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Avalanche hope to improve road mark against Kings

Dec 1, 2007 - 3:13 PM Colorado (13-10-1) at Los Angeles (10-13-1) 10:30 pm EST

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) - The Colorado Avalanche are one of the best teams in the game at home. It's on the road that they struggle.

The Avalanche will be looking for just their fourth road win of the season when they visit the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.

Just 1-5-0 in its last six road contests, Colorado has had trouble putting the puck in the net away from home, totaling just six goals in the five losses. Top goal scorer Paul Stastny and captain Joe Sakic have just one goal each away from home this season.

The Avalanche dropped a 3-2 decision at San Jose on Friday, getting goals from Milan Hejduk and Andrew Brunette in the loss.

The Kings have dropped six of their last eight games, beating only the San Jose Sharks twice. They are averaging just 1.75 goals per game over the past eight contests.

Los Angeles should be happy to return home, however, after playing the last five games away from the Staples Center. The Kings own a 6-7-0 record at home this season.