Two of the league’s best will clash tonight when the Colorado Avalanche host the Calgary Flames. Both teams are coming off losses to inferior clubs, the Avs to the Coyotes and the Flames to the Habs, but obviously they were both looking ahead to tonight’s matchup. The Avalanche own the best record in hockey, at 40-11-4, and have been lethal at Ball Arena, where they are 23-3-2 on the season and 43-8 in the last 51. If that’s not dominance, what is? The 32-14-7 Flames are 17-10-2 on the road and have won 12 of their last 14 but have struggled against the Avs. They are 1-6 in the last 7 meetings and 0-5 in their last 5 as a road dog.
TONIGHT’S PICK: COLORADO AVALANCHE