San Jose Sharks duel it out in the 6^th game against Colorado Avalanche (10:00pm ET, CBC) on Saturday night at the Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado. Sharks lead the series by 3-2.

Games 1 and 3 have bounced against the Sharks. They have regained composure, turning in a dominant 5-0 emphatic win in Game 5. They are up as a potential Game 6 clincher, thereby having a great chance to seal the series.

The key players for Sharks have to be Ryane Clowe and Devin Setoguchi, scoring 6 of the Shark’s 14 goals so far. Sharks have outshot Avalanche 211-131 over the five games. Sharks goalie Evgeni Nabokov has faced fewer shots, overall.

Avalanche kept it tight for sharks for the first 4 games but fifth one was a disaster. Goalie, Craig Anderson was not at his best.

In Game 5, Colorado got away from their trademark style of aggression which finally led into a catastrophe. It is a must win game for the Avalanche. Milan Heiduk will be missed for sure because of an upper-body injury. Even Peter Muller is doubtful.

Odds makers have made the Sharks –180 for Saturday’s game against the Avalanche. Current NHL Public Betting Information shows that 62% of more than 363 bets for this game have been placed on the Sharks -180.

Two of the most surprising teams in the NHL this season go head-to-head Thursday when the Colorado Avalanche visit the Phoenix Coyotes at Jobing.com Arena.

The Coyotes are -160 moneyline favorites and the over/under total is at 5 in NHL Odds at Sportingbet.

Phoenix has the edge over the past 10 meetings, going 6-2-0-2. This is the third meeting of the season. The Avalanche has won both previous tilts – 2-1 in the last meeting on Feb. 12, and 4-1 on Nov. 4.

The Avalanche scored twice to pace a 4-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday, as +120 underdogs. The score went over the over/under total of 5.5.

Chris Stewart, Peter Mueller, Matt Duchene, and T.J. Galiardi scored for the Avalanche.

Matthew Lombardi and Joel Perrault scored for Phoenix in its 5-2 loss to St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night. St. Louis cashed as +120 road underdogs and the score went over the 5.5-goal total.

Phoenix is 37-22-5 and has lost three straight games, going back to before the NHL Olympic break. Colorado is 36-21-6.

The total has gone under in five of the past six meetings.

The Atlanta Thrashers take on the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday at the Pepsi Center (9 pm ET, Altitude).

NHL Betting at Sportsbook.com has the Avalanche as -180 moneyline favorites and the over/under total at 5.5.

Atlanta has a slight edge over the past 10 meetings, going 6-4. The last time the teams faced off was March 10 last season, when the Thrashers shut out the Avalanche 3-0. Colorado had been a -145 home favorite.

The Thrashers erased a two-goal deficit to defeat the Florida Panthers 4-2 on Saturday, as -120 favorites. The score went over the total of 5.5.

Maxim Afinogenov, Bryan Little, Niclas Bergfors, and Evander Kane scored in the win.

Chris Stewart potted the winner early in the second period, as the Avalanche defeated the Blues 5-2 on Monday night.

Colorado won as -130 home favorites, while the game played over the 5.5-goal total.

Atlanta is 25-24-8. Colorado is 33-19-6 and has won two straight games.

Colorado is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home.

The St. Louis Blues will be trying for their first three-game winning streak of the season when they host the Colorado Avalanche on Monday.

The Blues are -150 favorites and the over/under total is 5.5 in NHL Hockey Lines at Sportingbet.

St. Louis has a 7-3 edge over the past 10 head-to-head. The Blues were on the winning side of a 1-0 shutout the last time the teams squared off, on April 12 last season. The last time the teams clashed in St. Louis March 7 last season, a 4-1 Blues win.

The Avalanche beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 win at Nationwide Arena Saturday. Colorado won as a +140 road underdog while the final score played under the 5.5-goal total.

The Blues gave up a late tying goal but came away with 5-4 shootout victory over the Kings at the STAPLES Center Saturday night.

St. Louis won as a +115 road underdog while the final score played over the 5.5-goal total.

St. Louis is 12-10-5 and has won two straight. Colorado is 16-9-6.

Over/under bettors should note a strong under trend: The total has gone under in four of the past five meetings overall, in seven of the past nine meetings in St. Louis, and in 18 of Colorado’s last 25 on the road.

The Edmonton Oilers will be trying to avoid their longest losing streak of the season when they host the Colorado Avalanche at Rexall Place on Wednesday night.

Check out NHL Betting Odds for this game at Sportsbook.com.

Edmonton has dropped four straight, while Colorado, one of the hottest teams in the NHL until last week, has been having its own problems, losing three straight heading into last night’s game in Calgary.

Each team has picked up five wins in the past 10 head-to-head meetings, although three of Colorado’s wins came in shootouts.

This is the third meeting of the season between the Northwest division rivals. They last squared off on Nov. 8, when Edmonton handed Colorado its first loss of its current three-game slide, a 5-3 defeat in Denver.

In their last game, the Avs were thumped 8-2 by the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday. Colorado had been a -110 home favorite and the score went well over the total of 5.5.

The Oilers lost 3-2 to the Columbus Blue Jackets on the road Monday night.