Off seeing the longest home winning streak in the NHL this season end, the Colorado Avalanche try to start another one at Ball Arena when they host the Calgary Flames in a matchup with Western Conference playoff implications on Monday. The Avs are heavy favorites on the NHL odds. Colorado sits third in the Central Division with 83 points and likely can’t get any higher or lower in it, so that would mean opening the playoffs on the road at the second-place Central team – which is currently Dallas.