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AVALANCHE NOTES CENTRAL DIVISION STANDINGS MacKINNON STREAKING: Nathan MacKinnon has scored at least a TEAM GP W L OT PTS in each of Colorado’s first five contests, matching a franchise record for a 6 5 1 0 10 goal streak to start a season (Mats Sundin, 1992-93). MacKinnon’s five- 5 3 0 2 8 game goal streak also matches his career-long for any in a season 5 3 1 1 7 (Jan. 6-20, 2018). Dallas Stars 5 3 2 0 6 KILLING: The Avalanche’s penalty-kill unit has allowed only one Winnipeg Jets 5 3 2 0 6 goal this season, killing 22-of-23 shorthanded situations (95.7%). The PK St. Louis Blues 5 1 2 2 4 unit has not allowed a 5-on-4 goal (only PPG against was 5-on-3) and has Minnesota Wild 5 1 2 2 4 a current streak of 16 straight kills. “Four games, good teams. Some of those teams are playing real AVALANCHE LEADERS good right now. It will be a good challenge for us. I’m excited to Category Player No. get back on the road actually and see what our team’s got. Just Goals Nathan MacKinnon 6 came off of a short road trip, played really well in one game, so Assists Mikko Rantanen 7 hopefully we can repeat that performance here on the road for Points Mikko Rantanen 8 Power-Play Goals Colin Wilson 2 these four.” Penalty Minutes Alexander Kerfoot 10 —Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar ahead of the team’s Time on Ice/Game Nathan MacKinnon 21:48 four-game road trip that begins Tuesday night in New York GWG Nathan MacKinnon 1 1 UPCOMING GAMES Colin Wilson 1 Tuesday, October 16 at Goals Against Avg. Semyon Varlamov 1.75 Madison Square Garden, 5 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 92.5 FM The Avalanche plays the first contest of a four-game road trip on Save Percentage Semyon Varlamov .946 Tuesday at Madison Square Garden. Colorado was 2-0-0 against the Rangers in 2017-18, sweeping the season series for the first time since 2010-11. The Avs are 11-4-0 in their last 15 games at MSG. PLAYER SPOTLIGHT

Thursday, October 18 at Mikko Rantanen Position: Right Wing Prudential Center, 5 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 92.5 FM Colorado’s road trip continues on Thursday against the Devils. The Height: 6’4 Avalanche was 0-2-0 in last year’s season series but has won three Weight: 215 lbs. of the last five matchups on the road against New Jersey. Shoots: Left Born: October 29, 1996 Saturday, October 20 at Birthplace: Nousiainen, FIN PNC Arena, 11 a.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 92.5 FM The Avs head south for the first of two contests against the Caroli- na Hurricanes this season. Colorado is 19-7-6 overall (since 1995- Rantanen’s eight points and seven assists leads the Avs 96) against the Carolina franchise. through the team’s first five games of the season. He -en ters Colorado’s game Tuesday night against the Rangers Monday, October 22 at Philadelphia Flyers on an five-game assist streak, having registered a help- Wells Fargo Center, 5 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 92.5 FM er in each contest to start the season. Rantanen is the Colorado closes out its road trip against the Flyers on Monday night, first player to notch an assist in the club’s first five outings which will also wrap up the two-game season series between the since John-Michael Liles (nine games) in 2010-11. clubs. Colorado topped Philadelphia 5-2 at Pepsi Center on Oct. 6. UPCOMING SCHEDULE Day Date Location Time Tuesday Oct. 16 Game #6 at New York Rangers 5 p.m. Wednesday Oct. 17 Practice at Prudential Center TBD Thursday Oct. 18 Game #7 at New Jersey Devils 5 p.m. Friday Oct. 19 Practice at PNC Arena TBD Saturday Oct. 20 Game #8 at Carolina Hurricanes 11 a.m. Sunday Oct. 21 Practice at Wells Fargo Center TBD Monday Oct. 22 Game #9 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 p.m. *All practice dates/times are subject to change, all times mountain