“It Was a Well-Played Hockey Game by Our Team. We Just Have to Stick with It and Find a Way to Bury One Chance Here Or There
ALL-STAR TRIO CENTRAL DIVISION STANDINGS Gabriel Landeskog, Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen will repre- TEAM GP W L OT PTS sent the Avalanche at the 2019 NHL All-Star Game this weekend in San Winnipeg Jets 48 31 15 2 64 Jose. This year marks the first time that three Avalanche players will par- ticipate in an All-Star Game since 2003-04, when Rob Blake, Joe Sakic Nashville Predators 51 29 18 4 62 and Alex Tanguay competed for the Western Conference in Minnesota. Minnesota Wild 49 25 21 3 53 Dallas Stars 49 24 21 4 52 MacKinnon was voted by the fans as captain of the Central Division, the first Avalanche player to serve as an All-Star Colorado Avalanche 49 22 19 8 52 Game captain since Sakic wore the ‘C’ for the Western Con- St. Louis Blues 48 21 22 5 47 ference in 2007. MacKinnon, who will be making his third Chicago Blackhawks 50 17 24 9 43 consecutive appearance at the mid-season classic, is the first Colorado player to be selected to three straight All-Star Games since Blake from 2001-02 to 2003-04. AVALANCHE LEADERS Rantanen, who will be making his All-Star Game debut, Category Player No. leads the team and is tied for second in league scoring with Goals Gabriel Landeskog 29 73 points (23g/50a). Mikko’s 73 points are a new Avalanche record before the All-Star Break, topping Sakic’s 72 in 2000- Assists Mikko Rantanen 50 01. The Nousiainen, Finland, native held at least a share of Points Mikko Rantanen 73 the NHL scoring lead for 66 consecutive days from Oct.
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