Avalanche Notes Central Division Standings DUCHENE’S BIG GAME: tied a career high with three Team GP W L OT PTS assists in Colorado's 5-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday. His three helpers are the most by an Avalanche player this season and the 51 34 12 5 73 most since notched three on Nov. 3, 2015 vs. Calgary. 54 32 17 5 69 Duchene’s 20 faceoff wins is the second most of his career. His 83.3% 52 25 19 8 58 success rate sets a new career high and is the fourth highest in Avalanche St. Louis Blues 52 25 22 5 55 history (min: 20 faceoffs taken) since the stat began tracking in 1999- 2000. Winnipeg Jets 55 25 26 4 54 53 21 22 10 52 Upcoming Games 49 14 33 2 30 Tuesday, February 7 vs. Pepsi Center, 7 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 950 AM Avalanche Leaders The Avalanche continues a three-game homestand on Tuesday, Category Player Number hosting the Montreal Canadiens at Pepsi Center. It’s the only visit Goals Matt Duchene 15 the Canadiens will make to the Mile High City. Montreal beat the Avs in the first meeting of the season at the Bell Centre. Assists Nathan MacKinnon 22 Points Nathan MacKinnon 34 Thursday, February 9 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Power-Play Goals Jarome Iginla 4 Pepsi Center, 7 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 950 AM Minutes 65 Colorado and Pittsburgh will face each other for the final time this Time on Ice/Game Tyson Barrie 23:42 season. The Avs won the last matchup 4-3 in overtime on Oct. 17 GWG Nathan MacKinnon 4 and are 7-3-4 on home ice in the all-time series. SHG Nathan MacKinnon 2 Saturday, February 11 at Goals Against Avg. Calvin Pickard 3.05 Madison Square Garden, 5 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude2, Radio: 950 AM Save Percentage Calvin Pickard .903 The Avalanche begins a season-long five-game road trip, taking on the New York Rangers Saturday night. The Avs lost the first game of the 2016-17 series 6-2 but are 10-5-1 on the road against New Prospect Report York and haven’t lost at MSG since Feb. 4, 2014. forward Rocco Grimaldi was named the CCM/AHL Player of the Week Sunday, February 12 at last Wednesday after totaling five points in Barclays Center, 4 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 950 AM three games for the Rampage. He scored four Colorado plays the second half of a back-to-back on Sunday goals — including two game winners — and against the Islanders. The Avs earned an overtime win over New added an assist to go along with a plus-4 York on Jan. 6, getting 35 saves from Calvin Pickard and a rating. Grimaldi leads San Antonio with 36 and an assist from Nathan MacKinnon. points (19 goals, 17 assists) in 46 Community Highlights appearances this season. Avalanche forward , defenseman Nikita Zadorov and goaltender The Colorado Eagles’ 2-1 shootout win over Calvin Pickard helped coach the Colorado the Alaska Aces on Saturday gave the club its Avalanche Pee Wee team practice ahead of their sixth straight victory. The Eagles are currently departure for the 58th Quebec International Pee tied with the Allen Americans for first place in Wee Hockey Tournament. This year’s Avalanche the Mountain Division. representative, the Foothills Flyers, will compete in the tournament from Feb. 8-20. Quotable Upcoming Events "That is definitely the type of play that we Wed., Feb. 8: Avalanche Captain will skate with 50 need out of him. I thought he was outstanding physically disabled athletes from National Sports Center for Disabled as tonight. Not just that hit, but he had three or part of the Break the Ice program and Hockey is for Everyone month. four big hits and [was] defensively sound, Practice Schedule making good decisions. That is what we're hoping to see out of that player. I know he's Day Date Location Time not going to get four, five big hits every night, Tuesday February 7 Game #50 vs. Montreal Canadiens 7 p.m. but he can certainly play physical like that." Wednesday February 8 Family Sports 11 a.m. —Avalanche head coach on the Thursday February 9 Game #51 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins 7 p.m. play of defenseman Nikita Zadorov in Colorado’s 5-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday February 10 TBD TBD Saturday Saturday February 11 Game #52 at New York Rangers 5 p.m. Sunday February 12 Game #53 at New York Islanders 4 p.m. *All practice dates/times are subject to change, all times Mountain