San Jose at Colorado

San Jose has dropped two in a row, but is a talented team with excellent balance, 16th in goals scored and 12th in goals allowed. The Sharks are 7-3 against a team with a losing record. They head to Colorado, a struggling all around team that has a losing home mark. Colorado has scored just nine goals in dropping five of the last six, ranked 19th in goals scored and 20th in goals allowed with bottom 12 specialty units. The Avalanche are on a 1-4 run at home and 5-13 in the fourth game of a four-in-six situation, losing Friday at Carolina, 3-2. Special teams have gone south for the Avalanche, who have allowed six power-play goals on 16 chances over the last four games. They're also 0-for-14 on the man-advantage over the last three. The Sharks are 15-5 in the last 20 meetings and seek their fourth straight victory in the series after outscoring Colorado 13-4 over the last three meetings. Play San Jose.