This is a FREE play on COL@ANA to go UNDER the total.
The Ducks will
host the Avs on Sunday night, and Colorado is coming off a loss yesterday
afternoon versus the Kings. The Avs couldn't get anything going offensively,
scoring just once after failing to score in regulation in their last game, a 1-0
win over the Blues.
It's not going to get any easier for Colorado tonight, playing on the back
end of a back to back, versus Anaheim team that has limited opponents to two
goals or fewer in four straight games.
Jonas Hiller has returned from
injury to get back into the Ducks lineup, and he was solid in his last start,
stopping 25 of 27 shots in a 3-2 win over Columbus. Hiller might struggle to
hold on to his job as the starter though, as rookie Victor Fasth is 8-0 with a
1.78 GAA so far as the #2. It should be Fasth between the pipes tonight, and
that's not good news for a Colorado team that has only scored once in their last
two games (barring overtime and shootouts).
The Ducks have won five in a
row, and nine of their last 10, and they should be in a good spot to earn a
victory against the offensively challenged Avs tonight. Colorado is still
plagued by injuries to key players, and their leading scorer from last season
Ryan O'Reilly remains unsigned.
The Avs have lost nine of their last 11
visits to Anaheim, and they have seen the total go under in four straight
meetings overall. Colorado has trended toward low scoring games when playing on
back to back nights, with the total going under at a rate of 7-2-1 in such
situations.