Minnesota at Colorado

The Colorado Avalanche has to be one of the biggest stories in the NHL this season as they are a markedly improved team. They are on fire right now and the defense and goaltending are leading the way. The Avalanche have won six straight, and have allowed just 7 goals against them. That is just over 1 per contest. The Wild is not a potent team, especially on the road where they have only been able to generate 24 goals in their last 12, or 2 per game. Big offensive outbursts are not the norm for this team, and after scoring 5+ in their previous game, they have come back to a 34-16-7 mark to the UNDER. These teams have very often played low-scoring games as the UNDER has been the winner to a 17-6-4 mark over the last 27 meetings, and the last six played in Colorado have all gone UNDER. I'll back the UNDER in this one.