This is an *8* play on the UNDER Avs/Flyers.

The Colorado Avalanche will open a seven-game road trip with a visit to Philadelphia to take on the Flyers Tuesday night. Both teams have struggled to find the net lately, and odds are we'll see a low-scoring game between two offensively incapable hockey-teams.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Philadelphia's Goalscoring Issues - Only the Ducks have a worse goals-per-game average than the Flyers and their 1.93 GPG this season. One reason is a sub-par power play unit that has converted on just 14% of the chances so far, and Colorado has allowed only one goal on 11 shorthanded situations over its last four games.

2. Trends - The under is 5-1-1 in the Avalanche's last seven away from home and 22-8-3 in the Flyers last 33 home games.

3. X-Factor - The Flyers Jakub Voracek was tied for fourth in the league with 81 points last season, but he has only five assists and no goals to his name so far this season.

Selection: This is a play on COL@PHI to go UNDER the total (8*)