Dater Column: Five things I’ll be watching for in Avalanche game tonight

The Avalanche will play just their third game in the last 11 days tonight in Vancouver. If the playoffs started today, the Avs would not make them, as they are currently five points back of the wild card chase even. Yet, that’s deceiving; the Avs have only played 12 games, while some, such as Anaheim, have played 17.

Here are five things I’ll be watching for in the game tonight, starting with Vancouver’s Bo Horvat, who concussed Bo Byram with an elbow last week: