AVALANCHE NOTES CENTRAL DIVISION STANDINGS THE STREAK CONTINUES: With Monday's victory over the Anaheim Team GP W L OT PTS Ducks, the Avalanche extended its win streak to seven games, its longest Winnipeg Jets 46 26 13 7 59 winning streak since winning eight consecutive contests from Dec. 31, 2005 42 25 11 6 56 – Jan. 17, 2006. Colorado has outscored opponents 29-10 over the course St. Louis Blues 46 26 17 3 55 of the streak and has never trailed during the stretch. The Avs have won six 45 25 17 3 53 consecutive home games, its longest such stretch since Nov. 30-Dec. 23, 2011 when they won eight straight contests on home ice. 46 24 17 5 53 43 24 16 3 51 BERNIER ON A TEAR: Jonathan Bernier earned his sixth consecutive win Chicago Blackhawks 45 22 17 6 50 on Monday afternoon, a career-long win streak. He has a 1.27 goals-against AVALANCHE LEADERS average and a .962 save percentage during the streak. Category Player No. KERFOOT AMONG BEST ROOKIES: Alexander Kerfoot will enter Goals Nathan MacKinnon 20 Thursday's contest on a three-game point streak (1g, 4a) and is tied for fifth Assists Nathan MacKinnon 34 among NHL rookies with 30 points (11g, 19a). He has 14 points on the Points Nathan MacKinnon 54 power play this season, which is tied for third among NHL rookies and his 11 Power-Play Goals Mikko Rantanen 7 power-play assists rank second among first-year players. Nathan MacKinnon 7 Penalty Minutes 50 UPCOMING GAMES Time on Ice/Game Erik Johnson 25:37 Thursday, January 18 vs. GWG Nathan MacKinnon 6 Pepsi Center, 7 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 950 AM SHG Blake Comeau 2 Colorado hosts the first of two games against the San Jose Sharks J.T. Compher 2 this season, the first of three overall contests between the teams in Goals Against Avg. Jonathan Bernier 2.67 2017-18. San Jose will visit the Mile High City again on Feb. 6 and Save Percentage Jonathan Bernier .915 the Avs make their lone trip to San Jose on April 5. The Avalanche

is 22-13-6 in 41 home contests against the Sharks (since 1995-96). PLAYER SPOTLIGHT

Saturday, January 20 vs. New York Rangers Nathan MacKinnon Pepsi Center, 1 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 950 AM Position: Center The Avalanche and Rangers wrap up a two-game season series on Height: 6’0 Saturday afternoon, the second of seven matinee games that will be Weight: 205 lbs. played at Pepsi Center in 2017-18. The teams met on Oct. 5 at Shoots: Right Madison Square Garden in the season opener for both teams, and Born: September 1, 1995 the Avalanche won 4-2. Birthplace: Halifax, Nova Scotia

Monday, January 22 at MacKinnon will represent the Avalanche at the Air Canada Centre, 5 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude 2, Radio: 950 AM 2018 NHL All-Star Game, his second straight All- The Avs face the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second and final Star Game appearance. MacKinnon leads the meeting between the teams on Monday. It’s the start of a season- Avalanche and is tied for second in League long, six-game road trip for Colorado, a journey that will be broken scoring with 54 points (20g/34a) in 43 games this up by the NHL All-Star Break later this month. The Avalanche season. He made his first career All-Star Game secured a 4-3 overtime win over the Leafs on Dec. 29, the first win appearance last season and is the first Avalanche of its current seven-game streak. player to be chosen to two consecutive All-Star Games since Sakic in 2003-04 and 2006-07. PRACTICE SCHEDULE QUOTABLE Day Date Location Time Wednesday Jan. 17 Practice at Family Sports 11 a.m. "We have done a really nice job at home, and Thursday Jan. 18 Morning Skate at Pepsi Center 10:30 a.m. our and our challenge will be to duplicate that on the road. The end of January, early Game #44 vs. San Jose Sharks 7 p.m. February you look at the schedule, and it's a Friday Jan. 19 Practice at Family Sports 11 a.m. road-heavy schedule. Our job is to make sure Saturday Jan. 20 Game #45 vs. New York Rangers 1 p.m. that we continue to play the same way, play the Sunday Jan. 21 TBD TBD right way and try to get the same results that we Monday Jan. 22 Game #46 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 p.m. are getting at home on the road. If we can do *All practice dates/times are subject to change, all times Mountain that, then good things are coming our way." —Avalanche Jared Bednar following the team’s league-mandated, five- day break