The Devils are an improved team, especially on offense, but in the net it has been a bit of the "same ol'". They've limited shots but not necessarily goals. Blackwood (.871 save%) was expected to start but may be injured, in which case it will be Vanacek, who has struggled to an .833 save% in net. Their goals against have fluctuated wildly, but against the Avs, expect more rather than less today.
The Avalanche are underachieving (for them) on offense to date, but have far too much firepower for this to continue. They still have the best power play in the league, and have been good on the road so far. Georgiev, today's likely net minder, has been solid in net, but the Avalanche give up a ton of chances and sport one of the worst PKs in the league at the moment.
Look for the Avs to break out on offense and the Devils to reply in kind, resulting in a relatively high-scoring affair. I am on the over today. 9*!