Two of the best teams in the NHL will square off late Saturday afternoon when the Florida Panthers travel to Denver, Colorado to face the Colorado Avalanche at the Ball Arena with the puck scheduled to drop at 4:00 PM ET and will air on Bally Sports Florida.

The Florida Panthers enter this game in 2^nd place in the Atlantic Division and have the 3^rd best record in the Eastern Conference with a record of 24-12-2 and 50 points while also having won their last six games in a row. The success of the Panthers this season can be attributed to their defensive play and goalies as they are allowing the 3^rd fewest goals per game while having the 6^th best penalty-kill percentage as they are allowing an average of 2.5 goals per game while having a penalty-kill percentage of 84.17%. 

However, Florida has been a below-average team offensively as they are averaging 3.03 goals per game which ranks 23^rd in the league, and have an average power-play unit that ranks 15^th in power-play success rate with a power-play success rate of 21.43%. Sergei Bobrovsky has been one of the best goalies in the NHL this season as he is tied for 2^nd in the NHL in wins with 19 while having a save percentage of .914 and allowing an average of 2.39 goals per game. The Florida Panthers will look to extend their winning streak to seven games when they travel to face the Colorado Avalanche.

The Avalanche enter this game with the best record in the Western Conference with a record of 25-11-3 and 53 points and are on a four-game winning streak following a 5-4 overtime win on the road against the Dallas Stars on Thursday. Colorado is one of the best teams offensively in the NHL this season as they enter this game averaging the 2^nd most goals per game while having the 7^th best power-play success rate with an average of 3.69 goals per game and a 24.66% power-play success rate. Nathan MacKinnon leads the league in assists with 42 and is tied for the most points in the league with 64 while Cole Makar is tied for the 3^rd most assists with an average of 37. 

Colorado has also been a slightly above-average team defensively as they are allowing an average of 3.05 goals per game while having a penalty-kill percentage of 82.82%. Alexandar Georgiev leads the league in wins with 21 with a .896 save percentage and is allowing an average of 2.93 goals per game. The Colorado Avalanche will look to extend their winning streak to five games when they host the Florida Panthers on Saturday afternoon.

BookMaker has the Colorado Avalanche listed as -139 moneyline favorites at home against the Florida Panthers on Saturday afternoon. The Avalanche are 6-2-2 in the last ten and have won two of the last three meetings. The Avalanche have won by an average margin of .6 goals per game over the last ten and .67 goals per game over the last three games in the series.

Both teams are two of the top teams in the NHL and both are on a multi-game winning streak, however, Colorado has been the better team in the series going 6-2-2 in the last ten and winning two of the previous three meetings. The Avalanche have won by an average margin of .6 goals per game over the last ten and .67 goals per game over the last three games in the series which is why I am taking the moneyline for the Colorado Avalanche at -139 when they host the Florida Panthers.