Colorado at San Jose

The San Jose Sharks have won each of their first three games, but the last one wasn't easy. They spent a lot of emotional, and physical energy in that contest. San Jose came back to win from a 2-goal third period deficit, and I think this team is going to be a bit flat coming into this one. Colorado has won their last two games, and after knocking off the Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings, they dominated Columbus 4-0. the Avalanche has fared well vs. the pacific as they have taken 9 of their last 13, and are 6-2 in their last eight after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game. Riding momentum, the Avalanche offer good value coming into this one, so play on Colorado. Also take the UNDER. The Avs are averaging just 1.7 goals per game allowed while San Jose gives up 2.3 per game. Yes, San Jose has been scoring a lot, but that won't continue forever and I think they struggle offensively in this one. Dating back to last season, Colorado is 27-16 to the UNDER when facing teams like San Jose that allow over 29 shots on goal per game. Take the Avalanche and the UNDER here.