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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. Colorado Avalanche 61 36 18 7 79 Dallas Stars 62 36 20 6 78 NEW FACES: The Avalanche acquired forward Vladislav Namestnikov (from Winnipeg Jets 64 32 27 5 69 Ottawa) and goaltender Michael Hutchinson (from Toronto) on Monday. Nashville Predators 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 Minnesota Wild 61 29 25 7 65 with the Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Rangers and Ottawa. Hutchinson, Chicago 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 American Hockey League affiliate, the Toronto Marlies. 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 Penalty Minutes Nazem Kadri 97 Plus/Minus Ryan Graves +43 UPCOMING GAMES Time on Ice/Game Nathan MacKinnon 21:16 Wednesday, Feb. 26 vs. Buffalo Sabres 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 Carolina Hurricanes 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 Bridgestone Arena, 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, Czech Republic Nashville Predators. The game marks just the third time since moving to Denver 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 Detroit Red Wings 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 Anaheim Ducks. 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 .