The Colorado Avalanche have been in a brief free-fall lately, sliding down from the top of the west to the hotly-fought Wild Card race with a string of recent losses.
They’ll look to bounce back from their latest loss, an unacceptable goaltending-driven 5-3 loss against the Calgary Flames, when the puck drops on the road in Eastern Canada early this evening. It will be the Avalanche vs. the Montreal Canadiens, who are in the midst of their own Wild Card race at the moment as well.
The good news for Colorado is that they’ve been a clear playoff team this year while Montreal has not; they’re still sitting within the postseason standings in comparison to the outside-looking-in Atlantic Division club they’ll face off against.