AVALANCHE NOTES CENTRAL DIVISION STANDINGS ROAD, SWEET ROAD: The Avs have won six straight road games, tied for TEAM GP W L OT PTS the second-longest road winning streak in franchise history. The six-game St. Louis Blues 63 36 17 10 82 streak is tied for the second-longest in the NHL this season. Colorado’s 20 road wins (20-9-2) are tied for second in the league. 61 36 18 7 79 Stars 62 36 20 6 78 NEW FACES: The Avalanche acquired forward Vladislav Namestnikov (from Jets 64 32 27 5 69 Ottawa) and Michael Hutchinson (from ) on Monday. 61 30 23 8 68 Namestnikov, 27, has tallied 25 points (13g/12a) in 54 games with the Sena- tors this season and has 183 points (79g/104a) in 416 career NHL contests 61 29 25 7 65 with the , and Ottawa. Hutchinson, Blackhawks 62 27 27 8 62 29, has appeared in 15 games this season with the Maple Leafs and four outings with the club’s affiliate, the . AVALANCHE LEADERS “I’m proud of the team from how we were able to find ways to get wins, like today and yesterday. In Anaheim, we probably weren’t feel- Category Player No. ing the best. We didn’t have our best legs and a lot of guys out of the Goals Nathan MacKinnon 33 lineup. So I thought how we were able to battle and defend hard and Assists Nathan MacKinnon 51 block shots, and obviously [goaltender Pavel Francouz] played two Points Nathan MacKinnon 84 amazing games in net. It’s good to find ways to get wins.” Power-Play Goals Nathan MacKinnon 10 -Avalanche forward Joonas Donskoi on sweeping a back-to- Shorthanded Goals Matt Calvert 3 back set in Southern California last weekend Minutes Nazem Kadri 97 Plus/Minus Ryan Graves +43 UPCOMING GAMES Time on Ice/Game Nathan MacKinnon 21:16 Wednesday, Feb. 26 vs. Game-Winning Goals Andre Burakovsky 6 Pepsi Center, 6 p.m. MT, TV: NBCSN, Radio: 92.5 FM The Avalanche wraps up its two-game season series against the Goals-Against Average Pavel Francouz 2.27 Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday, which will also be Military Appreci- Save Percentage Pavel Francouz .927 ation Night at Pepsi Center.

Friday, Feb. 28 at PLAYER SPOTLIGHT PNC Arena, 5 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 950 AM Colorado makes its lone trip to Raleigh to take on the Carolina Hur- Pavel Francouz ricanes Friday night, beginning a stretch that will see the Avs play Position: Goaltender six of seven games away from Pepsi Center. Height: 6’0” Weight: 179 lbs. Saturday, Feb. 29 at Nashville Predators Catches: Right , 5 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 92.5 FM Born: June 3, 1990 The Avs wrap up their 11th back-to-back set of the season against the Birthplace: Plzen, Nashville Predators. The game marks just the third time since moving to that the club has played a game on Leap Day (Feb. 29). Francouz was named the NHL’s First Star of the Week on Monday, March 2 at Monday. In four starts since Feb. 17, Francouz went 3-0-1 Little Caesars Arena, 5 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 92.5 FM with a .941 save percentage and 1.46 goals-against aver- Colorado closes out its three-game road trip against the Detroit Red age, both the best among all goalies who started at least Wings on Monday, the final game between the clubs in 2019-20. The four games. Francouz signed a two-year contract extension Avs won 6-3 in the first meeting on Jan. 20 at Pepsi Center. with Colorado on Friday, hours before earning his first career shutout in the team’s 1-0 victory at the . He is tied for fourth in the league in save percentage (.927) and UPCOMING SCHEDULE ranks fifth in goals-against average (2.27). Day Date Location Time Wednesday Feb. 26 Game #62 vs. Buffalo Sabres 6 p.m. MT Thursday Feb. 27 Team flight to Carolina Friday Feb. 28 Morning skate at PNC Arena 11:30 a.m. ET Game #63 at Carolina Hurricanes 7 p.m. ET Saturday Feb. 29 Game #64 at Nashville Predators 6 p.m. CT Sunday March 1 Team flight to Detroit Monday March 2 Morning skate at Little Caesars Arena 11:30 a.m. ET Game #65 at Detroit Red Wings 7 p.m. ET *All practice dates/times are subject to change