Colorado is by far the best team in hockey, and my Avalanche vs. Kraken predictions and NHL picks expect that dominance to continue. The Colorado Avalanche are on pace for a historic season, as they have just two regulation losses through their first 32 games. Unsurprisingly, they rank first in the majority of statistics across the board.

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche will try to prolong a six-game win streak with a victory against the Vegas Golden Knights. Vegas has a 17-8-10 record overall and an 8-4-5 record in home games. The Golden Knights have a +nine scoring differential, with 109 total goals scored and 100 conceded.

Scott Wedgewood was terrific for the Avalanche on Tuesday night, not allowing a goal in a tight 1-0 victory over the Mammoth.

Scott Wedgewood stopped all 32 shots he faced and Samuel Girard scored the game's lone goal as the Avalanche defeated the Utah Mammoth 1-0 at Ball Arena on Tuesday to extend the team's home win streak to 13 games.

Before the great Cale Makar wore No. 8, there was another No. 8 who was pretty great. Ahead of the 1996 Stanley Cup-winning Avalanche team being honored Dec. 11, the current No. 8 showed some respect to the man who came before him.

Colorado Avalanche (25-2-7, in the Central Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (22-9-5, in the Central Division) Saint Paul, Minnesota; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Avalanche -158, Wild +132; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche visit the Minnesota Wild looking to continue a four-game win streak.

Early in the second, Colorado appeared to double its lead when Lakeville’s Sam Malinski jammed in a loose puck, but the Wild challenged and Malinski’s goal was overturned for the Avalanche being offside before he scored; the Wild are 3-for-3 when challenging this season.

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