Colorado had gone 10 games without a home win before beating the New York Islanders 2-1 in overtime on Friday. The Avalanche are just 5-13-1 at Pepsi Center for the season and has lost 10 of its last 12 games overall. Calvin Pickard made 37 saves against the Islanders and Nathan MacKinnon scored the game-winner. Anaheim has won four of its last five contests, including 2-0 over Dallas on Tuesday. John Gibson made 34 saves for his third shutout of the season and Jakob Silfverberg had a goal and assist for the Ducks. Gibson is 16-10-7 with a 2.38 goals-against average and .918 save percentage. Semyon Varlamov is expected in goal for Colorado and his record is 6-14-0 with a 3.33 GAA and .901 save percentage. The Avalanche are 1-10 following a win. Play the Ducks.
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