This is an 8* on COLORADO

Three teams look to be the class of the West Division. Two of them face off Thursday night as Colorado hosts Minnesota (Vegas is the other, for the record). Both teams here are on win streaks and have looked dominant. For Minnesota, it’s five straight wins which includes three shutouts. Colorado has won four in a row and scored eight goals in the last game. Something will have to give Thursday in Denver. We see the Avs getting the two points in what will be the first of two matchups this weekend between the clubs. (They also play Saturday). Something that is very impressive with the Avs team is that they have gone 17 consecutive games without allowing 30 shots on goal. Four times they haven’t allowed 20 shots. That’s how you win games. The Wild aren’t going to have defenseman Carson Soucy or forward Marcus Folingo on the ice tonight and those are two key absences. The entirety of their five-game win streak has been at home. Play on COLORADO

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