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Avalanche Notes Central Division Standings SHOOTOUT SATURDAY: Saturday’s 3-2 loss to the Canucks Team GP W L OT PTS marked ’s first of the that needed a shootout to determine a victor. The Avalanche was 4-0 in the skills competition last season—the Blackhawks 23 14 6 3 31 league’s only unbeaten team—and had won nine consecutive shootouts St. Louis Blues 23 13 7 3 29 prior to Saturday's shootout loss. The nine straight shootout victories was Wild 21 11 7 3 25 one shy of a franchise record set March 19, 2011 to Jan. 2, 2012. 23 9 8 6 24

CLOSE GAMES: The Avalanche is now 3-1 in this season and 21 10 8 3 23 7-2-1 in one- games. Jets 24 10 12 2 22 20 9 10 1 19 Upcoming Games Tuesday, November 29 vs. Nashville Predators Avalanche Leaders Pepsi Center, 7 p.m. (MT), TV: Altitude, Radio: 950 AM Category Player The Avs host the Predators in the second of five matchups in Goals 7 2016-17 and the second of three that will be played at Pepsi Center. Nashville topped the Avalanche 5-1 in the first meeting on 7 November 1. Assists Nathan MacKinnon 10 Points Nathan MacKinnon 15 Thursday, December 1 vs. Power-Play Goals 2 Pepsi Center, 7 p.m. (MT), TV: Altitude, Radio: 950 AM 2 The Blue Jackets make their only appearance of the season at Pepsi Center for the second and final game in the season series. Rene Bourque 2 The Avalanche took a 3-2 overtime win at Nationwide Arena on Minutes 31 Nov. 21. and each potted goals, and Time on Ice/Game Tyson Barrie 22:45 Matt Duchene scored the game winner, his team-leading third GWG Matt Duchene 3 game-winning goal. Plus/Minus 2

Saturday, December 3 vs. Dallas Stars John Mitchell 2 Pepsi Center, 7 p.m. (MT), TV: Altitude, Radio: 92.5 The Wolf Goals Against Avg. 2.03 Colorado hosts the Stars for the first time since Opening Night Percentage Calvin Pickard .932 when they won 6-5. The Avs are 1-1 against Dallas this season with each team having won on home ice. Player Spotlight Erik Johnson Community Highlights Position: Defense The Avs’ annual Movember Height: 6’4 campaign wraps up with ‘Sport Weight: 225 lbs. Your Stache Night’ on Dec. 1. Shoots: Right The Avalanche will donate $5 Born: March 21, 1988 from every ticket purchase to Birthplace: Bloomington, MN Thursday’s game against Johnson scored his first goal of the season last Columbus to the Movember Foundation and its fight to bring awareness to week, helping the Avalanche to a 3-2 overtime men’s health issues. Fans can get involved by donating to the team, the win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. With 10 players or Bernie by visiting .com/avalanche/community/movember. points on the season, Johnson leads all Avalanche defensemen in scoring. UPCOMING EVENTS: On Friday, Dec. 2, and Joe Colborne will skate with kids from York International K-12 School at the Avs’ practice Quotable facility as part of the Break the Ice Program. Later that day, and will participate in a street hockey clinic in conjunction with "I think most of [recovery] is what you do at the NHL/NHLPA’s Industry Growth Fund Grant Program. home. I've learned that quickly over my three years, try to take care of yourself. I just laid on the couch all day. I didn't leave the house, just Practice Schedule making sure I'd feel good today. You don't get Day Date Location Time much rest, especially with the schedule in Tuesday November 29 Game #21 vs. Nashville 7:00 p.m. November here. It's been crazy. Every game is Wednesday November 30 TBD TBD huge. We're trying to push for the playoffs today, and I think everybody's pretty mature in taking Thursday December 1 Pepsi Center 10:30 a.m. care of themselves." Game #22 vs. Columbus 7:00 p.m. —Colorado Nathan MacKinnon on Friday December 2 TBD TBD taking Sunday off to rest after falling and sliding Saturday December 3 Pepsi Center 10:30 a.m. into the boards at full speed in Colorado’s game Game #23 vs. Dallas 7:00 p.m. against the Canucks on Saturday Sunday December 4 TBD TBD *All practice dates/times are subject to change, all times Mountain