Colorado got off to a good start as it attempts to improve last season's woeful offense. Tyson Barrie scored the tie-breaking goal and the Avalanche went on to beat the New York Rangers 4-2 on Thursday in its season opener. The Avalanche finished last season with six OVERS in its final eight games and ended 2016-17 with the worst goals-against average in the league with 3.37. New Jersey is playing its first game after finishing 25th with a goals-against average of 2.94. Goalie Cory Schneider was only 20-27-11 with a 2.82 goals-against average and .908 save percentage. Jonathan Bernier is expected in goal for Colorado and and he was #19 in the NHL with a 2.50 GAA and #20 with a .915 save percentage last year. Play this game to go OVER the total.
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