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Anaheim Ducks @ Colorado Avalanche


The Ducks come into tonight’s game losers of two straight road games.  They lost 2-0 to Dallas on Saturday night and 3-1 in St Louis on Thursday.  Their playoff chances are very slim now with their 29-30-10 record.  The Ducks are just 11-16-8 on the road this season.  Colorado is coming off a 3-2 home shootout win on Saturday afternoon, and are winners of 3 of their last 4.  Overall the Avalanche have won 7 of their last 10 games which has kept them in the running for a Western Conference playoff spot.  Colorado is 36-30-4 on the season and 20-15-1 at home. These two teams have met 3 times this season with the Avalanche winning 2 of the 3, including the latest meeting 4-1 in Colorado.  This season the Ducks are averaging less than 2 goals per game on the road, and they are averaging just 2 goals per game over their last 5.  They are also just 8-27 in their last 35 games as an underdog and 6-20 in their last 26 vs a team with a winning record.  The Avalanche are 7-1 in their last 8 games as a favorite, and 6-2 in their last 8 home games.  Take Colorado at home only laying a bit of chalk tonight.

AVALANCHE TO WIN