Minnesota at Colorado

The Colorado Avalanche will not start the season as they did last year when they won their first seven games, and this Minnesota team ensured that to be the case by winning the first of a home-and-home series 5-0 in Minnesota. Minnesota not only dominated on the scoreboard, the Wild outshot their victims 48-16. The Wild got production from all lines with five different players striking the net. This continued the domination by Minnesota who won the last two games last season against Colorado by scoring 5 goals in each contest. The Wild appear to matchup well vs. the Avalanche, who certainly had the revenge motive in the opener, so the revenge motive here doesn't seem to carry much weight. The Wild now own wins in five of the last six meetings, and until the Avalanche can prove they can matchup with this team, the dog carries the value. Play on Minnesota.