Good news has not been delivered for Brett Pesce and the New Jersey Devils, as the Devils will be without the key defenseman for around one month or longer. In

Devils defenseman Brett Pesce suffered an upper-body injury on Sunday, which is expected to keep him out a month.

The Avs power play propelled Colorado to a much-needed 8-4 win over New Jersey that snapped a four-game losing streak (0-1-3).

DENVER -- Victor Olofsson scored his first NHL hat trick and had a career-high five points for the Colorado Avalanche, who ended the New Jersey Devils' eight-game winning streak with an 8-4 victory at Ball Arena on Tuesday. Olofsson entered the game with just five assists in 10 games this season.

New Jersey Devils (8-2, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. San Jose Sharks (2-6-2, in the Pacific Division) San Jose, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The San Jose Sharks take on the New Jersey Devils looking to stop their five-game home losing streak.

The New Jersey Devils have won seven straight games. They own the best record in the NHL at 7-1-0, and no one has more than Jersey’s 14 points.

Olofsson gave the Avalanche a 3-0 with his first goal of the season and first tally as an Avs player via a right-circle wrist shot at 2:31 of the second period. Jack Ahcan picked up his first-career NHL assist with the primary helper on the goal.

The New Jersey Devils are facing yet another setback when it comes to injuries, as veteran Brett Pesce is expected to miss at least a month with an upper-body injury.

Scott Wedgewood is set to start in the net for the Avalanche and face his former team tonight as the <a href=" Jersey Devils take on Colorado in their second and final meeting of the season.