Colorado at St. Louis

The Colorado Avalanche exploded out of the gate with seven straight wins last season, but have been a disappointing 3-4-4 to start the 2014 season. They have not been able to get anything going on the road where they have found the win column just one time in six games. St. Louis has been strong on the defensive end, allowing more than 3 goals in just one contest through nine games, and have given up just 18 total goals this season at just 2 per contest. The Blues have caught fire and enter this game on a three-game winning streak. Colorado has killed off 17 straight penalties, but despite that they still have a losing record this year. The Avalanche have now gone just 1-10 in their last 11 road games going back to the end of last season, and appear to be over-matched in this one. Grab the home team.