The Colorado Avalanche will travel to Washington, District of Columbia to face the Washington Capitals at the Capital One Arena with the puck scheduled to drop at 7:00 PM ET on Tuesday evening.

The Colorado Avalanche have been one of the best teams in the Western Conference this season as they enter this game with a record of 32-17-4 and 68 points which puts them in 2^nd place in the Central Division and ties them with the Vegas Golden Knights for the 3^rd best record in the conference, however, the Avalanche are on a four-game losing streak following a 0-4 shutout loss on the road against the Florida Panthers on Saturday. 

The success of the Avalanche this season can be attributed to their offensive play as they are averaging the most goals per game with an average of 3.7 goals per game while having the 10^th-best power-play success rate at 23.98%. Nathan MacKinnon has been one of the best players in the NHL this season as he is 5^th in the league in goals with 32, tied for 2^nd in assists with 53, and is 2^nd in the NHL in points with 85. 

Defensively, the Avalanche have been a below-average team as they rank 20^th in goals allowed per game with an average of 3.19 goals while ranking 12^th in penalty-kill percentage with a penalty-kill percentage of 81.56%. The Colorado Avalanche will look to end their four-game losing streak when they travel to face the Washington Capitals.

The Washington Capitals are in 6^th place in the Metropolitan Division with a record of 23-20-8 and 54 points which also puts them in 11^th place in the Eastern Conference while having lost seven of their last eight games including Sunday’s 2-3 overtime loss at home against the Vancouver Canucks. The Capitals have been one of the lowest-scoring teams in the NHL this season with an average of 2.44 goals per game which is the 3^rd lowest average in the league while also having the 5^th worst power-play success rates at 15%. 

Defensively, Washington has been a middle-of-the-pack team as they rank 17^th in goals allowed and ranks 16^th in penalty-kill percentage with a 79.87% penalty-kill percentage and an average of 3.1 goals allowed per game. Alex Ovechkin has been one of the better players on the team and leads the team in points with 36. The Washington Capitals will look to bounce back following the overtime loss at home against the Canucks when they host the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday evening.

BookMaker has the Colorado Avalanche listed as -170 moneyline favorites on the road against the Washington Capitals on Tuesday evening. Washington has won six of the last ten while Colorado has won the last three meetings. The Avalanche have outscored the Capitals by an average of 3.3 to 3.1 goals per game over the last ten while having won by an average margin of 3 goals per game over the previous three games in the series.

Colorado enters this game with the better record and has been the better team most recently in the series, winning the previous three matchups. The Avalanche have by an average margin of 3 goals per game over the last three games in the series. Take the puck line for the Colorado Avalanche at -1.5 when they travel to face the Washington Capitals on Tuesday evening.