Colorado at Pittsburgh

Colorado is a big dog to a Pittsburgh squad that has lost all its players to an epidemic! OK, so that's overstating things a bit, but the poor Penguins have been ravaged by the mumps and other injuries. Captain Sidney Crosby may be back tonight. Right wing Beau Bennet also has contracted the illness, and Evgeni Malkin has been out with a foot injury. With all these problems it's no wonder why the Penguins are 3-3 the last six games, losing twice as chalk. Pittsburgh is off a win, but the Penguins are 1-4 following a win. Colorado is going in the other direction health-wise, getting five players back during this road trip. The road team is 4-1 in the last five meetings between these teams and the Avalanche is 7-3-1 in the last 11 meetings in Pittsburgh. Play Colorado.