Dallas at Colorado

The Colorado Avalanche is starting to look more like the team that won 70 games a year ago. Colorado is 7-2 in their last 9 games. They are coming off a loss and they have not dropped 2 games in a row in a month. The defense has been strong all season as they have not allowed more than 3 goals in 12 of their last 13 games. The Dallas Stars are below .500 over their last 9 games as their defense has betrayed them. The Stars have allowed a leaky 4 or more goals in 6 of their last 9 games. The Stars have had some success here in recent years, but the Avalanche are defending, and the Stars are not. Make the play on Colorado.