Colorado at Vancouver

The Vancouver Canucks are finally through a miserable stretch that had this team at 3-8 over11 games. The quality has stood out around this bad stretch as the Canucks, before and after show 15-3, a lot more representative of what this team has when playing well. They have won three straight games and over their last five have slammed the door on their opponents offensive attacks allowing just seven total goals, at 1.4 a contest. Colorado was playing exceptionally well, but this team has been prone to bad stretches and their theree game losing streak represents the sixth time this season they have dropped three or more in a row. The Avalanche has had all kinds of problems vs. winning teams where they are 19-39 in their last 58 against them. Meanwhile, the Canucks are keeping opponents on ice at home, as a favorite, at 109-49 in their last 158. Play on Vancouver in this one.