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Two elite teams clash tonight as the Avalanche welcome the Penguins to town. Pittsburgh are locked in as the #2 seed while Colorado sits in fourth but with a great chance to improve to third and potentially second (1 point back of third with 2 games in hand and 2 back of second even games).
Both of these teams are on back-to-backs and so I place weight upon those situational statistics:
Pittsburgh B2B (10-5) 4-2 off a loss
Colorado B2B (4-3-1) 2-3 off a win
Pittsburgh's depth certainly plays a role in their ability to play while on B2Bs whereas Colorado seem to be average and even struggle off of wins.
Though they have less to play for, Pittsburgh are fresh off of a blowout loss and will look to regain some much-needed momentum as we enter the playoffs. Colorado, conversely, are fresh off of a blowout win by the same score that Pittsburgh lost (4-0).
Fleury @ Pepsi Center: 2-0-0 (1.68 GAA)
Varlomov vs Pittsburgh: 2-1-0 (3.33 GAA)
Considering the difference in their performances off of back to back games, the fact that Pittsburgh lost 4-0 yesterday and Colorado won 4-0 with the potential (Starter?) advantage in net, I will be recommending the:
Pittsburgh Penguins (+115)
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