The Florida Panthers and Colorado Avalanche face off on Tuesday in an NHL showdown at the Pepsi Center. When these two teams faced off on December 12th it was Colorado that secured the 3-2 victory.
Florida comes into this game with an 18-19-4 record and they have gone 8-13-1 away from home. In the last game against the Dallas Stars, the offense only managed one goal and that led to the four goal defeat. Carter Verhaeghe finished with one goal. The Panthers are averaging 3.22 goals while their defense is giving up 3.42 goals per game. Matthew Tkachuk has scored 20 goals and added 29 assists so far this season.
On the other side of this matchup is Colorado who sits with a 20-15-3 record and they have gone 9-7-3 against the spread. In the last game against the Edmonton Oilers, Colorado scored three goals, including a goal in overtime, and that was enough to secure the 3-2 victory. The Avalanche are averaging 2.87 goals while their defense is giving up 2.84 goals per game. The offense is ranked 25th while the defense is ranked 11th. Mikko Rantanen has scored 26 goals and added 22 assists so far this season. In this game the offense needs to find a way to get going, or this could be a very disappointing loss. This team has too many playmakers to be averaging only 2.84 goals per game.
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