We like the Colorado Avalanche to defeat the New York Islanders on Monday for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

Even though Colorado hasn't won yet, we cannot forget how deadly McKinnon, Makar and Rantanen can be.

Colorado won 50 games last season out of 82. Don't be surprised if they come close to that again this year.

As a home favorite against the Islanders, the Avs have won four straight meetings. COL has also won eight of the past nine home games vs. NYI as a favorite or an underdog.

Overall, Colorado has beaten New York in six of the past seven games between the two.

The NY Islanders are just 1-5 in their last six games played on the road.

The Avalanche should be able to score and we expect them to grab their first win today.

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