This is a reasonable price to back Colorado against Montreal especially with revenge motivation. It was the Candiens who snapped the Avalanche's 10-game win streak with a 4-2 home victory on Jan. 23.

The Avalanche doesn't need leading scorer Nathan McKinnon to defeat the Canadiens at Pepsi Center where they have won nine in a row.

Montreal has struggled on the road losing 17 of 25 away contests, including its last three. The Canadiens have injuries to key players and goalie Carey Price is having a down season. Colorado goalie Semyon Varlamov, on the other hand, is 5-0-1 career-wise versus Montreal.