Ailing Avalanche take on Hurricanes' sizzling Andrei Svechnikov

The Colorado Avalanche have plenty of offensive firepower -- even with injuries -- but their next opponent has one of the hottest goal scorers in the NHL.

In the Carolina Hurricanes' first 14 games, Andrei Svechnikov already has notched two hat tricks, including one Carolina's 7-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night. Each of his three-goal games have come against Edmonton.

Colorado has the job of slowing down