The teams met earlier this season. Colorado won, 7-4. While I'm not expecting 11 goals again, I do believe there will be more than six goals scored.

Colorado is the No. 2 scoring team in the NHL with one of the top lines in the league led by Nathan MacKinnon, who has scored at least one point in 19 straight home games.

The Islanders are 29th on the penalty kill. The Avalanche has a top-eight power play.

I expect the Islanders to contribute to this total going Over, too. They've scored three or more goals in 18 of their last 22 games.