Montreal at Colorado

Montreal is terrible on the road at 8-16 and is a mess all over at #28 in goals scored, #24 defensively in goals allowed and penalty killing. The Canadians are 12 points back in the race for the second Wild Card spot in the East and are 8-21 against a team with a winning record. Colorado is home after a brutal road stretch, ranked seventh in the NHL in goals scored. They are 19-7-1 at home and have won nine in a row at the Pepsi Center, along with a 10-1 run at the "Can." Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov has a 5-0-1 career record against Montreal and the Canadians are 2-8 in the last 10 meetings in Colorado. Take the Avalanche.