The Colorado Avalanche (2-0-1) square off against the Buffalo Sabres (0-2) at KeyBank Center on Monday, Oct. 13 at 12:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+, with each team back in action after a loss. The Avalanche were defeated by the Dallas Stars 5-4 in a shootout in their most recent game, while the Sabres are coming off a 3-1 loss to the Boston Bruins.

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Ahead of watching this matchup, here is our prediction for which club will emerge victorious in Monday's hockey action.

Avalanche vs. Sabres Predictions for Monday

Our computer projection model for this matchup calls for a final result of Avalanche 7, Sabres 0.

Moneyline Pick: Avalanche (-172)
Total Pick: Under 6.5 (computer predicts 4.8 goals on average)
Spread Pick: Avalanche (-1.5)

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Avalanche Splits and Trends

The Avalanche were 49-29-4 overall and 9-6-15 in overtime matchups last season.
Colorado picked up 29 points (13-7-3) in the 23 games it played that were decided by one goal.
In the 15 games last season the Avalanche scored only one goal, they went 1-11-3 (five points).
Colorado took 12 points from the 16 games last season when it scored exactly two goals (5-9-2 record).
The Avalanche were 46-8-1 when they scored three or more goals (to register 93 points).
In the 34 games when Colorado scored a single power-play goal, it had a 24-8-2 record (50 points).
In games when it outshot its opponent, Colorado was 36-20-3 (75 points).
The Avalanche's opponent had more shots in 23 games last season. The Avalanche went 13-9-1 in those contests (27 points).

Sabres Splits and Trends

The Sabres had a record of 36-39-7 last season and were 7-7-14 in overtime games.
In the 25 games Buffalo played that were decided by one goal, it picked up 29 points.
Last season the Sabres scored only one goal in nine games, and they picked up two points (1-8-0).
When Buffalo scored exactly two goals last season, they amassed six points (2-15-2 record).
The Sabres scored three or more goals 50 times, accumulating 71 points (33-12-5).
Last season Buffalo scored a lone power-play goal in 31 games and picked up 25 points, with a record of 12-18-1.
When it outshot its opponent last season, Buffalo posted a record of 15-15-2 (32 points).
The Sabres were outshot by their opponents 49 times last season, and took 47 points from those games.

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