The Avs are humming along heading into this five-game homestand. Winners of seven consecutive games, the Colorado Avalanche have an opportunity to continue to rack up the win column against a Blue Jackets team that has struggled immensely this season.
Currently in a three-way tie atop the Central Division with the Winnipeg Jets and Dallas Stars at 93 points, Colorado has a chance to reclaim the lone spot in first place tonight. The Jets lost in regulation to the New Jersey Devils last night, and now have an identical record to the Avalanche.
Winnipeg holds the tiebreaker, but a win tonight for the Avs is more pressure on the Jets, who square off against the New York Islanders on the road for a matinee affair on Saturday.