CALGARY -½ +1.00 over Colorado (REG)
The Flames are not the best team to lay a half puck with because of its lack of offense but one has to figure they want this one badly. You see, these two have played three times this season and the Avalanche have won them all and that can’t be sitting well with anyone. Calgary is coming off one of its best performances of the year on Saturday when they went into Vancouver and beat the Canuck 3-2 while outshooting them 40-21. That’s two games in a row they've held the opposition to a very low shot total and that’s a very good sign indeed. The Av’s are coming off a nice 4-3 win over the Sabres but they only have one regulation win over its last five games. That includes losses to the Islanders and Canes and we’re starting to see this team slowly playing at the level they should be. Colorado will also be playing its sixth road game in its last seven outings, its seventh game in 12 nights and they’ll be playing it without a couple of key defenseman, as both Foote and Clark are out. Craig Anderson has stolen enough games this season but under these conditions against what should be a motivated Flames team it’s unlikely he does it again. Play: Calgary -½ +1.00 (Risking 2 units).