The set-up: Colorado was a huge favorite in both Game's 1 and 2, but it's 0-2 in this series and now Game 3 is much closer to a "pick em." The Stars have looked great on both ends of the ice, but I think that the desperation in which Colorado plays with tonight will in the end be the difference maker. I don't expect Colorado to get swept and it'll be risking life and limb to try and avoid an 0-3 hole.

The pick: Note as well that Colorado is 21-9-3 in their last 33 after getting outshot by its opponent, while Dallas is just 2-6 in its last eight after back-to-back victories on the road (technically, that's the case of course.) Look for this series to get a lot more interesting.

This is a 10* COACH'S CORNER on the Colorado Avalanche.