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche Latest matches
W W L W W L
Victories

4/6 (67%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Dec 4, 2025 - NHL

New York Islanders
6 :  3
Colorado Avalanche

Dec 2, 2025 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
3 :  1
Vancouver Canucks

Nov 29, 2025 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
7 :  2
Montreal Canadiens

Nov 28, 2025 - NHL

Minnesota Wild
3 :  2
Colorado Avalanche

Nov 26, 2025 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
6 :  0
San Jose Sharks

Nov 23, 2025 - NHL

Chicago Blackhawks
0 :  1
Colorado Avalanche
W W W W W W
Victories

6/6 (100%)

Defeats

0/6 (0%)

Dec 2, 2025 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
3 :  1
Vancouver Canucks

Nov 29, 2025 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
7 :  2
Montreal Canadiens

Nov 26, 2025 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
6 :  0
San Jose Sharks

Nov 20, 2025 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
6 :  3
New York Rangers

Nov 16, 2025 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
4 :  1
New York Islanders

Nov 13, 2025 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
6 :  3
Buffalo Sabres
W W W W L L
Victories

4/6 (67%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Dec 4, 2025 - NHL

New York Islanders
6 :  3
Colorado Avalanche

Nov 28, 2025 - NHL

Minnesota Wild
3 :  2
Colorado Avalanche

Nov 23, 2025 - NHL

Chicago Blackhawks
0 :  1
Colorado Avalanche

Nov 22, 2025 - NHL

Nashville Predators
0 :  3
Colorado Avalanche

Nov 9, 2025 - NHL

Vancouver Canucks
4 :  5
Colorado Avalanche

Nov 8, 2025 - NHL

Edmonton Oilers
1 :  9
Colorado Avalanche

New York Rangers against Colorado Avalanche : Head to Head (H2H)

New York Rangers

33 %

Colorado Avalanche

67 %

Nov 20, 2025 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
6 :  3
New York Rangers

Jan 26, 2025 - NHL

New York Rangers
4 :  5
Colorado Avalanche

Jan 14, 2025 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
3 :  2
New York Rangers

Mar 28, 2024 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
2 :  3
New York Rangers

Feb 5, 2024 - NHL

New York Rangers
2 :  1
Colorado Avalanche

Dec 14, 2021 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
4 :  2
New York Rangers

Players list

New York Rangers
New York Rangers

J. Quick

I. Shesterkin

W. Borgen

C. Soucy

M. Robertson

S. Morrow

B. Schneider

V. Gavrikov

T. Raddysh

N. Laba

B. Berard

W. Cuylle

A. Lafreniere

V. Trocheck

J. Miller

M. Zibanejad

A. Panarin

J. Brodzinski

C. Sheary

S. Carrick

Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche

T. Miner

M. Blackwood

B. Burns

C. Makar

D. Toews

S. Girard

J. Manson

S. Malinski

P. Kelly

M. Necas

R. Colton

J. Drury

Z. Bardakov

V. Nichushkin

A. Lehkonen

G. Landeskog

B. Nelson

N. MacKinnon

V. Olofsson

J. Kiviranta

Most goals and assists

CD Huachipato New York Rangers
CD Huachipato Colorado Avalanche
Top Goalscorer
Sweden M. Zibanejad (34 Goals)
Top Goalscorer
Canada N. MacKinnon (60 Goals)
Best assists
Best assists
Canada N. MacKinnon (82 Assists)

New York Rangers - Colorado Avalanche Key Points

  1. The Colorado Avalanche haven’t won a road game in regulation time, scoring four or more goals, since their 4-2 victory over the VGK Golden Knights.
  2. The New York Rangers have conceded more than three goals in only one of their last five home games.
  3. The Colorado Avalanche have scored more than three goals in only two of their last five road meetings against the New York Rangers.
  4. The New York Rangers ended with a three-game home streak without scoring more than three goals with their most recent 5-4 loss to the Avalanche.

Our New York Rangers vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction

Taking all this into account, this game can be expected to be one of the most spectacular of the regular season, it also being a perfect chance for the Rangers to take revenge for the 6-3 loss they suffered when playing on the road against the Avalanche last November 20th.

Summarizing, even though the Avalanche was able to recently show dominance over the Rangers in their most recent meeting, playing in New York cannot be expected to be an easy task when their offensive performance has been consistently decreasing in the most recent matchdays. Therefore, the pick for the Colorado Avalanche – New York Rangers is: Total Goals in the 1st Period – Over 1.5!

Prediction:

 

Total Goals in the 1st Period - Over 1.5

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