The Colorado Avalanche (10-1-5) open a four-game homestand against the Anaheim Ducks (11-3-1). Puck drop is scheduled for 7:52 p.m. MT, as it is a nationally televised game on TNT.
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Key Stories to Watch
The Avalanche are the No. 1-ranked team, with 25 points in 16 games. Anaheim, which is tied for the league lead in wins, is in second place with 23 points in 15 games.
The Ducks are riding a seven-game winning streak, while the Avs have won three straight.
Ducks 20-year-old centerman Leo Carlsson is tied for second in the league in points with Connor Bedard. The 2023 No. 2 overall pick has 25 points in 15 games, trailing only Nathan MacKinnon, who leads the league with 29. MacKinnon also has an NHL-best 14 goals. Anaheim’s Cutter Gauthier (11) and Carlsson (10) are both among the top 10.
Colorado is riding with Scott Wedgewood again, who will make his fifth start in seven games since Mackenzie Blackwood returned from an offseason injury. Wedgewood is 9-1-2 this season, while Blackwood is 1-0-1. Wedgewood is the only goalie with more wins than Ducks starter Lukas Dostal (8-3-1).
Season Series
Nov. 11 vs Anaheim Ducks
Jan. 21 vs Anaheim Ducks
March 3 at Anaheim Ducks
Avalanche Injuries
Logan O’Connor (hip, week-to-week)
Samuel Girard (upper body, day-to-day)
Joel Kiviranta (lower body, indefinitely)
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Projected Avalanche Lines (Subject to Change)
Artturi Lehkonen — Nathan MacKinnon — Martin Necas
Ross Colton — Brock Nelson — Valeri Nichushkin
Gabriel Landeskog — Jack Drury — Victor Olofsson
Parker Kelly — Zakhar Bardakov — Gavin Brindley
Devon Toews — Cale Makar
Josh Manson — Brent Burns
Jack Ahcan — Sam Malinski
Scott Wedgewood
Mackenzie Blackwood
Projected Starters (Subject to Change)
Confirmed: Scott Wedgewood (COL)
Expected: Lukas Dostal (ANA)
Upcoming Milestones
Gabriel Landeskog — needs 2 goals for 250
Brock Nelson — needs 8 points for 600
How to Watch
TV: TNT, HBO Max, truTV
Radio: 950 AM
