Colorado at Los Angeles

The Avalanche have come a long way since last year, but their recent play has not been that great as they have been a break-even team over their last 20 games. They have also lost two in a row and five of their last eight on the road. The Kings have played a lot better, and over their last 24 games have come out on the right side of 67% of them, holding half of their opponents during this stretch to 2 goals or less. The Avalanche have not rebounded well after allowing 5+ in their last game, where they have followed by going just 7-15. They have also been horrific playing with no rest at 5-16 over their last 21. The Kings have taken 11 of their last 15 as a favorite, so I'll go with Los Angeles here.