Pittsburgh at Colorado

Colorado lost to Dallas in a shootout on Wednesday after scoring two goals in regulation, and it hosts Pittsburgh tonight. Colorado is tied with Edmonton for the league lead at 4.4 goals per game. Those 31 goals in seven games came on 214 shots, a 14.5% shooting rate that ranks third in the league, against 11.5% league-wide. Colorado’s team save percentage is .886, 22nd of 32 teams, against Pittsburgh’s .898. Colorado’s power play has scored five times, four of them in the 8-4 win over Los Angeles, and it has one goal in 20 chances across its other six games. Pittsburgh has killed 17 of the 19 power plays it has faced. Pittsburgh is 3-3-1, and Colorado is 4-2-1. Pittsburgh has scored 24 goals in seven games, tied with Washington for 10th in goals per game, and it has scored three or more in four of the seven, including seven at Philadelphia and six against Montreal. The moneyline on Pittsburgh is drawing a much larger share of the dollars than of the tickets. At these odds, Pittsburgh needs to win about 35% of the time to show a profit. Pittsburgh is the play on the moneyline tonight.