Colorado at St. Louis

Colorado will try to end the Blues' win streak and at the same time avenge a 5-3 loss to St. Louis on Oct. 16. The Blues are 5-0, but their wins have come against teams that have a combined record of 6-15-2. The Blues will be without captain Ryan O'Reilly, who is out for 10 days in COVID-19 protocol while Colorado gets Nathan MacKinnon back from protocol and he didn't play in the first meeting. Avalanche goalie Darcy Kuemper has played better his last two games and he gave up two goals against Vegas in a 3-1 loss on Tuesday. Colorado swept the Blues in last season's playoffs and the Avs are 20-6 their past 26 games after scoring two or fewer goals their previous game. The favorite is 36-15 the past 51 meetings. Take the Avalanche as my second NHL Max Play.