Minnesota at Colorado

Minnesota finished #27 in scoring last season and was shut out 11 times. They are on an 8-21 run after dropping the opener at Nashville, 5-2. They are also 18-39 as a road dog of +150 to +200, and 10-27 against the Western Conference, plus 4-19 as an underdog. They head to a terrific Colorado offense that comes off a 5-3 victory over Calgary on Thursday. This is the second straight home game for an Avalanche offense that was top 10 in goals scored last season and is even better with the offseason signings of center Nazem Kadri and Joonas Donskoi. Play Colorado.