Colorado at Chicago

The Colorado Avalanche is looking like a bonafide candidate to win the Stanley Cup. They are an impressive 30-8 on the season and are playing even at a higher level now than earlier in the season. The Avalanche have won 13 of their last 14 games, and the lone loss was by a single goal at Nashville. In their last three road games, they have blown out their opponents by a combined score of 11-1. Chicago has been mediocre all season and has lost four of their last five. They exploded for eight goals in their last game, but it took them all of their previous five-game goal totals to top that mark, so don't expect anything close to that tonight against an Avalanche team that has allowed nine total goals in their last seven games, including three shutouts. Make the play on Colorado.