Colorado at New York

Colorado earned a point on Thursday's as it lost 4-3 in overtime at Washington and that is something cheer considering the recent play of the Avalanche. Evgeny Kuznetsov scored on a breakaway with seconds left in OT.  Colorado hopes to build on that performance against the defending champions as it travels to play the New York Islanders today. The Avalanche still is in the thick of the playoff race and has plenty of motivation to get things turned around. The Islanders have lost three of their last five although they do come off a 2-1 shootout victory at New Jersey on Thursday. Josh Bailey scored the decisive goal and Thomas Greiss had 30 saves. Look for Colorado to break through with a victory in this matchup and play the Avalanche.