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Rogers' 10* TOTAL MASSACRE >> *HOT* 15-4 NHL Run!
(NHL) Colorado vs. Detroit,
Total: 5.50 | -135.00 Over
Result: Loss
Total: 5.50 | -135.00 Over
Result: Loss
The set-up: Detroit has won two in a row after a 3-1 triumph against Buffalo on Friday and boast at least one point in seven of their last nine contests (6-2-1), having turned things around after a six-game losing streak from Oct. 16-26. The Red Wings are 10-8-2 as they welcome the Colorado Avalanche to the team's new downtown home, Little Caesars Arena. The Avalanche are coming off a 5-2 loss at Nashville but with their 9-8-1 start, have put last year's 22-56-4 season (just 48 points) in the rear-view mirror.
Colorado: The Avs had gone 9-for-26 on the power play over the previous seven games but went scoreless on seven opportunities against the Predators. "There's a reason why they went to the Stanley Cup final last year," Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog told reporters. "If we score on the power play in the first period to take the lead I think it would have been a different game. … Just a missed opportunity there - basically the whole first period we had a man-advantage and just didn't capitalize." Colorado's top line of Landeskog (team-high eight goals), Nathan MacKinnon (team-best 20 points) and Mikko Rantanen had been red hot lately but were kept off the scoresheet by Nashville.
Detroit: The Red Wings are getting strong goal-tending and have improved on the power play (8-for-20, last seven games) as they prepare to face Colorado. Dylan Larkin has notched two goals and a pair of assists in the last two games to tie Anthony Mantha for the team lead in points with 19 while defenseman Mike Green boasts 17 points after recording four assists in the last four contests. Goalie Jimmy Howard continues to string together solid performances, allowing eight goals over his last five games (3-1-1).
The pick: The Avalanche have played much better this year but they are still struggling on the road, going 3-7-0, while averaging only 2.40 GPG. The Red Wings have had little trouble with the Avs recently, having earned at least one point in 10 of the last 11 meetings. Colorado's road woes combined with Jimmy Howard's strong play recently in goal set up a 10* play on the under..
Colorado: The Avs had gone 9-for-26 on the power play over the previous seven games but went scoreless on seven opportunities against the Predators. "There's a reason why they went to the Stanley Cup final last year," Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog told reporters. "If we score on the power play in the first period to take the lead I think it would have been a different game. … Just a missed opportunity there - basically the whole first period we had a man-advantage and just didn't capitalize." Colorado's top line of Landeskog (team-high eight goals), Nathan MacKinnon (team-best 20 points) and Mikko Rantanen had been red hot lately but were kept off the scoresheet by Nashville.
Detroit: The Red Wings are getting strong goal-tending and have improved on the power play (8-for-20, last seven games) as they prepare to face Colorado. Dylan Larkin has notched two goals and a pair of assists in the last two games to tie Anthony Mantha for the team lead in points with 19 while defenseman Mike Green boasts 17 points after recording four assists in the last four contests. Goalie Jimmy Howard continues to string together solid performances, allowing eight goals over his last five games (3-1-1).
The pick: The Avalanche have played much better this year but they are still struggling on the road, going 3-7-0, while averaging only 2.40 GPG. The Red Wings have had little trouble with the Avs recently, having earned at least one point in 10 of the last 11 meetings. Colorado's road woes combined with Jimmy Howard's strong play recently in goal set up a 10* play on the under..
