The 9-1 Av’s are very good anywhere, but have only lost 5 games at home this season. They can and have been beating teams in a variety of ways, but what is perhaps most impressive for such an offensively focused team is that they have held 5 of their last 10 opponents to 2 goals or under. Clearly, Colorado is looking ahead and playing successful post season-style hockey early.

Carolina has not looked sharp of late. They are just 5-5 L10, including losses to some low ranked opponents. Their defense has been mostly as good as usual, but there has been no consistency to their offense. This is not the way to approach the playoffs. The Av’s are getting solid goal-tending from Kuemper, and can score on anyone. While the Hurricanes have been a very solid road team this season, I don’t care for their chances against a super hot and focused Av’s side. Take Colorado to win.