Colorado at Buffalo

Colorado is playing hard, coming a 4-3 win over Winnipeg, followed by two straight 1-goal losses to a pair of strong teams in St. Louis (3-2) and Pittsburgh (4-3). They can struggle against good teams but have no trouble against bad ones with the Avalanche 20-8 against a team with a losing record. They face one of the NHL's worst here in Buffalo, a team ranked #30th in goals scored and #30 on the power play and #25th in goals allowed. The Sabres are 18-37 against the Western Conference. Buffalo is off a 5-1 loss and the team is 12-42 after scoring 2 or fewer goals in their previous game. Colorado has won the last seven meetings, including 4-0 in Buffalo, so grab the visitors and play on Colorado.