The San Jose Sharks will host the Colorado Avalanche the opener of their best-of-seven second round playoff series Friday night. I think this looks like a great spot to back the visitors.

The Sharks did not only battle back from a 3-1 deficit in the series to beat Vegas in the last round, they were also forced to come back from 3-0 down in the deciding Game 7. That contest concluded just three days ago, and I think San Jose will be both physically and mentally drained for this matchup.

"I'm more worried about our emotional level than our physical," Sharks' coach Peter DeBoer said. "You're fighting for your life for three games in a row, that taxes you emotionally. So we've got to get our emotional levels back up when we come out on the ice on Friday night."

The Avs, on the other hand, had little trouble to dismiss the Western Conference regular-season champions Calgary Flames in five games. They last played on April 19 so have had plenty of time to rest and prepare.

10* play on Colorado Avalanche.