Colorado at San Jose

Colorado had won nine road games in a row before losing 6-3 at Vancouver on Friday, and the Avalanche still is only two points behind St. Louis in the Western Conference. Colorado goalie Pavel Francouz has a stellar 19-6-0-4 record and 2.39 goals-against average while San Jose's Martin Jones is 17-20-0-2 with a 2.97 GAA. Colorado has the edge in almost every category as it scores 3.40 goals per game compared to 2.57 for the Sharks, who allow 3.16 goals compared to only 2.72 for the Avalanche. San Jose is 2-14 in the third game of a three-in-four situation, and the Sharks are 1-5 their last six games after scoring two or fewer goals the previous game. Take the Avalanche.