Los Angeles at Colorado

Los Angeles has a strong offense and heads out on the road, where they have yet to lose a game. Their power play is No. 11 in the NHL and they take on a team in Colorado that is tops in the league in power-play percentage and No. 13 in goals scored. That strong offense is why the Avalanche is off to an unusual start: Colorado is winless at home at 0-3-0, but has lost only once in seven road games! The weak defense is a big part of that anomaly at No. 20 in the league in goals against and No. 16 in penalty killing. The OVER is 6-1 in the Avalanche's last seven home games vs. a team with a winning road record, and 13-6 OVER the total in their last 19 after scoring 2 goals or fewer in their previous game. That's what happened in their last game, a 3-1 loss, so they are on a three-game skid allowing 11 goals in those losses. When these teams meet there is plenty of scoring as the OVER is 9-3 in the last 12 meetings in Colorado between these clubs, plus 19-7-1 OVER the total in the last 27 meetings overall. Play this one OVER the total.