Colorado at Minnesota

Colorado is 17-9-2 on the road, tops in the NHL in goals scored, while the defense is Top 10 in goals surrendered. Colorado is on a 6-1 run, with the wins by scores of 4-0, 5-3, 6-3, 6-1, 4-1 and 2-1. The Avalanche is a Western Conference-best plus-42 in goal differential. They face a weak Minnesota defense ranked #25 in goals surrendered and #26 in save percentage. Minnesota is minus-11 in goal differential and has yielded six power-play goals in the last four games for the league's worst penalty-killing unit at 73.8 percent. Look for the visitors to win by more than one goal. Play Colorado on the puckline.