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Montreal Canadiens (19-11-2) @ Colorado Avalanche (18-10-4)

Date: Sunday December 19th, 2010

Time: 8:00 pm EST

Predicted Score: Colorado Avalanche 4-2

Preview: Two teams that currently lead their division will get together at the Pepsi Center in Denver on Sunday. The Montreal Canadiens are tied with the Washington Capitals for the second overall position in the Eastern Conference. Colorado, with 40 points; is three behind the Detroit Redwings for the top spot in the Western Conference. Montreal has allowed the second least amount of goals scored in the NHL on the season. The Avalanche are the leading goal scoring team; scoring 118 goals on the season. Montreal is coming off a 4-3 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. Montreal is the top penalty killing team in the National Hockey League, as they are killing 88.3% of them. Tomas Plekanec is the leading scorer for Montreal, as he has scored 10 goals and passed for 17 assists on the season.

Colorado won a high scoring affair on Friday night in overtime. The Avalanche beat Ottawa 6-5. Matt Duchene has scored 21 goals and passed for 13 assists, to lead Colorado with a total of 34 points. Duchene scored his second goal of the game to give the Avalanche the win over Ottawa.

My Betting Predictions: The home team will have the upper hand, especially with their dynamic offense. Colorado wins this one 4-2.