Minnesota is 12th in the NHL in goals allowed and second in penalty killing. They face a Colorado team that is 23rd in goals scored and 22nd in goals allowed. The Avalanche learned Friday that 19-year-old standout Nathan MacKinnon will miss the rest of the season with a broken foot. Colorado is 12-25 on the road. They come off a 4-0 win last night at Columbus, but the Avalanche is 15-50 playing on no days rest, as well as 6-2 UNDER the total on no rest. Minnesota is on an 18-3-2 run since goaltender Devan Dubnyk made his team debut with a win over Buffalo on January 15. Dubnyk, who was acquired from Arizona for a third-round pick, has a 1.60 goals-against average while starting each contest in that stretch. He made 37 saves Friday to help Minnesota beat Carolina 3-1 for its fifth straight win. Minnesota is 7-1 at home, as well as 7-3-1 UNDER the total at home. When these teams clash the home team is 9-3, Colorado is 0-6 here, and the UNDER is 4-0 the last four meetings. Play Minnesota and the game UNDER the total.
This pick was released to clients on March 08, 2015 at 10:35AM ET.
NHL
Colorado at Minnesota
March 8, 2015
6:00 PM Eastern
1 unit on Minnesota -215 (moneyline) (risk 1 to return 1.47)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
1.5 units on Game Total UNDER 5 -105 (risk 1.5 to return 2.93)
Result:
PUSH
PUSH
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