Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators odds, picks and prediction

Colorado Avalanche and Nashville Predators meet at Bridgestone Arena at 8 p.m. ET. Colorado has won five consecutive games and hasn't lost in regulation in seven games since Dec. 1. Nashville has also won 5 straight games, including a 1-0 road win against the New York Rangers on Sunday.

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Darcy Kuemper has won four straight starts since the calendar flipped from November to December. Juuse Saros has also been hot, winning three consecutive outings.

Colorado Avalanche are on a five-game win streak. The Avs won the first game 6-2 in late November in Denver. Nashville Predators lost the previous game by four goals. Avalanche is 4-0 in the past four trips to Nashville. Predators are +1.5 at (-190).