CREATE TABLE table_36639 ("Game" FLOAT, "December" FLOAT, "Opponent" TEXT, "Score" TEXT, "Record" TEXT)

What was the first time in December they played the Colorado Avalanche?
SELECT MIN("December") FROM table_36639 WHERE "Opponent" = 'colorado avalanche'
SELECT MIN("December") FROM "table_36639" WHERE "Opponent" = 'colorado avalanche'