Colorado vs New York Rangers: The Avalanche to beat Rangers for the second time in a row

Less than a week ago, Colorado handily defeated the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden, 7-3. Will the Avalanche be able to repeat their success on the home ice of the Ball Arena? We'll select a few options to bet on at once.

The Avalanche have been looking very potent of late. Jared Bednar's team's offensive strength has been bolstered by the class of their goalie this season. Philipp Grubauer is showing his not-so-high level by NHL standards in Seattle, and the Avalanche, with Darcy Kuemper, look like they could contend for a Stanley Cup Finals appearance now. It's about time.

Kuemper was one of the main creators of Avalanche's win in the previous game. On home ice, Colorado defeated Sergei Bobrovsky's Florida 3-2. Kuemper had 29 saves. Andre Burakovsky was the other creator of success with a hat trick. Colorado extended their winning streak to four games in a row.

One of the main heroes of the previous New York Rangers game was also the goalie. Not Shesterkin or Georgiev, though, but Nashville Predators goalie Juuse Saros. The Finnish Predators keeper saved 32 shots, made a shutout, and helped his team win 1-0. Artemi Panarin didn't play his best game for the Rangers. The Russian forward allowed four turnovers, more than any other player on his team.

Gerard Gallant's Rangers have a total of 18 wins in 27 games. In the Capital One standings, the team is in third place, one point behind the top eight Washington Capitals.

Colorado have picked up great form in their offensive play and have also waited for Darcy Kuemper to recover from his injury. Now the Avalanche are hard to outplay. Florida's Bobrovsky failed, and it's likely that Panarin's Rangers won't either.

• W1 in regulation time for 1.83;
• Handicap 1 (-1.5) for 2.25;
• W1 and Total Over 5.5 for 3.90.