Nashville at Colorado

Colorado had their chance to make the playoffs but flopped, losing five of the last six games. They come off a 5-2 home loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets as a -200 favorite. The Avalanche are 19-40 in their last 59 against a team with a winning record and 10-23 in their last 33 games following a home loss of 3 or more goals. They face a good Nashville team that is in the playoffs, one with excellent balance ranked No. 9 in goals scored, No. 10 in goals allowed and tops on the power play. The Predators have something to play for, as if they get at least one point at Colorado on Saturday, then they will receive home-ice advantage for the first round of the playoffs for the first time since 2006-07. The Predators are 10-2 in their last 12 vs. the Northwest and 45-17 in their last 62 games playing on one day of rest, so grab the visitors. Play Nashville.