Boston Bruins Game Notes
Mon, Oct 9, 2017 NHL Game #32
Boston Bruins 1 - 0 - 0 (2 pts) Colorado Avalanche 1 - 1 - 0 (2 pts) Team Game: 2 1 - 0 - 0 (Home) Team Game: 3 0 - 0 - 0 (Home) Home Game: 2 0 - 0 - 0 (Road) Road Game: 3 1 - 1 - 0 (Road)
# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 35 Anton Khudobin ------1 Semyon Varlamov 1 1 0 0 2.00 .949 40 Tuukka Rask 1 1 0 0 3.00 .897 45 Jonathan Bernier 1 0 1 0 4.07 .897
# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 10 L Anders Bjork 1 0 1 1 2 0 3 D Chris Bigras 2 0 1 1 2 0 14 D Paul Postma ------4 D Tyson Barrie 2 1 1 2 0 0 20 C Riley Nash 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 D Erik Johnson 2 0 0 0 3 4 25 D Brandon Carlo 1 0 1 1 1 0 9 C Matt Duchene 2 1 1 2 2 0 27 C Austin Czarnik ------10 R Sven Andrighetto 2 0 0 0 0 0 33 D Zdeno Chara 1 0 0 0 1 2 12 D Patrik Nemeth 2 0 1 1 2 0 37 C Patrice Bergeron ------13 C Alexander Kerfoot 2 0 1 1 1 0 39 L Matt Beleskey 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 L Blake Comeau 2 0 0 0 0 0 42 R David Backes ------16 D Nikita Zadorov 1 0 0 0 0 2 46 C David Krejci 1 0 3 3 1 0 17 C Tyson Jost 2 0 1 1 1 2 47 D Torey Krug ------22 C Colin Wilson 2 0 0 0 0 0 48 D Matt Grzelcyk 1 0 0 0 1 0 29 C Nathan MacKinnon 2 0 1 1 1 2 51 C Ryan Spooner 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 C Carl Soderberg 1 1 0 1 1 0 52 C Sean Kuraly 1 0 0 0 -1 2 37 L J.T. Compher 2 0 1 1 1 2 54 D Adam McQuaid 1 0 0 0 -1 5 44 D Mark Barberio 1 0 0 0 0 0 55 C Noel Acciari 1 0 0 0 0 0 54 D Anton Lindholm 1 0 0 0 0 2 59 C Tim Schaller 1 0 0 0 1 0 64 R Nail Yakupov 2 0 1 1 1 0 63 L Brad Marchand 1 1 0 1 1 0 83 L Matt Nieto 1 0 0 0 0 6 72 C Frank Vatrano 1 0 0 0 0 2 92 L Gabriel Landeskog 2 1 0 1 0 2 73 D Charlie McAvoy 1 1 1 2 1 6 94 D Andrei Mironov 1 0 0 0 0 2 74 L Jake DeBrusk 1 1 1 2 2 0 96 R Mikko Rantanen 2 1 0 1 0 0 86 D Kevan Miller 1 0 0 0 1 2 88 R David Pastrnak 1 1 0 1 -1 0
President: Cam Neely President Josh Kroenke General Manager: Don Sweeney Exec. VP / General Manager Joe Sakic Assistant General Manager: Scott Bradley Assistant GMs Craig Billington, Chris Head Coach: Bruce Cassidy MacFarland Assistant Coaches: Joe Sacco, Jay Pandolfo, Head Coach Jared Bednar Kevin Dean, Bob Essensa Coaching Staff Ray Bennett, Nolan Pratt, Jussi (Goaltending), J.P. Buckley Parkkila (goaltending), Brett (Video Coordinator) Heimlich (video)
Tonight's Officials Referees Ghislain Hebert (22), Tom Kowal (32) Linesmen Michel Cormier (76), Ryan Galloway (82) Supervisor Video Judge Rob Tisi Ntl. Anthem Tatiana McAlpine
Today's Schedule COL @ BOS : 1:00 STL @ NYI : 1:00 NJD @ BUF : 3:00 CGY @ ANA : 7:00 WPG @ EDM : 7:00 CHI @ TOR : 7:00 WSH @ TBL : 7:30 Boston Bruins: Roster Active (25 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 10 Anders Bjork L 6' 0" 186 Aug 5, 1996 Mequon, WI, USA 14 Paul Postma D 6' 3" 195 Feb 22, 1989 Red Deer, AB, CAN 20 Riley Nash C 6' 1" 200 May 9, 1989 Consort, AB, CAN 25 Brandon Carlo D 6' 5" 203 Nov 26, 1996 Colorado Springs, CO, USA 27 Austin Czarnik C 5' 9" 160 Dec 12, 1992 Detroit, MI, USA 33 Zdeno Chara D 6' 9" 250 Mar 18, 1977 Trencin, SVK 35 Anton Khudobin G 5' 11" 195 May 7, 1986 Ust-Kamenogorsk, KAZ 37 Patrice Bergeron C 6' 1" 195 Jul 24, 1985 Ancienne-Lorette, QC, CAN 39 Matt Beleskey L 6' 0" 203 Jun 7, 1988 Windsor, ON, CAN 40 Tuukka Rask G 6' 3" 176 Mar 10, 1987 Savonlinna, FIN 42 David Backes R 6' 3" 221 May 1, 1984 Minneapolis, MN, USA 46 David Krejci C 6' 0" 186 Apr 28, 1986 Sternberk, CZE 47 Torey Krug D 5' 9" 186 Apr 12, 1991 Livonia, MI, USA 48 Matt Grzelcyk D 5' 9" 174 Jan 5, 1994 Charlestown, MA, USA 51 Ryan Spooner C 5' 10" 184 Jan 30, 1992 Ottawa, ON, CAN 52 Sean Kuraly C 6' 2" 205 Jan 20, 1993 Dublin, OH, USA 54 Adam McQuaid D 6' 4" 212 Oct 12, 1986 Charlottetown, PE, CAN 55 Noel Acciari C 5' 10" 208 Dec 1, 1991 Johnston, RI, USA 59 Tim Schaller C 6' 2" 219 Nov 16, 1990 Merrimack, NH, USA 63 Brad Marchand L 5' 9" 181 May 11, 1988 Halifax, NS, CAN 72 Frank Vatrano C 5' 9" 201 Mar 14, 1994 East Longmeadow, MA, USA 73 Charlie McAvoy D 6' 0" 208 Dec 21, 1997 Long Beach, NY, USA 74 Jake DeBrusk L 6' 0" 183 Oct 17, 1996 Edmonton, AB, CAN 86 Kevan Miller D 6' 2" 210 Nov 15, 1987 Los Angeles, CA, USA 88 David Pastrnak R 6' 0" 181 May 25, 1996 Havirov, CZE 25 Players Total Avg: 6' 0" 196 Age: 27.3
Goal Streaks Assist Streaks Point Streaks No active streaks No active streaks No active streaks
Colorado Avalanche: Roster Active (23 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 1 Semyon Varlamov G 6' 2" 209 Apr 27, 1988 Samara, RUS 3 Chris Bigras D 6' 1" 190 Feb 22, 1995 Orillia, ON, CAN 4 Tyson Barrie D 5' 10" 190 Jul 26, 1991 Victoria, BC, CAN 6 Erik Johnson D 6' 4" 225 Mar 21, 1988 Bloomington, MN, USA 9 Matt Duchene C 5' 11" 195 Jan 16, 1991 Haliburton, ON, CAN 10 Sven Andrighetto R 5' 10" 188 Mar 21, 1993 Zurich, CHE 12 Patrik Nemeth D 6' 3" 219 Feb 8, 1992 Stockholm, SWE 13 Alexander Kerfoot C 5' 10" 153 Aug 11, 1994 Vancouver, BC, CAN 14 Blake Comeau L 6' 1" 202 Feb 18, 1986 Meadow Lake, SK, CAN 16 Nikita Zadorov D 6' 5" 230 Apr 16, 1995 Moscow, RUS 17 Tyson Jost C 5' 11" 191 Mar 14, 1998 St. Albert, AB, CAN 22 Colin Wilson C 6' 1" 221 Oct 20, 1989 Greenwich, CT, USA 29 Nathan MacKinnon C 6' 0" 205 Sep 1, 1995 Halifax, NS, CAN 34 Carl Soderberg C 6' 3" 210 Oct 12, 1985 Malmö, SWE 37 J.T. Compher L 6' 0" 193 Apr 8, 1995 Northbrook, IL, USA 44 Mark Barberio D 6' 1" 207 Mar 23, 1990 Montreal, QC, CAN 45 Jonathan Bernier G 6' 0" 184 Aug 7, 1988 Laval, QC, CAN 54 Anton Lindholm D 5' 11" 191 Nov 29, 1994 Skellefteå, SWE 64 Nail Yakupov R 5' 11" 195 Oct 6, 1993 Nizhnekamsk, RUS 83 Matt Nieto L 5' 11" 190 Nov 5, 1992 Long Beach, CA, USA 92 Gabriel Landeskog L 6' 1" 215 Nov 23, 1992 Stockholm, SWE 94 Andrei Mironov D 6' 3" 194 Jul 29, 1994 Moscow, RUS 96 Mikko Rantanen R 6' 4" 211 Oct 29, 1996 Nousiainen, FIN 23 Players Total Avg: 6' 0" 200 Age: 25.4
Goal Streaks Assist Streaks Point Streaks No active streaks No active streaks No active streaks Boston Bruins: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks C 46 David Krejci 1 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 21:29 77.27 1 0 D 73 Charlie McAvoy 1 1 1 2 1 6 0 0 0 2 50.0 22:00 0.00 1 0 L 74 Jake DeBrusk 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 25.0 14:05 100.00 0 0 L 63 Brad Marchand 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 100.0 21:44 66.66 0 1 R 88 David Pastrnak 1 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 0 4 25.0 16:36 0.00 0 1 L 10 Anders Bjork 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 16:14 0.00 1 0 D 25 Brandon Carlo 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 20:38 0.00 0 2 C 20 Riley Nash 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 16:37 61.53 2 0 D 33 Zdeno Chara 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0.0 23:33 0.00 3 0 L 39 Matt Beleskey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 10:16 50.00 1 0 D 48 Matt Grzelcyk 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 12:11 0.00 0 0 C 51 Ryan Spooner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 16:47 62.50 1 0 C 52 Sean Kuraly 1 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 2 0.0 12:02 33.33 2 0 D 54 Adam McQuaid 1 0 0 0 -1 5 0 0 0 3 0.0 13:52 0.00 2 0 C 55 Noel Acciari 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 04:42 0.00 1 1 C 59 Tim Schaller 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 15:30 36.36 3 2 C 72 Frank Vatrano 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0.0 07:08 0.00 1 0 D 86 Kevan Miller 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 21:35 0.00 4 0
# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 35 Anton Khudobin ------40 Tuukka Rask 1 60 3.00 1 0 0 0 3 26 .897 0 0 0
Colorado Avalanche: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks D 4 Tyson Barrie 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 10 10.0 24:34 0.00 0 1 C 9 Matt Duchene 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 16.7 15:45 55.55 1 0 C 34 Carl Soderberg 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 100.0 12:14 0.00 0 0 L 92 Gabriel Landeskog 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 6 16.7 19:24 28.57 8 1 R 96 Mikko Rantanen 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 25.0 17:07 0.00 0 0 D 3 Chris Bigras 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 14:00 0.00 0 2 D 12 Patrik Nemeth 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 17:01 0.00 4 4 C 13 Alexander Kerfoot 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 13:38 50.00 0 0 C 17 Tyson Jost 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 5 0.0 11:59 27.77 0 1 C 29 Nathan MacKinnon 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 0.0 19:13 47.05 1 1 L 37 J.T. Compher 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 0.0 15:43 25.00 3 2 R 64 Nail Yakupov 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 12:39 0.00 1 0 D 6 Erik Johnson 2 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 5 0.0 25:13 0.00 6 1 R 10 Sven Andrighetto 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 17:52 66.66 1 0 L 14 Blake Comeau 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 11:19 0.00 3 0 D 16 Nikita Zadorov 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.0 19:12 0.00 4 3 C 22 Colin Wilson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.0 13:28 100.00 2 0 D 44 Mark Barberio 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 18:09 0.00 2 4 D 54 Anton Lindholm 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 12:07 0.00 4 2 L 83 Matt Nieto 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 10:19 0.00 0 1 D 94 Andrei Mironov 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 11:24 0.00 2 1
# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 1 Semyon Varlamov 1 60 2.00 1 0 0 0 2 37 .949 0 0 0 45 Jonathan Bernier 1 59 4.07 0 1 0 0 4 35 .897 0 0 0 Colorado Avalanche @ Boston Bruins Team Records Colorado Avalanche Boston Bruins Last game: Saturday AT NEW JERSEY (4-1 L) Thursday VS NASHVILLE (4-3 W) Next game: Monday AT BOSTON Monday VS COLORADO Overall record/streak: 1 - 1 - 0 / Lost 1 1 - 0 - 0 / Win 1 / Undef 1 Home record/streak: 0 - 0 - 0 / Lost 0 1 - 0 - 0 / Win 1 / Undef 1 Road record/streak: 1 - 1 - 0 / Lost 1 0 - 0 - 0 / Lost 0 Last 5 Games: 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 Last 10 Games: 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 1-Goal Games: 0 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 2-Goal Games 1 - 0 0 - 0 3-Goal Games 0 - 1 0 - 0 Scoring first 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 Opponent scoring first 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Leading after 1 period 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Trailing after 1 period 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Tied after 1 period 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 Leading after 2 periods 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 Trailing after 2 periods 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Tied after 2 periods 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 OT Record - This Season: 0 - 0 0 - 0 OT Record - Franchise: 176 - 141 - 204 180 - 191 - 216 Shootout Record - This Season: 0 - 0 0 - 0 Shootout Record - Franchise: 68 - 37 59 - 67 Outshooting opponent: 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 Outshot by opponent: 1 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Even shots: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 vs. Atlantic: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 vs. Metropolitan: 1 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: 1 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 vs. Central: 0 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 vs. Pacific: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: 0 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0
Month by Month Record Colorado Avalanche Boston Bruins W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: 1-1-0 2 1-0-0 2 Totals: 1-1-0 2 1-0-0 2 Colorado Avalanche @ Boston Bruins Situations Goals by Period 1 2 3 OT T Avg Colorado Avalanche: 2 2 1 0 5 ( 2.5 avg.) Opponents: 3 2 1 0 6 ( 3.0 avg.)
Boston Bruins: 1 2 1 0 4 ( 4.0 avg.) Opponents: 1 0 2 0 3 ( 3.0 avg.)
Shots by Period 1 2 3 OT T Avg Colorado Avalanche: 17 27 23 0 67 (33.5 avg.) Opponents: 31 19 28 0 78 (39.0 avg.)
Boston Bruins: 12 12 8 0 32 (32.0 avg.) Opponents: 8 8 13 0 29 (29.0 avg.)
Power Play Colorado Avalanche Boston Bruins G Att % G Att % Overall: 1 11 9.1 (T-24th NHL) 1 5 20.0 (T-11th NHL) Home: 0 0 0.0 1 5 20.0 (T-12th NHL) Road: 1 11 9.1 (13th NHL) 0 0 0.0 1 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-25th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-1st NHL)
Penalty Killing Colorado Avalanche Boston Bruins G Att % G Att % Overall: 5 10 50.0 (31st NHL) 2 7 71.4 (25th NHL) Home: 0 0 0.0 2 7 71.4 (21st NHL) Road: 5 10 50.0 (T-19th NHL) 0 0 0.0 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-8th NHL) 1 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-4th NHL)
Penalties Colorado Avalanche Boston Bruins GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank 2 24 12.0 (T-21st NHL) 1 19 19.0 (29th NHL)
Goal Situations Colorado Avalanche Boston Bruins For Against For Against 6 on 5: 0 0 0 0 6 on 4: 0 0 0 0 6 on 3: 0 0 0 0 5 on 5: 3 0 2 1 5 on 4: 1 1 0 0 5 on 3: 0 0 1 0 4 on 4: 0 0 0 0 4 on 3: 0 0 0 0 3 on 3: 0 0 0 0 3 on 4: 0 0 0 0 3 on 5: 0 0 0 0 3 on 6: 0 0 0 1 4 on 5: 0 5 0 0 4 on 6: 0 0 1 1 5 on 6: 1 0 0 0 Empty Net: 1 0 1 0 Penalty Shots: 0 0 0 0 Total: 5 6 4 3 Colorado Avalanche @ Boston Bruins Situations Individual Leaders Colorado Avalanche Boston Bruins Points: M. DUCHENE (2),T. BARRIE (2),C. SODERBERG (1) D. KREJCI (3),J. DEBRUSK (2),C. MCAVOY (2) Goals: C. SODERBERG (1),M. DUCHENE (1),T. BARRIE (1) B. MARCHAND (1),D. PASTRNAK (1),J. DEBRUSK (1) Assists: M. DUCHENE (1),T. BARRIE (1),P. NEMETH (1) D. KREJCI (3),A. BJORK (1),B. CARLO (1) PP Goals: M. RANTANEN (1) D. PASTRNAK (1) SH Goals: B. MARCHAND (1) GW Goals: T. BARRIE (1) B. MARCHAND (1) 3+ Goals: PIM: M. NIETO (6),E. JOHNSON (4),G. LANDESKOG (2) C. MCAVOY (6),A. MCQUAID (5),Z. CHARA (2) Shots: T. BARRIE (10),C. WILSON (7),M. DUCHENE (6) D. PASTRNAK (4),J. DEBRUSK (4),A. MCQUAID (3) +/-: E. JOHNSON (+3),M. DUCHENE (+2),P. NEMETH (+2) A. BJORK (+2),J. DEBRUSK (+2),Z. CHARA (+1)
Shootout Colorado Avalanche Boston Bruins Shooter G/S % GDG Shooter G/S % GDG
Goaltender Rec. G/S % Goaltender Rec. G/S %
Power Play Colorado Avalanche Boston Bruins Player G A P Player G A P Tyson Barrie 0 1 1 David Krejci 0 1 1 Nathan MacKinnon 0 1 1 Charlie McAvoy 0 1 1 Mikko Rantanen 1 0 1 David Pastrnak 1 0 1
Short Handed Colorado Avalanche Boston Bruins Player G A P Player G A P No players to display Brandon Carlo 0 1 1 Brad Marchand 1 0 1 Boston Bruins: Media Notes
TODAY’S GAME - The Bruins host the Avalanche today in the 1st of 2 games between these teams and the Avalanche’s lone visit this season to TD Garden … The Bruins are 1-0-0 this season with a 1-0-0 record on home ice … They are 1-0-0 vs. both Central Division and Western Conference opponents this season. - The Bruins are concluding today their season-opening two-game home stand, as they hosted Nashville on Thursday … They will next face a 3-game road trip to Colorado (Oct. 11), Arizona (Oct. 14) and Vegas (Oct. 15). - Today’s game is their first of ten matinees this season … The Bruins went 10-3-0 in afternoon contests last year.
RECENT GAMES - The Bruins now have a 40-37-16 all-time record in season opening games with a 49-23-20-1 mark in home openers. - Oct. 5 – Nsh 3 at Bos 4 … David Pastrnak scored Boston’s 1st goal of the 2017-18 season and the Bruins opened a 4-1 lead en route to the win … Jake DeBrusk and Charlie McAvoy scored their 1st NHL goals in their 1st NHL regular season games, becoming the 1st Boston teammates to do so since 2/12/1949 (Zellio Toppazzini and Dave Creighton vs. NY Rangers) … Brad Marchand scored his 23rd career SHG which proved to be the GWG … Tuukka Rask made 26 saves in the victory … PP: 1/5 … PK: 2/7 … SOG: Bos, 32, Nsh 29
PRE-SEASON WRAPUP - The Bruins finished their pre-season with a 4-3-0 record with wins over MTL (3-2 Sept 18), DET (4-2 Sept. 19), PHI (2-1/OT Sept. 21) and CHI (4-2 Sept. 25) and losses in DET (5-1 Sept. 23), PHI (5-1 Sept. 28) and CHI (1-0 Sept. 30). - Austin Czarnik (2-1=3 totals), David Pastrnak (1-2=3), Kenny Agostino (1-2=3) and Riley Nash (0-3=3) led the team in pre-season points, while Anders Bjork sharked the goal scoring lead with Czarnik with 2. - Tuukka Rask and Anton Khudobin played in 2 games each in goal with both splitting their 2 decisions at 1-1-0.
MILESTONES APPROACHING - Patrice Bergeron’s next game will be the 900th of his NHL/Bruins career … He is 3 points shy of tying Ken Hodge for 7th place on the team’s all-time scoring list (674 points). - Riley Nash is 2 points short of his 100th NHL point.
INJURIES - David Backes – Diverticulitis, indefinite - Noel Acciari - Left index finger surgery, approx. 6 wks from 10/5 vs NSH - Patrice Bergeron – Lower body - Torey Krug – Jaw injury suffered 9/19 vs DET - Austin Czarnik – Illness
BOSTON vs COLORADO, LIFETIME SERIES - The Bruins and Avalanche are meeting for the 143rd time in their histories (includes Colorado as Quebec Nordiques) with the Bruins having a 72-53-15-2 record and a 543-450 scoring edge in those games. - The Bruins are 31-28-9-1 in their 69 home games of this lifetime series with a 248-212 scoring advantage in those contests. - The Bruins and Avalanche split their 2016-17 season series with each team winning their game on the road … The Bruins are 3-3-1 in their last 7 games overall vs. the Avalanche but are winless in their lat 11 vs. Colorado in Boston at 0-9-1-1, with their last home win over the Avalanche a 4-1 victory on 3/30/1998. - Fun Facts: Boston’s current 0-8-1 home losing stretch to the Avalanche is their longest such current streak vs. any opponent … The Bruins are 10-17-1-2 overall vs. the Avalanche since they relocated to Colorado in 1995 and they have a 2-9-1-1 home record in that span.
NUMBERS
2: Bruins on the current roster who are played their first NHL games (Anders Bjork and Jake DeBrusk) on 10/5 vs. NSH… Charlie McAvoy played his first regular season NHL game that night, as he had been the 9th Bruin to play in a playoff game before a regular season contest when he suited up vs. OTT in the 2017 Round One series … In addition to those 3 players, Matt Grzelcyk (2 NHL gp in 2016-17) and Sean Kuraly (8 gp) are also still rookies this season.
3: New faces on Boston’s current roster in Bjork, DeBrusk and Paul Postma (signed as a free agent).
23: Career shorthanded goals by Brad Marchand, which is the most by any NHL player since he entered the NHL in 2009-10 … That ranks 3rd on Boston’s all-time list (Rick Middleton, 25; Derek Sanderson, 24).
108-57-12: Boston’s record since 2011-12 in games in which they have had a fighting penalty.
+160 / +144 / +136: Cumulative plus/minus ratings of Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron and Zdeno Chara, respectively, since the start of the 2010-11 season which rank 1, 3 & 4 overall in the NHL over that span.
206-13-14: Boston’s record since the start of the 2010-11 season when they have carried a lead into the third period.
222-15-11: Boston’s record since 2011-12 in games in which they have had a 2-goal lead in a game … That extends to 139-1-3 over that span when they have led by 3 goals.
339: Consecutive Bruins games (regular season and playoffs) currently sold out at TD Garden … Their last non-sellout game was on Dec. 2, 2009 when a Wednesday game vs. TB drew 16,553.
FUN FACTS - The Bruins currently have 25 players on their roster, including 2 on injured reserve … 10 were drafted by the team, 3 were acquired in trade and 12 were signed as free agents. - The Bruins play 10 matinees this season (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They had a 10-3-0 mark in afternoon games in 2016- 17. - The Bruins will play 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They went 8-4-2 in the 1st of those games and 4-8-2 in the 2nd game in 2016-17. - They will play 16 sets of 3-games-in-4-nights this season … They went 9-6-1 in game 1s, 8-5-3 in game 2s and 7-7-2 in game 3s of those series last season. - The Bruins are playing a 10-game October schedule (5 hm/4 rd, 1-0-0) … They will play 13 games in November (7 hm/6 rd), 14 games in December (8 hm/6 rd), 13 in January (6 hm/7 rd), 13 in February (5 hm/8 rd), 16 in March (8 hm/8 rd), and 4 in April (1 hm/3 rd).
RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Oct. 2: Tommy Cross, Jordan Szwarz and Jakub Zboril returned to Providence.AHL. Oct. 2: Teddy Purcell released from his pro tryout agreement. Oct. 2: Danton Heinen, Peter Cehlarik and Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson assigned to Providence/AHL. Oct. 3: Malcolm Subban claimed off waivers by Vegas Golden Knights. Oct. 3: Rob O’Gara assigned to Providence/AHL. Oct. 3: Kyle Keyser signed to an entry-level contract. Boston Bruins: Game By Game Summary * = Overtime, ** = Shootout, + = Sellout # Date Team W-L-OT Record GF-GA Scorers W Goal PP PK SF-SA W-L Gltdr. Attend. 1 10/05/2017 Nashville Predators W 01-00-00 4-3 88p,74,73,63s 63 1-5 5-7 32-29 40 / 35 17565+ 2 10/09/2017 Colorado Avalanche 3 10/11/2017 @ Colorado Avalanche 4 10/14/2017 @ Arizona Coyotes 5 10/15/2017 @ Vegas Golden Knights 6 10/19/2017 Vancouver Canucks 7 10/21/2017 Buffalo Sabres 8 10/26/2017 San Jose Sharks 9 10/28/2017 Los Angeles Kings 10 10/30/2017 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 11 11/02/2017 Vegas Golden Knights 12 11/04/2017 Washington Capitals 13 11/06/2017 Minnesota Wild 14 11/08/2017 @ New York Rangers 15 11/10/2017 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 16 11/11/2017 Toronto Maple Leafs 17 11/15/2017 @ Anaheim Ducks 18 11/16/2017 @ Los Angeles Kings 19 11/18/2017 @ San Jose Sharks 20 11/22/2017 @ New Jersey Devils 21 11/24/2017 Pittsburgh Penguins 22 11/26/2017 Edmonton Oilers 23 11/29/2017 Tampa Bay Lightning 24 12/02/2017 @ Philadelphia Flyers 25 12/04/2017 @ Nashville Predators 26 12/07/2017 Arizona Coyotes 27 12/09/2017 New York Islanders 28 12/13/2017 @ Detroit Red Wings 29 12/14/2017 Washington Capitals 30 12/16/2017 New York Rangers 31 12/18/2017 Columbus Blue Jackets 32 12/19/2017 @ Buffalo Sabres 33 12/21/2017 Winnipeg Jets 34 12/23/2017 Detroit Red Wings 35 12/27/2017 Ottawa Senators 36 12/28/2017 @ Washington Capitals 37 12/30/2017 @ Ottawa Senators 38 01/02/2018 @ New York Islanders 39 01/04/2018 Florida Panthers 40 01/06/2018 Carolina Hurricanes 41 01/07/2018 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 42 01/13/2018 @ Montréal Canadiens 43 01/15/2018 Dallas Stars 44 01/17/2018 Montréal Canadiens 45 01/18/2018 @ New York Islanders 46 01/20/2018 @ Montréal Canadiens 47 01/23/2018 New Jersey Devils 48 01/25/2018 @ Ottawa Senators 49 01/30/2018 Anaheim Ducks 50 02/01/2018 St. Louis Blues 51 02/03/2018 Toronto Maple Leafs 52 02/06/2018 @ Detroit Red Wings 53 02/07/2018 @ New York Rangers 54 02/10/2018 Buffalo Sabres 55 02/11/2018 @ New Jersey Devils 56 02/13/2018 Calgary Flames 57 02/17/2018 @ Vancouver Canucks 58 02/19/2018 @ Calgary Flames 59 02/20/2018 @ Edmonton Oilers 60 02/24/2018 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 61 02/25/2018 @ Buffalo Sabres 62 02/27/2018 Carolina Hurricanes 63 03/01/2018 Pittsburgh Penguins 64 03/03/2018 Montréal Canadiens 65 03/06/2018 Detroit Red Wings 66 03/08/2018 Philadelphia Flyers 67 03/10/2018 Chicago Blackhawks 68 03/11/2018 @ Chicago Blackhawks 69 03/13/2018 @ Carolina Hurricanes 70 03/15/2018 @ Florida Panthers 71 03/17/2018 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 72 03/19/2018 Columbus Blue Jackets 73 03/21/2018 @ St. Louis Blues 74 03/23/2018 @ Dallas Stars 75 03/25/2018 @ Minnesota Wild 76 03/27/2018 @ Winnipeg Jets 77 03/29/2018 Tampa Bay Lightning 78 03/31/2018 Florida Panthers 79 04/01/2018 @ Philadelphia Flyers 80 04/03/2018 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 81 04/05/2018 @ Florida Panthers 82 04/07/2018 Ottawa Senators Boston Bruins: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played
Date Opp. BJORK NASH CARLO CHARA BELESKEY KREJCI GRZELCYK # 10 # 20 # 25 # 33 # 39 # 46 # 48 Oct 5 Vs NSH 0-1,0/2 16:14 0-0,2/0 16:37 0-1,2/1 20:38 0-0,1/1 23:33 0-0,0/0 10:16 0-3,2/1 21:29 0-0,2/1 12:11
Date Opp. SPOONER KURALY MCQUAID ACCIARI SCHALLER MARCHAND VATRANO # 51 # 52 # 54 # 55 # 59 # 63 # 72 Oct 5 Vs NSH 0-0,2/0 16:47 0-0,2/-1 12:02 0-0,3/-1 13:52 0-0,2/0 04:42 0-0,2/1 15:30 1-0(W),1/1 21:44 0-0,1/0 07:08
Date Opp. MCAVOY DEBRUSK MILLER PASTRNAK KHUDOBIN RASK # 73 # 74 # 86 # 88 # 35 # 40 Oct 5 Vs NSH 1-1,2/1 22:00 1-1,4/2 14:05 0-0,0/1 21:35 1-0,4/-1 16:36 DND 3/29 W 59:54 Boston Bruins: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Bruce Cassidy Has a 19-8-1 lifetime record behind the Boston bench, a .696 win percentage ... Is in his first full season as Boston's head coach after being named on April 26, 2017 after finishing the 2016-17 season in an interim capacity ... Was 1 of 4 Bruins coaches to win his 1st 4 games after a coaching change in club history (Tom Johnson, Bep Guidolin, Harry Sinden) ... Has a 66-55-16-1 record in 138 NHL regular season games coached (.540 win %age), having served as head coach in Washington rom 2002-04 ... Served as an assistant coach with Chicago in 2005-06 before joining Boston's AHL affiliate in Providence as an assistant coach for 3 seasons from 2008-11 and later being named as the head coach of the AHL Bruins in 2011 where he had a 207-128-45 record in 380 games ...Moved on to Boston as an assistant coach at the start of the 2016-17 season ... Drafted by Chicago in the 1st round (18th overall) of the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, he played parts of 5 NHL seasons with the Blackhawks from 1985-90.
#35: Anton Khudobin (G) 5' 11", 195 lbs. / May 7, 1986 (31 years and 5 months)
AN-tahn kuh-DOH-bihn GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Drafted: 2004 by MIN (11th pick/206th overall) Season ------Acquired: Free Agent (July 1, 2016) Career 116 51-45-9 5 2.45 .916 Last Win: APR 2, 2017 @ CHICAGO (1) Last SO: NOV 7, 2015 @ SAN JOSE (21) Career vs. Opp 3 1-2-0 0 2.96 .870 Career Shootouts: 18/22 (.818), 5-3
Season Highs: Shots Saves - -
2017-18: Went 1-1-0 in 2 pre-season games wuth a 1.51 GAA and .948 save percentage … Backup: 1 … Inj: 0 1st Half: 0-0-0 … 2nd Half: 0-0-0 … 2016-17: Returned to Boston for his 2nd stint , playing in 16 games and dressing as backup for 38 contests ... Matched his previous career-high with a 6-game streak from 2/11-4/2 ... Missed 15 games with a hand injury ... Also had stretches in Providence, going 7-3-1 with two shutouts in 11 AHL games
#40: Tuukka Rask (G) 6' 3", 176 lbs. / Mar 10, 1987 (30 years and 6 months)
TOO-kuh RASK GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Drafted: 2005 by TOR (1st pick/21st overall) Season 1 1-0-0 0 3.00 .897 Acquired: Trade w/TOR (June 24, 2006) Career 396 205-123-48 38 2.24 .923 Last Win: OCT 5, 2017 vs NASHVILLE Last SO: APR 4, 2017 vs TAMPA BAY (3) Career vs. Opp 6 1-4-1 1 1.83 .937 Career Shootouts: 144/198 (.727), 21-28
Season Highs: Shots Saves 29 26 29 10/5 vs NSH 2017-18: Earned the 4-3 win 10/5 vs NSH ... Went 1-1-0 in 2 pre-season games with a 2.91 GAA and .898 save percentage … Backup: 0 … Inj: 0 1st Half: 1-0-0 … 2nd Half: 0-0-0 2016-17: Hit the 30-win mark for the 4th straight season w/ a career-high of 37, becoming just the 2nd goaltender in team history with 4 30-win campaigns (Thomas) ... Had a career-high 8 shutouts, which ranked 2nd in the NHL, and moved into 2nd place on the team’s all-time shutouts list with 38 ... Won 11 of his first 13 starts which was the best start by a Bruins goaltender since 1973-74 ... Played in his first NHL All-Star Game on Jan. 29 in Los Angeles ... Missed four games to injuries Etc: Has the 2nd best career GAA (2.24) and 2nd-best save percentage (.923, tied) of all active goaltenders who have played 50+ games
#10: Anders Bjork (L) 6' 0", 186 lbs. / Aug 5, 1996 (21 years and 2 months)
Drafted: 2014 by BOS (4th pick/146th overall) GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: - Season 1 0-1-1 2 0 Last Assist: OCT 5, 2017 vs NASHVILLE Career 1 0-1-1 2 0 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp ------Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 1 1 0 16:14 0 1 +2 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH
2017-18: IPlayed his 1st NHL game 10/5 vs NSH and recorded his 1st NHL point w/an assist in that game ... Had 2-0=2 totals in 4 pre-season games … Multi-Pt Gms: 0 … Inj: 0 … DND: 0 Tm Rec in Lineup: 1-0-0 … Out: 0-0-0 … w/G: 0-0=0 … w/A:: 1-0-0 … w/Pt: 1-0-0 … PP Pts: 0-0=0 … GW Pts: 0-0=0 1st Half: 0-1=1 … 2nd Half: 0-0-0 2016-17: Played 3rd & final season of college hockey at the University of Notre Dame ... Was a First Team Hockey East All-Star and Second Team East NCAA All-American when he led the team in scoring for the 2nd straight year with career-high 21-31=52 totals in 39 gp and was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award as the nation’s top college hockey player ... Was named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Northeast Regional tournament as Notre Dame advanced to the NCAA Frozen Four ... Also played for Team USA at the 2017 World Championship #14: Paul Postma (D) 6' 3", 195 lbs. / Feb 22, 1989 (28 years and 7 months)
Drafted: 2007 by ATL (4th pick/205th overall) GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Free Agent (July 1, 2017) Season ------Last Goal: FEB 16, 2017 @ PITTSBURGH (11) Career 191 10-24-34 -3 49 Last Assist: MAR 13, 2017 @ NASHVILLE (1) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 8 1-4-5 4 2
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------
2017-18: Is looking to play his 1st game as a Bruin ... DND 10/5 vs NSH ... Had 1-1=2 totals in 5 pre-season games … Multi-Pt Gms: 0 … Inj: 0 … DND: 1 Tm Rec in Lineup: 0-0-0 … Out: 1-0-0 … w/G: 0-0=0 … w/A:: 0-0-0 … w/Pt: 0-0-0 … PP Pts: 0-0=0 … GW Pts: 0-0=0 1st Half: 0-0-0 … 2nd Half: 0-0-0 2016-17: Established career season-highs in games, assists and points while playing his 2nd full NHL season in WPG
#20: Riley Nash (C) 6' 1", 200 lbs. / May 9, 1989 (28 years and 4 months)
Drafted: 2007 by EDM (3rd pick/21st overall). GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Free Agent (July 1, 2016) Season 1 0-0-0 0 0 Last Goal: MAR 25, 2017 @ NY ISLANDERS (8) Career 324 38-60-98 -19 83 Last Assist: APR 4, 2017 vs TAMPA BAY (3) Career Shootouts: 6/12 (50%), 1 GDG Career vs. Opp 7 0-3-3 -1 0
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 16:37 2 2 +0 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH
2017-18: Is 2 points shy of his 100th NHL point ... Had 0-3=3 totals in 4 pre-season games … Multi-Pt Gms: 0 … Inj: 0 … DND: 0 Tm Rec in Lineup: 1-0-0 … Out: 0-0-0 … w/G: 0-0=0 … w/A:: 0-0-0 … w/Pt: 0-0-0 … PP Pts: 0-0=0 … GW Pts: 0-0=0 1st Half: 0-0-0 … 2nd Half: 0-0-0 2016-17: Played in a career-high 81 gms in his first season in Boston w/7-10=17 totals
#25: Brandon Carlo (D) 6' 5", 203 lbs. / Nov 26, 1996 (20 years and 10 months)
Drafted: 2015 by BOS (4th pick/37th overall) GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: MAR 4, 2017 vs NEW JERSEY (18) Season 1 0-1-1 1 0 Last Assist: OCT 5, 2017 vs NASHVILLE Career 83 6-11-17 10 59 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 2 0-0-0 -2 2 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 1 1 0 20:38 2 0 +1 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH
2017-18: Recorded his 1st point of the season w/an assist on the SH/GWG 10/5 vs NSH ... Had 0-0=0 totals in 4 pre-season games … Multi-Pt Gms: 0 … Inj: 0 … DND: 1 Tm Rec in Lineup: 1-0-0 … Out: 0-0-0 … w/G: 0-0=0 … w/A:: 1-0-0 … w/Pt: 1-0-0 … PP Pts: 0-0=0 … GW Pts: 0-1=1 1st Half: 0-1-1 … 2nd Half: 0-0-0 2016-17: Played his first full pro season and was 1 of just 3 NHL rookies to play 1n every one of his team’s regular season games and was 1 of 3 Bruins to do so ... Recorded his 1st NHL assist and point in his 1st NHL game, on 10/13 in CMB ... Scored his 1st NHL goal on 10/17 at WPG ,,, Had his 1st NHL fight on 11/12 vs. ARI’s Brad Richardson ... Missed Boston’s playoff series vs. OTT after suffering a concussion on 4/8
#27: Austin Czarnik (C) 5' 9", 160 lbs. / Dec 12, 1992 (24 years and 9 months)
AH-stihn CHAHR-nihk GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Free Agent (Apr. 1, 2015) Season ------Last Goal: DEC 27, 2016 @ COLUMBUS (16) Career 49 5-8-13 -10 12 Last Assist: JAN 14, 2017 vs PHILADELPHIA (7) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 2 0-0-0 0 0
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------
12017-18: Missed the 10/5 gm vs NSH an illness ... Had 2-1=3 totals in 2 pre-season games … Multi-Pt Gms: 0 … Inj: 1 … DND: 0 Tm Rec in Lineup: 0-0-0 … Out: 1-0-0 … w/G: 0-0=0 … w/A:: 0-0-0 … w/Pt: 0-0-0 … PP Pts: 0-0=0 … GW Pts: 0-0=0 1st Half: 0-0-0 … 2nd Half: 0-0-0 2016-17: Split the season between Boston and Providence/AHL with 3 stints in Boston .... His longest NHL consecutive games played stretch was 23 games from 11/19-1/22 ... Played his 1st NHL game 10/13 iin CMB, scored his 1st NHL goal and point on 10/26 at NYR and recorded his 1st NHL assist 11/7 vs. BUF ... Missed five games with a foot injury ... Had 6-17=23 totals in 22 gp during 3 stretches in Providence #33: Zdeno Chara (D) 6' 9", 250 lbs. / Mar 18, 1977 (40 years and 6 months)
zah-DAY-noh CHA-rah GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: 1996 by NYI (3rd pick/56th overall) Season 1 0-0-0 1 2 Acquired: Free Agent (July 1, 2006) Career 1351 188-416-604 219 1781 Last Goal: APR 4, 2017 vs TAMPA BAY (3) Last Assist: APR 6, 2017 vs OTTAWA (2) Career vs. Opp 23 1-6-7 4 25 Career Shootouts: 3/11 (27%), 2 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 2 23:33 1 3 +1 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH
2017-18: Had 0-0=0 totals in 1 pre-season game … Multi-Pt Gms: 0 … Inj: 0 … DND: 0 Tm Rec in Lineup: 1-0-0 … Out: 0-0-0 … w/G: 0-0=0 … w/A:: 0-0-0 … w/Pt: 0-0-0 … PP Pts: 0-0=0 … GW Pts: 0-0=0 1st Half: 0-0-0 … 2nd Half: 0-0-0 2016-17: Hit the 10-goal mark for the 10th time in his career ... Missed seven games with injuries/illness Etc: Currently ranks 1st among active defensemen in games, goals and points, and ranks 2nd overall among active players with a career +218 +/- rating
#37: Patrice Bergeron (C) 6' 1", 195 lbs. / Jul 24, 1985 (32 years and 2 months)
Drafted: 2003 by BOS (2nd pick/45th overall) GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: APR 2, 2017 @ CHICAGO (3) Season ------Last Assist: MAR 23, 2017 vs TAMPA BAY (8) Career 899 259-412-671 134 340 Career Shootouts: 25/85 (29%), 10 GDG Career vs. Opp 15 2-8-10 5 6 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------
2017-18: Is day-to-day w/a lower body injury ... His next game will be the 900th of his NHL career ... Had 1-1=2 totals in 3 pre-season games … Multi-Pt Gms: 0 … Inj: 1 … DND: 0 Tm Rec in Lineup: 0-0-0 … Out: 1-0-0 … w/G: 0-0=0 … w/A:: 0-0-0 … w/Pt: 0-0-0 … PP Pts: 0-0=0 … GW Pts: 0-0=0 1st Half: 0-0-0 … 2nd Half: 0-0-0 2016-17: Won his 4th Selke Trophy as the league’s top defensive forward, tying Bob Gainey for the most in the history of that award ... Hit the 20-goal mark for the 8th time in his career ... Led the NHL in faceoff wins and ranked 3rd overall in faceoff percentage at 60.1% ... Also ranked third in the league with 302 shots, as he took at least 1 SOG in 78 of his 79 gp ... Missed three games with a lower body injury Etc: Is in 8th place on the team’s all-time scoring list and is 3 pts shy of Ken Hodge in 7th ... His 60.4% faceoff proficiency over the past 6 combined seasons is the NHL’s best and his +124 plus/minus rating over that span is 2nd only to Marchand’s +134.
#39: Matt Beleskey (L) 6' 0", 203 lbs. / Jun 7, 1988 (29 years and 4 months)
Drafted: 2006 by ANA (4th pick/112th overall) GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Free Agent (July 1, 2015) Season 1 0-0-0 0 0 Last Goal: MAR 15, 2017 @ CALGARY (11) Career 459 75-82-157 -3 414 Last Assist: JAN 31, 2017 @ TAMPA BAY (21) Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 18 1-3-4 -1 10
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 10:16 0 1 +0 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH
2017-18: Had 0-1=1 totals in 4 pre-season games … Multi-Pt Gms: 0 … Inj: 0 … DND: 0 Tm Rec in Lineup: 1-0-0 … Out: 0-0-0 … w/G: 1-0=0 … w/A:: 1-0-0 … w/Pt: 1-0-0 … PP Pts: 0-0=0 … GW Pts: 0-0=0 1st Half: 1-1-2 … 2nd Half: 0-0-0 2016-17: Split the season between Boston and Providence/AHL with 3 stints in Boston ... Had career season-highs in all categories with 2-3=5 totals in 29 Boston games ... Scored his 1st NHL goal on 3/28 vs. NSH ... Missed 15 regular season and 2 playoff games with injuries ... Had 6-8=14 totals in 30 AHL Bruins games during 2 stints in Providence
#42: David Backes (R) 6' 3", 221 lbs. / May 1, 1984 (33 years and 5 months)
Drafted: 2003 by STL (2nd pick/62nd overall) GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Free Agent (July 1, 2016) Season ------Last Goal: MAR 28, 2017 vs NASHVILLE (6) Career 801 223-275-498 67 1038 Last Assist: APR 4, 2017 vs TAMPA BAY (2) Career Shootouts: 1/7 (14%), 1 GDG Career vs. Opp 41 13-18-31 6 55
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------
2017-18: Is out indefinitely with diverticulitis ...Is 2 points short of his 500th NHL point ... Had 0-1=1 totals in 3 pre-season games … Multi-Pt Gms: 0 … Inj: 1 … DND: 0 Tm Rec in Lineup: 0-0-0 … Out: 1-0-0 … w/G: 0-0=0 … w/A:: 0-0-0 … w/Pt: 0-0-0 … PP Pts: 0-0=0 … GW Pts: 0-0=0 1st Half: 0-0-0 … 2nd Half: 0-0-0 2016-17: Played his 1st season in Boston after 10 seasons with STL … Had a 2-1=3 night in his 1st game as a Bruin 10/13 at CMB and were the most points by a player in his Boston debut since 2000 ... Missed 8 games with injuries #46: David Krejci (C) 6' 0", 186 lbs. / Apr 28, 1986 (31 years and 5 months)
DAY-vihd KRAY-chee GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: 2004 by BOS (1st pick/63rd overall) Season 1 0-3-3 1 0 Last Goal: APR 1, 2017 vs FLORIDA (5) Career 706 157-372-529 97 266 Last Assist: OCT 5, 2017 vs NASHVILLE Career Shootouts: 14/48 (29%), 8 GDG Career vs. Opp 12 3-7-10 3 4
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 3 3 0 21:29 2 1 +1 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH
2017-18: Matched his career-high for assists in a game w/3 assists 10/5 vs NSH ... Had 1-1=2 totals in 3 pre-season games … Multi-Pt Gms: 1 … Inj: 0 … DND: 0 Tm Rec in Lineup: 1-0-0 … Out: 0-0-0 … w/G: 0-0=0 … w/A:: 1-0-0 … w/Pt: 1-0-0 … PP Pts: 0-1=1 … GW Pts: 0-0=0 1st Half: 0-3-3 … 2nd Half: 0-0-0 2016-17: Played in all 82 gms for the 2nd time in his career and was 1 of 3 Bruins to do so ,,, Hit the 20-goal plateau for the 3rd time in his career as he tied his previous career season-high with 21
#47: Torey Krug (D) 5' 9", 186 lbs. / Apr 12, 1991 (26 years and 5 months)
TOHR-ee KROOG GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Free Agent (Mar. 25, 2012) Season ------Last Goal: MAR 30, 2017 vs DALLAS (4) Career 322 38-138-176 29 118 Last Assist: APR 4, 2017 vs TAMPA BAY (1) Career Shootouts: 2/10 (20%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 8 1-1-2 2 0
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------
2017-18: Missed theh 10/5 gm vs NSH with a jaw injury suffered 9/19 vs DET ... Had 0-0=0 totals in 1 pre-season game … Multi-Pt Gms: 0 … Inj: 1 … DND: 0 Tm Rec in Lineup: 0-0-0 … Out: 1-0-0 … w/G: 0-0=0 … w/A:: 0-0-0 … w/Pt: 0-0-0 … PP Pts: 0-0=0 … GW Pts: 0-0=0 1st Half: 0-0-0 … 2nd Half: 0-0-0 2016-17: Established career season-highs in assists and points while tying his previous career season-high in gp ... Ranked 7th overall among NHL defensemen in points, fifth in assists and tied for 3rd in PP points (25) by a blueliner ... Missed the final regular season game and the six games of the first round series vs. OTT with a knee injury
#48: Matt Grzelcyk (D) 5' 9", 174 lbs. / Jan 5, 1994 (23 years and 9 months)
Last Goal: - GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Assist: - Season 1 0-0-0 1 0 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career 3 0-0-0 1 2 Career vs. Opp ------Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 12:11 2 0 +1 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH
2017-18: Had 0-1=1 totals in 5 pre-season games … Multi-Pt Gms: 0 … Inj: 0 … DND: 0 Tm Rec in Lineup: 1-0-0 … Out: 0-0-0 … w/G: 0-0=0 … w/A:: 0-0-0 … w/Pt: 0-0-0 … PP Pts: 0-0=0 … GW Pts: 0-0=0 1st Half: 0-0-0 … 2nd Half: 0-0-0 2016-17: Spent most of his 1st pro season with Providence/AHL where he ranked 3rd among team defensemen in scoring with 6-26=32 totals in 70 gp ... Recalled once to Boston, playing 2 scoreless games from 12/14-17, including his 1st NHL game 12/14 in PIT
#51: Ryan Spooner (C) 5' 10", 184 lbs. / Jan 30, 1992 (25 years and 8 months)
Drafted: 2010 by BOS (3rd pick/45th overall) GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: MAR 4, 2017 vs NEW JERSEY (15) Season 1 0-0-0 0 0 Last Assist: APR 1, 2017 vs FLORIDA (5) Career 215 32-85-117 -15 57 Career Shootouts: 4/14 (29%), 3 GDG Career vs. Opp 5 2-2-4 0 0 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 16:47 2 1 +0 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH
2017-18: Had 0-2=2 totals in 4 pre-season games … Multi-Pt Gms: 0 … Inj: 0 … DND: 0 Tm Rec in Lineup: 1-0-0 … Out: 0-0-0 … w/G: 0-0=0 … w/A:: 0-0-0 … w/Pt: 0-0-0 … PP Pts: 0-0=0 … GW Pts: 0-0=0 1st Half: 0-0-0 … 2nd Half: 0-0-0 2016-17: Had five multiple-point games, all two-point efforts ... Had a five-game point streak from 12/22-31 (3-4=7 totals) ... Scored the overtime goal on Dec. 12 in Montreal ... Missed three games with a concussion #52: Sean Kuraly (C) 6' 2", 205 lbs. / Jan 20, 1993 (24 years and 8 months)
Drafted: 2011 by SJ (3rd pick/133rd overall) GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Trade w/SJ (June 30, 2015) Season 1 0-0-0 -1 2 Last Goal: - Career 9 0-1-1 -2 4 Last Assist: APR 2, 2017 @ CHICAGO (3) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 1 0-0-0 0 0
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 2 12:02 2 2 --1 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH
2017-18: Had 0-0=0 totals in 5 pre-season games … Multi-Pt Gms: 0 … Inj: 0 … DND: 0 Tm Rec in Lineup: 1-0-0 … Out: 0-0-0 … w/G: 0-0=0 … w/A:: 0-0-0 … w/Pt: 0-0-0 … PP Pts: 0-0=0 … GW Pts: 0-0=0 1st Half: 0-0-0 … 2nd Half: 0-0-0 2016-17: Spent most of the season in Providence/AHL with 4 recalls to Boston ... Played his 1st NHL game on 11/3 at TB and recorded his 1st NHL point with an assist on 4/2 at CHI ... Scored his first 2 NHL goals on 4/21 in OTT in game 5 of the playoffs, with the 1st tying the score and sending the game into OT and the 2nd ending the 12th-longest game in Bruins history at 10:19 of the 2nd OT ... Was the 7th rookie in Bruins history to score a playoff OT goal
#54: Adam McQuaid (D) 6' 4", 212 lbs. / Oct 12, 1986 (30 years and 11 months)
Drafted: 2005 by CMB (2nd pick/55th overall) GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Trade w/CMB (May 16, 2007) Season 1 0-0-0 -1 5 Last Goal: FEB 12, 2017 vs MONTREAL (25) Career 425 12-50-62 60 595 Last Assist: APR 4, 2017 vs TAMPA BAY (3) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 9 0-1-1 5 9
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 5 13:52 3 2 --1 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH
2017-18: Had 0-0=0 totals in 3 pre-season games … Multi-Pt Gms: 0 … Inj: 0 … DND: 0 Tm Rec in Lineup: 1-0-0 … Out: 0-0-0 … w/G: 0-0=0 … w/A:: 0-0-0 … w/Pt: 0-0-0 … PP Pts: 0-0=0 … GW Pts: 0-0=0 1st Half: 0-0-0 … 2nd Half: 0-0-0 2016-17: Played in a career-high 77 gms ... Had 1 multiple-point game, a 1-1=2 effort on 1/18. at DET ... Missed 5 games with a lower body injury
#55: Noel Acciari (C) 5' 10", 208 lbs. / Dec 1, 1991 (25 years and 10 months)
NOHL uh-CHAHR-ee GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Free Agent (June 8, 2015) Season 1 0-0-0 0 0 Last Goal: APR 1, 2017 vs FLORIDA (4) Career 49 2-4-6 -1 24 Last Assist: MAR 20, 2017 @ TORONTO (10) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 0 0-0-0 0 0
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 4:42 2 1 +0 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH
2017-18: Will miss approx. 6 wks. following 10/6 left index finger surgery for an injury suffered 10/5 vs NSH ... Had 0-1=1 totals in 4 pre-season games … Multi-Pt Gms: 0 … Inj: 0 … DND: 0 Tm Rec in Lineup: 1-0-0 … Out: 0-0-0 … w/G: 0-0=0 … w/A:: 0-0-0 … w/Pt: 0-0-0 … PP Pts: 0-0=0 … GW Pts: 0-0=0 1st Half: 0-0-0 … 2nd Half: 0-0-0 2016-17: Split the season between Boston and Providence/AHL with 3 stints in Boston ... Had career season-highs in all categories with 2-3=5 totals in 29 Boston games ... Scored his 1st NHL goal on 3/28 vs. NSH ... Missed 15 regular season and 2 playoff games with injuries ... Had 6-8=14 totals in 30 AHL Bruins games during 2 stints in Providence
#59: Tim Schaller (C) 6' 2", 219 lbs. / Nov 16, 1990 (26 years and 10 months)
Acquired: Free Agent (July 1, 2016) GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: FEB 9, 2017 vs SAN JOSE (10) Season 1 0-0-0 1 0 Last Assist: JAN 24, 2017 vs DETROIT (15) Career 95 9-10-19 -7 27 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 3 0-1-1 -1 0 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 15:30 2 3 +1 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH
2017-18: Had 1-1=2 totals in 4 pre-season games … Multi-Pt Gms: 0 … Inj: 0 … DND: 0 Tm Rec in Lineup: 1-0-0 … Out: 0-0-0 … w/G: 0-0=0 … w/A:: 0-0-0 … w/Pt: 0-0-0 … PP Pts: 0-0=0 … GW Pts: 0-0=0 1st Half: 0-0-0 … 2nd Half: 0-0-0 2016-17: Established career season-highs in goals, assists, points, and games played ... Had his 1st NHL fight on 10/25 vs. MIN’s Zac Dalpe ... Missed 14 games with a lower body injury #63: Brad Marchand (L) 5' 9", 181 lbs. / May 11, 1988 (29 years and 4 months)
BRAD MAHR-shand GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: 2006 by BOS (4th pick/71st overall) Season 1 1-0-1 1 0 Last Goal: OCT 5, 2017 vs NASHVILLE Career 535 193-182-375 157 515 Last Assist: APR 2, 2017 @ CHICAGO (2) Career Shootouts: 7/27 (26%), 1 GDG Career vs. Opp 9 3-3-6 6 8
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 0 1 0 21:44 1 0 +1 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH
2017-18: Scored the SH/GWG 10/5 vs NSH ... It was his 23rd career SHG, tops in the NHL since he entered the NHL in 2009 ... Had 0-0=0 totals in 3 pre-season games … Multi-Pt Gms: 0 … Inj: 0 … DND: 0 Tm Rec in Lineup: 1-0-0 … Out: 0-0-0 … w/G: 1-0=0 … w/A:: 0-0-0 … w/Pt: 1-0-0 … PP Pts: 0-0=0 … GW Pts: 1-0=1 1st Half: 1-0-1 … 2nd Half: 0-0-0 2016-17: Named to the NHL’s First All-Star Team, becoming only the 2nd Bruin in history to earn that honor at left wing (Bucyk) ... Led the team in goals and penalty minutes for the 3rd straight season and won his 2nd team scoring title with career season-highs in goals, assists, and points ... Tied for 4th overall in the NHL in goals and finished 6th in the Art Ross scoring race ... Played in his first NHL All-Star Game Etc: His +134 plus/minus rating over the past 6 combined seasons is the NHL’s best over that span
#72: Frank Vatrano (C) 5' 9", 201 lbs. / Mar 14, 1994 (23 years and 6 months)
Acquired: Free Agent (Mar. 13, 2015) GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: FEB 26, 2017 @ DALLAS (17) Season 1 0-0-0 0 2 Last Assist: MAR 13, 2017 @ VANCOUVER (10) Career 84 18-11-29 -6 30 Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 1 0-0-0 -1 2 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 2 7:08 1 1 +0 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH
2017-18: Had 0-0=0 totals in 4 pre-season games … Multi-Pt Gms: 0 … Inj: 0 … DND: 0 Tm Rec in Lineup: 1-0-0 … Out: 0-0-0 … w/G: 0-0=0 … w/A:: 0-0-0 … w/Pt: 0-0-0 … PP Pts: 0-0=0 … GW Pts: 0-0=0 1st Half: 0-0-0 … 2nd Half: 0-0-0 2016-17: Set career season-highs in all categories... Began the season as a non-roster player after undergoing Sept. foot surgery
#73: Charlie McAvoy (D) 6' 0", 208 lbs. / Dec 21, 1997 (19 years and 9 months)
Last Goal: OCT 5, 2017 vs NASHVILLE GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Assist: OCT 5, 2017 vs NASHVILLE Season 1 1-1-2 1 6 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career 1 1-1-2 1 6 Career vs. Opp ------Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 2 6 22:00 2 1 +1 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH
2017-18: Scored his 1st NHL goal in his 1st career multiple-point game in his 1st NHL regular season game 10/5 vs NSH ... Had 0-1=1 totals in 4 pre- season games … Multi-Pt Gms: 1 … Inj: 0 … DND: 0 Tm Rec in Lineup: 1-0-0 … Out: 0-0-0 … w/G: 1-0=0 … w/A:: 1-0-0 … w/Pt: 1-0-0 … PP Pts: 0-1=1 … GW Pts: 0-0=0 1st Half: 1-1=2 … 2nd Half: 0-0-0 2016-17: Signed an ATO with Providence/AHL on 3/29 ... Had 2 assists in 4 AHL gp, including his 1st pro point in his 1st pro game 4/1 at SPFLD ... Signed his ELC with Boston on 4/10 and was recalled for their playoff series vs. OTT ... Was the 9th player in Bruins history to play a playoff game before appearing in a regular season contest with his first NHL game on 4/12 in OTT ... Recorded his 1st NHL assist and point 4/17 vs. OTT ,,, Led Terrier defensemen in scoring and earned both Hockey East First Team All-1tar and NCAA East All=American Team honors ... Also played for Team USA in both the 2017 World Junior Championship and 2017 World Championship #74: Jake DeBrusk (L) 6' 0", 183 lbs. / Oct 17, 1996 (20 years and 11 months)
Drafted: 2015 by BOS (2nd pick/14th overall) GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: OCT 5, 2017 vs NASHVILLE Season 1 1-1-2 2 0 Last Assist: OCT 5, 2017 vs NASHVILLE Career 1 1-1-2 2 0 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp ------Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 2 0 14:05 4 0 +2 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH
2017-18: Scored his 1st NHL goal in his 1st career multiple-point game while playing his 1st NHL game 10/5 vs NSH ... Had 0-0=0 totals in 4 pre-season games … Multi-Pt Gms: 1 … Inj: 0 … DND: 0 Tm Rec in Lineup: 0-0-0 … Out: 0-0-0 … w/G: 0-0=0 … w/A:: 0-0-0 … w/Pt: 0-0-0 … PP Pts: 0-0=0 … GW Pts: 0-0=0 1st Half: 0-0-0 … 2nd Half: 0-0-0 2016-17: Played his 1st pro season with Boston’s AHL affiliate in Providence ... Finished 2nd in the P-Bruins’ scoring race and ranked 5th overall among AHL rookies in scoring with 19-30=49 totals ... Was named the club’s Rookie of the Year
#86: Kevan Miller (D) 6' 2", 210 lbs. / Nov 15, 1987 (29 years and 10 months)
KEH-vuhn MIHL-luhr GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Free Agent (Oct. 21, 2011) Season 1 0-0-0 1 2 Last Goal: APR 2, 2017 @ CHICAGO (4) Career 218 11-33-44 57 158 Last Assist: APR 4, 2017 vs TAMPA BAY (3) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 5 1-0-1 0 6
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 2 21:35 0 4 +1 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH
2017-18: Had 0-0=0 totals in 3 pre-season games … Multi-Pt Gms: 0 … Inj: 0 … DND: 0 Tm Rec in Lineup: 1-0-0 … Out: 0-0-0 … w/G: 0-0=0 … w/A:: 0-0-0 … w/Pt: 0-0-0 … PP Pts: 0-0=0 … GW Pts: 0-0=0 1st Half: 0-0-0 … 2nd Half: 0-0-0 2016-17: Had two three-game point streaks, which tied his previous career-best ... Missed 24 games with injuries and illness, including 19 following October hand surgery
#88: David Pastrnak (R) 6' 0", 181 lbs. / May 25, 1996 (21 years and 4 months)
DAY-vihd PAS-tuhr-nak GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: 2014 by BOS (1st pick / 25th overall) Season 1 1-0-1 -1 0 Last Goal: OCT 5, 2017 vs NASHVILLE Career 173 60-64-124 25 62 Last Assist: APR 1, 2017 vs FLORIDA (5) Career Shootouts: 1/9 (11%), 1 GDG Career vs. Opp 4 2-1-3 3 12
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 0 1 0 16:36 4 0 --1 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH 10/5 vs NSH
Scored Boston's 1st goal of 2017-18 w/a PPG 10/5 vs NSH ... 2017-18: Had 1-2=3 totals in 4 pre-season games … Multi-Pt Gms: 0 … Inj: 0 … DND: 0 Tm Rec in Lineup: 1-0-0 … Out: 0-0-0 … w/G: 1-0=0 … w/A:: 0-0-0 … w/Pt: 1-0-0 … PP Pts: 1-0=1 … GW Pts: 0-0=0 1st Half: 1-0-1 … 2nd Half: 0-0-0 2016-17: Finished 2nd in the team’s scoring race with career season-highs in goals, assists, points and games played ... Was just the 3rd player in team history to hit the 30-goal mark before his 21st birthday (Pederson, Bergeron) ... Had a career-best 11-game point streak from Feb. 23-Mar. 16 (6-9=15 totals) ... That was the longest such streak by a Bruin since Bergeron in 2014 ... Missed five games with injuries Colorado Avalanche: Media Notes
UPCOMING GAMES Time MDT (TV / Radio) Mon, Oct. 9 at Boston 11 a.m. MDT (Altitude / Altitude 950) Wed, Oct. 11 vs. BOSTON 7:30 p.m. MDT (Altitude / Altitude 950) Fri, Oct. 13 vs. ANAHEIM 7:00 p.m. MDT (Altitude / Altitude 950)
LAST GAME (Oct. 7) - Avalanche 1 at New Jersey 4 The Devils scored three power-play goals and one shorthanded to beat the Avalanche, 4-1, at the Prudential Center. Cory Schneider made 40 saves for New Jersey, while Jonathan Bernier stopped 35 shots for Colorado. Devils defenseman Will Butcher had three assists in his NHL debut and Jesper Bratt tallied a goal and one assist. Carl Soderberg scored the lone goal for the Avs.
AVS WRAP UP SEASON-OPENING ROAD TRIP WITH COLUMBUS DAY MATINEE IN BEANTOWN The Colorado Avalanche wraps up their season-opening, three-game road trip this afternoon in Boston against the Bruins. Today marks the fourth time in the last eight full seasons that Colorado has participated in this Columbus Day afternoon contest. The Avs are 1-1-0 so far on this trip, winning 4-2 at Madison Square Garden on Thursday before falling 4-1 at New Jersey on Saturday. The last time the Avalanche opened a season with three straight on the road was back in 2000-01, when they began the year with a four-game road trip. In fact, this year marks just the third time in the last 12 years that Colorado has started the season away from home (also 2012-13 and 2014-15).
AVS & BRUINS Today is the first of two meetings for the Avalanche and Bruins, who will finish off the season series this Wednesday in Denver. The Avs and B's split the two matchups last year, with the road club winning both games. Colorado has won nine straight here at TD Garden and is 10-0-1 (10 wins, one tie) in its last 11 visits to Beantown. The Avalanche's last defeat in Boston was March 30, 1998.
SERIES RECORD 2016-17: 1-1-0 Home: 0-1-0 Away: 1-0-0 All-Time: 55-72-15 Home: 26-41-6 Away: 29-31-9 Since 1995: 19-10-1 Home: 8-8-0 Away: 11-2-1
SEASON SERIES Oct. 9 @ BOS Oct. 11 vs. BOS
CONNECTIONS Carl Soderberg played his first three NHL seasons with Boston from 2012-15 ... Bruins assistant coach Joe Sacco was Colorado's head coach for four years from 2009-13 ... Colin Wilson played two seasons at Boston University, winning a national championship as a sophomore in 2009 ... Matt Nieto played three seasons at BU from 2010-13 ... Alexander Kerfoot played four seasons at Harvard University from 2013-17 ... Brandon Carlo was born in Colorado Springs and played midget hockey for the Colorado Thunderbirds ... Altitude TV color analyst Peter McNab played eight seasons with the Bruins from 1976-84.
COLUMBUS DAY MATINEE NO STRANGER TO AVS Today marks the fourth time in the last eight full seasons that the Avalanche has participated in this Columbus Day afternoon contest in Boston. The Avs have won the previous three such matchups.
Oct. 13, 2014 W, 2-1 Oct. 10, 2011 W, 1-0 Oct. 12, 2009 W, 4-3
DAY-DREAM BELIEVER Today is the second of 12 afternoon games for the Avalanche this season, the club's most daytime tilts since 2008-09 (also 12). The Avs are scheduled for seven home afternoon games this season, equaling the most in Avalanche history (also 1998-99 and 2002-03).
STRONG IN OPENERS After Thursday night's victory in Manhattan, the Avs improved to 21-10-7 all-time on Opening Night (.645), the second-best record in the NHL. Tampa Bay owns the best mark at 16-7-2 (.680).
PRESEASON RECAP The Avalanche finished 4-2-0 during the preseason, winning their final three contests after starting 1-2-0. The Avs allowed just 12 goals in six games, tying for third among all teams in goals-against average (2.00) behind only the Islanders (1.49) and New Jersey Devils (1.69). Individually, Semyon Varlamov posted a 3-0 record in three starts with a 1.50 GAA and .948 save percentage, placing him among the top 10 goaltenders in both categories. Offensively, Nathan MacKinnon led the club with four goals and six points, with his four goals tying him for fourth in the league. Rookie Alexander Kerfoot finished second with five points (2g/3a), while Chris Bigras led the club with four assists and a +5 plus/minus rating.
ROSTER BREAKDOWN Below is a breakdown of the Avalanche's current 23-man roster.
Avg Age: 25.4 Avg Height: 6'0" Avg Weight: 200 Forwards: 13 Defensemen: 8 Goalies: 2 Draft Picks: 9 Free Agents: 4 Trade: 7 Waiver: 3
SWEDEN BOUND The Avalanche’s 2017-18 schedule is highlighted by the 2017 SAP NHL Global Series, which features a pair of regular-season games against the Ottawa Senators in Stockholm, Sweden, on Friday, Nov. 10, and Saturday, Nov. 11. Colorado is making its second trip to Europe and its international regular-season debut. The Avs were part of the 2001 NHL Challenge Series™, and as defending Stanley Cup champions defeated Brynas IF of the Swedish Elite League by a score of 5-3 thanks to Alex Tanguay’s hat trick. Colorado has four Swedish players on its current roster, Gabriel Landeskog (Stockholm), Anton Lindholm (Skelleftea), Patrik Nemeth (Stockholm) and Carl Soderberg (Malmo).
SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN Colorado will play 26 games against its Central Division rivals (13 home/away) after playing 30 games within the division last year. The Avs will face Dallas and St. Louis five times each, while meeting Chicago, Minnesota, Nashville and Winnipeg four times apiece. The Central is the only NHL division to feature seven clubs instead of eight. The Avs will play 24 games against Pacific Division teams, meeting each of the eight opponents three times (12 home/away). Colorado will have 32 total games against teams from the Eastern Conference, facing all 16 clubs twice (once at home).
MORE SCHEDULE NOTES The Avalanche’s longest homestand this season is six games from Dec. 27 to Jan. 6, which is the club’s longest home stay since 2013- 14 (seven). The Avs’ longest road trip is six games from Jan. 22 to Feb. 3, but the team will return home in the middle of that journey for the All-Star break. The Avs will host a New Year’s Eve game for the fifth straight year, as they welcome the New York Islanders to Pepsi Center on Dec. 31. Colorado’s schedule features 19 "weekend" games at Pepsi Center, including six on Friday, eight on Saturday and five on Sunday. The Avalanche will play a total of 11 back-to-back contests.
HOW YOU 'DRAW' IT UP Colorado finished second in the league in faceoff percentage last season at 53.6%, trailing only Anaheim (54.7). That 53.6 percent success rate was the highest in Avalanche history, topping the 51.6% clip set by the 2011-12 squad. The Avs ranked first in offensive zone faceoff percentage (56.3%) and were among the top five in both the defensive zone (2nd-52.0%) and neutral zone (5th-52.6%). The Avalanche finished with a 60.0% clip at home, best in the NHL.
Matt Duchene led the NHL in faceoff percentage at 62.6%, shattering the single-season Avalanche record set by Andrei Nikolishin (58.1) in 2003-04. It was the fifth-highest percentage since the NHL began tracking faceoffs in 1998-99 (see below). Duchene, who became the first Avs player to lead the league in that category, won a league-best 66.5% of his draws at home and finished second on the road at 58.6%.
BEST FACEOFF PERCENTAGE SINCE 1998-99 65.2 Yanic Perreault 2003-04, Montreal 63.2 Joe Nieuwendyk 1998-99, Dallas 62.9 Yanic Perreault 2002-03, Montreal 62.7 Yanic Perreault 2000-01, Toronto 62.6 Matt Duchene 2016-17, Colorado
WORKING OVERTIME Colorado was 8-4 when playing beyond 60 minutes last season, 7-2 in overtime and 1-2 in shootouts. The Avalanche's three shootouts were tied with Dallas and San Jose for the fewest in the NHL.
SHOOTOUT SUCCESS The Avs are 15-6 in their last 21 shootouts, 18-7 in their last 25 and 42-15 in their last 57. Semyon Varlamov is 27-14 in career shootouts with a .752 save percentage. Varly’s .752 Sv% is tied for the highest all-time (min 100 att), matching Mathieu Garon and Johan Hedberg. He is 23-8 in 31 shootouts as a member of the Avalanche, stopping .771 (96/22). As a team, the Avs own the highest shooting percentage in league history (39.2), and third-highest save percentage (.717).
THIS DAY IN AVALANCHE HISTORY Oct. 9, 1995 - The Avalanche and Penguins played to a 6-6 tie at McNichols Arena. Joe Sakic scored twice and had two assists, while Jaromir Jagr had five points (two goals, three assists), Mario Lemieux scored twice and Ron Francis had a goal and two helpers for the Penguins.
UPCOMING MILESTONES Mark Barberio - needs 6 games for 200 Tyson Barrie - needs 7 points for 200. Would become the sixth defenseman in franchise history to surpass 200 points. Matt Duchene - needs 3 assists to tie Valeri Kamensky (248) for 10th place in franchise history. Needs 1 game-winning goal to break a tie with Alex Tanguay (28) for sole possession of seventh place in franchise history. Mikko Rantanen - needs 14 games for 100. Colin Wilson - needs 5 goals for 100. Nail Yakupov - needs 6 games for 300.
MILESTONES REACHED Semyon Varlamov - surpassed 20,000 career minutes played on Oct. 5 at NY Rangers.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS Oct. 3 – Gabriel Bourque, Joe Cannata, Anton Lindholm, Duncan Siemens and David Warsofsky reassigned to San Antonio (AHL), Patrik Nemeth claimed on waivers from the Dallas Stars, Sergei Boikov and A.J. Greer designated injured non-roster. Oct. 5 – Joe Colborne reassigned to San Antonio (AHL). Oct. 6 – Anton Lindholm recalled from San Antonio (AHL).
INJURIES None Colorado Avalanche: Game By Game Summary * = Overtime, ** = Shootout, + = Sellout # Date Team W-L-OT Record GF-GA Scorers W Goal PP PK SF-SA W-L Gltdr. Attend. 1 10/05/2017 @ New York Rangers W 01-00-00 4-2 9,96p,4,92 4 1-5 4-6 26-39 1 / 30 18006+ 2 10/07/2017 @ New Jersey Devils L 01-01-00 1-4 34 10 0-6 1-4 41-39 35 / 45 16514+ 3 10/09/2017 @ Boston Bruins 4 10/11/2017 Boston Bruins 5 10/13/2017 Anaheim Ducks 6 10/14/2017 @ Dallas Stars 7 10/17/2017 @ Nashville Predators 8 10/19/2017 St. Louis Blues 9 10/24/2017 Dallas Stars 10 10/27/2017 @ Vegas Golden Knights 11 10/28/2017 Chicago Blackhawks 12 11/02/2017 Carolina Hurricanes 13 11/04/2017 @ Philadelphia Flyers 14 11/05/2017 @ New York Islanders 15 11/10/2017 Ottawa Senators 16 11/11/2017 @ Ottawa Senators 17 11/16/2017 Washington Capitals 18 11/18/2017 @ Nashville Predators 19 11/19/2017 @ Detroit Red Wings 20 11/22/2017 Dallas Stars 21 11/24/2017 @ Minnesota Wild 22 11/25/2017 Calgary Flames 23 11/29/2017 Winnipeg Jets 24 12/01/2017 New Jersey Devils 25 12/03/2017 Dallas Stars 26 12/05/2017 Buffalo Sabres 27 12/07/2017 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 28 12/09/2017 @ Florida Panthers 29 12/11/2017 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 30 12/12/2017 @ Washington Capitals 31 12/14/2017 Florida Panthers 32 12/16/2017 Tampa Bay Lightning 33 12/18/2017 Pittsburgh Penguins 34 12/21/2017 @ Los Angeles Kings 35 12/23/2017 @ Arizona Coyotes 36 12/27/2017 Arizona Coyotes 37 12/29/2017 Toronto Maple Leafs 38 12/31/2017 New York Islanders 39 01/02/2018 Winnipeg Jets 40 01/04/2018 Columbus Blue Jackets 41 01/06/2018 Minnesota Wild 42 01/13/2018 @ Dallas Stars 43 01/15/2018 Anaheim Ducks 44 01/18/2018 San Jose Sharks 45 01/20/2018 New York Rangers 46 01/22/2018 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 47 01/23/2018 @ Montréal Canadiens 48 01/25/2018 @ St. Louis Blues 49 01/30/2018 @ Vancouver Canucks 50 02/01/2018 @ Edmonton Oilers 51 02/03/2018 @ Winnipeg Jets 52 02/06/2018 San Jose Sharks 53 02/08/2018 @ St. Louis Blues 54 02/10/2018 @ Carolina Hurricanes 55 02/11/2018 @ Buffalo Sabres 56 02/14/2018 Montréal Canadiens 57 02/16/2018 @ Winnipeg Jets 58 02/18/2018 Edmonton Oilers 59 02/20/2018 @ Vancouver Canucks 60 02/22/2018 @ Edmonton Oilers 61 02/24/2018 @ Calgary Flames 62 02/26/2018 Vancouver Canucks 63 02/28/2018 Calgary Flames 64 03/02/2018 Minnesota Wild 65 03/04/2018 Nashville Predators 66 03/06/2018 @ Chicago Blackhawks 67 03/08/2018 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 68 03/10/2018 Arizona Coyotes 69 03/13/2018 @ Minnesota Wild 70 03/15/2018 @ St. Louis Blues 71 03/16/2018 Nashville Predators 72 03/18/2018 Detroit Red Wings 73 03/20/2018 @ Chicago Blackhawks 74 03/22/2018 Los Angeles Kings 75 03/24/2018 Vegas Golden Knights 76 03/26/2018 @ Vegas Golden Knights 77 03/28/2018 Philadelphia Flyers 78 03/30/2018 Chicago Blackhawks 79 04/01/2018 @ Anaheim Ducks 80 04/02/2018 @ Los Angeles Kings 81 04/05/2018 @ San Jose Sharks 82 04/07/2018 St. Louis Blues Colorado Avalanche: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played
Date Opp. BIGRAS BARRIE JOHNSON DUCHENE ANDRIGHETTO NEMETH KERFOOT # 3 # 4 # 6 # 9 # 10 # 12 # 13 Oct 5 @ NYR 0-1,0/1 13:57 1-1(W),4/1 25:14 0-0,2/2 26:37 1-1,1/3 13:58 0-0,0/0 18:04 0-1,0/2 18:33 0-1,0/2 12:06 Oct 7 @ NJD 0-0,1/1 14:03 0-0,6/-1 23:54 0-0,3/1 23:50 0-0,5/-1 17:33 0-0,2/0 17:40 0-0,0/0 15:29 0-0,1/-1 15:11
Date Opp. COMEAU ZADOROV JOST WILSON MACKINNON SODERBERG COMPHER # 14 # 16 # 17 # 22 # 29 # 34 # 37 Oct 5 @ NYR 0-0,3/0 12:57 0-0,1/0 10:59 0-0,1/0 13:51 0-1,2/1 19:37 0-0,2/0 16:04 Oct 7 @ NJD 0-0,2/0 09:42 0-0,2/0 19:12 0-1,4/1 12:59 0-0,6/0 13:06 0-0,1/0 18:49 1-0,1/1 12:14 0-1,1/1 15:23
Date Opp. BARBERIO LINDHOLM YAKUPOV NIETO LANDESKOG MIRONOV RANTANEN # 44 # 54 # 64 # 83 # 92 # 94 # 96 Oct 5 @ NYR 0-0,1/0 18:09 0-1,2/2 10:16 0-0,0/0 10:19 1-0,5/1 19:59 0-0,0/0 11:24 1-0,2/0 16:05 Oct 7 @ NJD DNP 0-0,0/0 12:07 0-0,3/-1 15:02 DNP 0-0,1/-1 18:50 DNP 0-0,2/0 18:10
Date Opp. VARLAMOV BERNIER # 1 # 45 Oct 5 @ NYR 2/39 W 59:58 DND Oct 7 @ NJD DND 4/39 L 59:16 Colorado Avalanche: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Jared Bednar - Entering his second season as head coach of the Avalanche. - Was named to his position on Aug. 25, 2016. - Is the seventh head coach in Avalanche history and the 15th in franchise history. - The 2017-18 campaign marks his 16th season in professional coaching and his eighth as a head coach. - Posted a 251-158-42 (.603) combined record in his four years as an AHL head coach and two years as ECHL head coach. - Guided the Columbus Blue Jackets’ AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters, to the 2016 Calder Cup championship. - Led the South Carolina Stingrays to the 2009 Kelly Cup as ECHL champions. - Played nine seasons of professional hockey, a career that spanned parts of six seasons in the ECHL, parts of three seasons in the AHL and one season in the IHL. - The defenseman was part of two Kelly Cup championship teams as a player, 1997 and 2001 with South Carolina.
#1: Semyon Varlamov (G) 6' 2", 209 lbs. / Apr 27, 1988 (29 years and 5 months)
sehm-YAWN vahr-LAW-mawv GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Drafted: Washington's 2nd choice (1st round, 23rd overall) in the 2006 NHL Season 1 1-0-0 0 2.00 .949 Entry Draft Career 349 170-134-35 21 2.64 .916 Acquired: Acquired from Washington in exchange for a 1st round pick (Filip Forsberg) in 2012 and a conditional 2nd round pick (previously acquired - later Career vs. Opp 8 2-4-1 1 2.44 .922 traded to Dallas, Dallas picked Mike Winther) in 2012, July 1, 2011 Last Win: OCT 5, 2017 @ NY RANGERS Last SO: OCT 20, 2016 @ TAMPA BAY (22) Career Shootouts: 103/137 (.752), 27-14
Season Highs: Shots Saves 39 37 39 10/5 vs NYR - Made 37 saves in a 4-2 victory over the Rangers in the season opener on Oct. 5 at Madison Square Garden. - It marked his seventh Opening Night start with Colorado, tying Patrick Roy for the most in team history. - Entering his 10th season in the NHL, his seventh as a member of the Avalanche. - In 289 games with Colorado, Varlamov has posted a 140-121-23 record with 17 shutouts, a .916 Sv% and 2.70 GAA. - Ranks second in franchise history in games played, wins, shutouts and save percentage, trailing only Roy in each category. - Has allowed only one goal in six career penalty shot attempts against. - Missed a total of 50 games—including the final 40 contests of the year—due to injury last season. - Underwent season-ending hip surgery on Jan. 26. - Was named to the NHL’s Second All-Star Team and was a finalist for the Vezina Trophy in 2013-14. - Has represented Russia in 10 major international events, including two Olympics (2010, 2014).
#45: Jonathan Bernier (G) 6' 0", 184 lbs. / Aug 7, 1988 (29 years and 2 months)
Drafted: Los Angeles' 1st choice (1st round, 11th overall) in the 2006 Entry Draft GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 1, 2017 Season 1 0-1-0 0 4.07 .897 Last Win: APR 9, 2017 vs LOS ANGELES (1) Career 253 109-96-27 14 2.66 .915 Last SO: MAR 9, 2017 @ CHICAGO (12) Career Shootouts: 66/108 (.611), 11-16 Career vs. Opp 11 5-5-0 0 3.33 .901
Season Highs: Shots Saves 39 35 39 10/7 vs NJD - Made 35 saves in his Avalanche debut on Oct. 7 at New Jersey. - Is beginning his first season with Colorado after signing a one-year deal on July 1. - Appeared in 39 games for the Anaheim Ducks last season, posting a 21-7-4 record with a 2.50 GAA and .915 Sv%. - Compiled a 12-1-2 record over his final 15 starts, with his 12 wins leading all NHL netminders from March 1 until the end of the season. - Went on to appear in four playoff contests for the Ducks, including one start (1-2-0, 3.28 GAA). - Won a Stanley Cup with the Kings in 2011-12. - Spent his first five NHL seasons in Los Angeles, followed by three seasons with Toronto and last year with Anaheim. - Won the 2009-10 Aldege “Baz” Bastien Award as the AHL's outstanding goaltender with the Manchester Monarchs. - Selected to the QMJHL Second All-Star Team with Lewiston in 2006-07. - Has represented Canada at the world championship (2011), world juniors (2008) and under-18 championship (2006). #3: Chris Bigras (D) 6' 1", 190 lbs. / Feb 22, 1995 (22 years and 7 months)
bee-GRAH GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Colorado's 2nd choice (2nd round, 32nd overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft Season 2 0-1-1 2 0 Last Goal: MAR 1, 2016 @ MINNESOTA (12) Career 33 1-3-4 0 16 Last Assist: OCT 5, 2017 @ NY RANGERS (1) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp ------
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 1 1 0 14:03 1 0 +1 2 times 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 2 times 10/7 vs NJD 10/7 vs NJD 2 times 2 times
- Had an assist and was +1 in the season opener on Oct. 5 at Madison Square Garden. - Is making his first appearance on an NHL Opening Night roster. - Led Colorado with four assists and a +5 plus/minus rating during the 2017-18 preseason. - Spent the 2016-17 season with the San Antonio Rampage (AHL), recording 19 points (5g/14a) in 45 games. - Missed two months due to an upper-body injury before returning to the ice on Dec. 27. - Appeared in 31 games for the Avalanche in 2015-16, recording three points (1g/2a). - Scored his first NHL goal on March 1, 2016 at Minnesota. - Was named to the 2014-15 Ontario Hockey League First All-Star Team after finishing second among OHL defensemen in scoring with 71 points (20g/51a) in 62 games for Owen Sound. - Spent four seasons with Owen Sound, where he was the Attack's all-time leading scorer among defensemen.
#4: Tyson Barrie (D) 5' 10", 190 lbs. / Jul 26, 1991 (26 years and 2 months)
Drafted: Colorado's 4th selection (3rd round, 64th overall) in the 2009 Entry Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: OCT 5, 2017 @ NY RANGERS (1) Season 2 1-1-2 0 0 Last Assist: OCT 5, 2017 @ NY RANGERS (1) Career 340 48-145-193 -41 105 Career Shootouts: 1/4 (25%), 1 GDG Career vs. Opp 8 0-2-2 -1 4 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 2 0 25:14 6 0 +1 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 2 times 10/5 vs NYR 10/7 vs NJD 2 times 10/5 vs NYR
- Scored the game-winning goal and had an assist in the season opener against the Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 5. - It was his 14th career game-winning goal, the most by a defenseman in franchise history. - Four of his 14 game winners have come in overtime, the most overtime goals by a blueliner in team history. - Entering his seventh season in the NHL. - Has led Colorado's blueline in goals for each of the last five seasons and has paced the Avs defense in points for each of the past three years. - Is the sixth highest scoring defenseman in franchise history with 191 points (47g/144a) in 338 games. - Also ranks sixth among franchise defensemen in goals (47) and assists (144). - In 2016-17, Barrie led the Avs in ice time (23:18), while pacing all team D in points (38), goals (7) and assists (31). - His 31 assists finished second on the club behind Nathan MacKinnon (37).
#6: Erik Johnson (D) 6' 4", 225 lbs. / Mar 21, 1988 (29 years and 6 months)
Drafted: St. Louis' 1st pick (1st round, 1st overall) in the 2006 Entry Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Acquired from St. Louis, along with Jay McClement and a 1st round pick Season 2 0-0-0 3 4 (Duncan Siemens) in 2011, in exchange for Kevin Shattenkirk, Chris Stewart and a Career 577 61-176-237 -46 364 2nd round choice (Ty Rattie) in 2011, Feb. 18, 2011 Last Goal: APR 4, 2017 vs CHICAGO (5) Career vs. Opp 11 0-2-2 3 6 Last Assist: APR 9, 2017 @ ST. LOUIS (2) Career Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 4 26:37 3 4 +2 2 times 2 times 2 times 10/7 vs NJD 10/5 vs NYR 10/7 vs NJD 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR
- Logged a game-high 26:37 of ice time in the season opener against the Rangers on Oct. 5 at Madison Square Garden. - Is in his 10th NHL season and eighth with the Avalanche. - Has 146 points (41g/105a) in 373 games with Colorado, ranking him 10th all-time among franchise defensemen. - Finished third among Colorado defensemen in scoring last season with 17 points (2g/15a) despite playing just 46 games. - Missed 36 games due to a broken leg he suffered after blocking a shot on Dec. 3 vs. Dallas. - Still finished second on the team in blocked shots for the year with 98. - Represented Team USA at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey and won a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
#9: Matt Duchene (C) 5' 11", 195 lbs. / Jan 16, 1991 (26 years and 8 months)
DOO-shayn GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Colorado's 1st selection (1st round, 3rd overall) in the 2009 Entry Draft Season 2 1-1-2 2 0 Last Goal: OCT 5, 2017 @ NY RANGERS (1) Career 574 175-245-420 -59 140 Last Assist: OCT 5, 2017 @ NY RANGERS (1) Career Shootouts: 18/48 (38%), 8 GDG Career vs. Opp 10 3-6-9 1 0
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 2 0 17:33 5 1 +3 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 2 times 10/7 vs NJD 10/7 vs NJD 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR
- Had a goal, assist and was +3 in the season opener against the Rangers on Oct. 5 at Madison Square Garden. - Is beginning his ninth NHL season. - Ranks seventh in franchise history in goals (175), 10th in points (420) and 11th in assists (245). - Is seventh in game-winning goals (28-tied), 13th in games played (573) and 14th in power-play goals (38). - Finished second on the Avalanche in points (41) and goals (18-tied) while appearing in 77 games last season. - Led the NHL in faceoff percentage at 62.6%, shattering the single-season Avalanche record set by Andrei Nikolishin (58.1) in 2003-04. - It was the fifth-highest percentage since the NHL began tracking faceoffs in 1998-99. - Was the first Avs player to lead the league in faceoff percentage. - Has won gold medals with Team Canada at the Olympics (2014), the World Cup of Hockey (2016), two world championships (2015, 2016) and one Under-18 world championship (2008).
#10: Sven Andrighetto (R) 5' 10", 188 lbs. / Mar 21, 1993 (24 years and 6 months)
Drafted: Montreal's 6th choice (3rd round, 86th overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Acquired from Montreal in exchange for Andreas Martinsen, March 1, 2017 Season 2 0-0-0 0 0 Last Goal: MAR 27, 2017 @ CALGARY (9) Career 104 16-28-44 2 18 Last Assist: APR 9, 2017 @ ST. LOUIS (2) Career Shootouts: 2/4 (50%), 2 GDG Career vs. Opp 2 0-0-0 -1 0
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 18:04 2 1 +0 2 times 2 times 2 times 2 times 10/5 vs NYR 10/7 vs NJD 10/7 vs NJD 2 times
- Signed a two-year contract with the Avalanche on June 28, 2017. - Was acquired by Colorado from Montreal at the trade deadline last season and totaled 16 points (5g/11a) in 19 contests after joining the Avs. - His 16 points led all Avalanche skaters from March 1 until the end of the season. - Prior to being acquired by the Avs, Andrighetto split time between the Canadiens and the American Hockey League’s St. John’s IceCaps, tallying eight points (2g/6a) in 27 games for Montreal and 22 points (8g/14a) in 20 contests for St. John’s. - His 24 combined NHL points with Montreal and Colorado were a career best. - Is just the third Swiss-born player to ever appear in a game for the Avalanche, joining goaltenders David Aebischer and Reto Berra.
#12: Patrik Nemeth (D) 6' 3", 219 lbs. / Feb 8, 1992 (25 years and 8 months)
NEH-meht GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Dallas' 2nd choice (2nd round, 41st overall) in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft Season 2 0-1-1 2 0 Acquired: Claimed on waivers from Dallas, Oct. 3, 2017 Career 110 0-15-15 -6 40 Last Goal: - Last Assist: OCT 5, 2017 @ NY RANGERS (1) Career vs. Opp 1 0-0-0 0 0 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 1 1 0 18:33 0 2 +2 2 times 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 2 times 10/5 vs NYR 2 times 2 times 10/5 vs NYR
- Made his Avalanche debut in the season opener against the Rangers on Oct. 5 at Madison Square Garden. - Was claimed on waivers from the Stars just prior to the season on Oct. 3. - Prior to joining the Avs, Nemeth had spent his entire career with the Stars organization after they selected him in the second round (41st overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. - Has appeared in 108 career NHL games, tallying 14 points (0g/14a). - Also dressed in five postseason contests for the Stars during the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs. - Skated in 40 contests for Dallas during the 2016-17 campaign (0g/3a). #13: Alexander Kerfoot (C) 5' 10", 153 lbs. / Aug 11, 1994 (23 years and 1 month)
Drafted: New Jersey's 6th choice (5th round, 150th overall) in the 2012 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a college free agent, Aug. 24, 2017 Season 2 0-1-1 1 0 Last Goal: - Career 2 0-1-1 1 0 Last Assist: OCT 5, 2017 @ NY RANGERS (1) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp ------
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 1 1 0 15:11 1 0 +2 2 times 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 2 times 10/7 vs NJD 10/7 vs NJD 2 times 10/5 vs NYR
- Had an assist and was +2 in his NHL debut on Opening Night, Oct. 5 at Madison Square Garden. - Signed a two-year contract with the Avalanche on Aug. 24, 2017 after he became a college free agent on Aug. 15, 2017. - Played four seasons at Harvard University, finishing with 123 points (36g/87a) in 121 contests. - Served as Harvard's co-captain as a senior in 2016-17. - Tied for the team lead with 45 points (16g/29a) in 36 games during his senior campaign, helping Harvard to the ECAC and Ivy League championship and eventually a trip to the NCAA Frozen Four, the program’s first since 1994. - Was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award and earned NCAA (East) Second Team All-American, ECAC Hockey First Team and All-Ivy League First Team honors. - Prior to Harvard, played two-plus seasons with the Coquitlam Express of the British Columbia Hockey League, where he won the Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy (Coastal Conference Rookie of the Year) in 2011-12.
#14: Blake Comeau (L) 6' 1", 202 lbs. / Feb 18, 1986 (31 years and 7 months)
KOH-moh GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: NY Islanders' 2nd choice (2nd round, 47th overall) in the 2004 Entry Draft Season 2 0-0-0 0 0 Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 1, 2015 Career 643 108-143-251 -74 404 Last Goal: FEB 25, 2017 vs BUFFALO (23) Last Assist: APR 8, 2017 @ DALLAS (3) Career vs. Opp 22 1-5-6 -7 6 Career Shootouts: 2/5 (40%), 1 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 12:57 3 3 +0 2 times 2 times 2 times 2 times 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 2 times
- Had three hits and three shots in the season opener on Oct. 5 at Madison Square Garden against the Rangers. - Entering his third season with the Avalanche, his 12th season in the NHL. - Appeared in 77 games last season, tallying 20 points (8g/12a). - Ranked fourth on the club in hits (129).
#16: Nikita Zadorov (D) 6' 5", 230 lbs. / Apr 16, 1995 (22 years and 5 months)
Za-DOHR-aw GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Buffalo's 1st choice (1st round, 16th overall) in 2013 NHL Draft Season 1 0-0-0 0 2 Acquired: Acquired from Buffalo, along with Mikhail Grigorenko, J.T. Compher and Career 146 4-24-28 -39 142 2nd round pick (later traded to San Jose - Jeremy Roy) in 2015 NHL Draft, in exchange for Jamie McGinn and Ryan O’Reilly, June 26, 2015 Career vs. Opp 6 1-1-2 -2 2 Last Goal: FEB 15, 2015 vs PHILADELPHIA (99) Last Assist: FEB 4, 2017 vs WINNIPEG (9) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 2 19:12 2 4 +0 10/7 vs NJD 10/7 vs NJD 10/7 vs NJD 10/7 vs NJD 10/7 vs NJD 10/7 vs NJD 10/7 vs NJD 10/7 vs NJD
- Signed a two-year contract at the start of training camp on Sept. 15. - Appeared in 56 games for the Avalanche during the 2016-17 season and led the team with 153 hits despite missing the final 25 contests due to an ankle injury. - Finished the campaign with 10 points (0g/10a) and played in his 100th NHL game on Nov. 6 at St. Louis. - Is only the second Avalanche player to have his last name start with the letter "Z" (Greg Zanon). #17: Tyson Jost (C) 5' 11", 191 lbs. / Mar 14, 1998 (19 years and 6 months)
JOH-st GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Colorado's 1st selection (1st round, 10th overall) in the 2016 NHL Draft Season 2 0-1-1 1 2 Last Goal: APR 6, 2017 vs MINNESOTA (4) Career 8 1-1-2 -4 2 Last Assist: OCT 7, 2017 @ NEW JERSEY Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp ------
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 1 1 2 12:59 4 0 +1 2 times 10/7 vs NJD 10/7 vs NJD 10/5 vs NYR 10/7 vs NJD 10/7 vs NJD 2 times 10/7 vs NJD
- Recorded his first NHL assist on Oct. 7 at New Jersey. - Is making his first appearance on an NHL Opening Night roster. - Played his freshman season at the University of North Dakota in 2016-17 before joining the Avalanche at the end of the year. - Tallied 35 points (16g/19a) in 33 games with North Dakota en route to being named to the NCHC All-Rookie Team. - At the conclusion of his NCAA season, Jost signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Avalanche on March 29 and joined Colorado for the remainder of the 2016-17 campaign. - Made his NHL debut on March 31 vs. St. Louis and went on to appear in each of Colorado’s final six games. - Scored his first NHL goal on April 6 vs. Minnesota. - Helped Canada to a silver medal at the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship and captained Team Canada at the 2016 IIHF Under-18 World Championship. - Was named the 2015-16 BCHL Most Valuable Player (Vern Dye Memorial Trophy) after tallying 104 points (42g/62a) in 48 games for the Penticton Vees.
#22: Colin Wilson (C) 6' 1", 221 lbs. / Oct 20, 1989 (27 years and 11 months)
Drafted: Nashville's 1st choice (1st round, 7th overall) in the 2008 Entry Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Acquired from Nashville in exchange for a 4th round selection in the 2019 Season 2 0-0-0 0 0 NHL Draft, July 1, 2017 Career 504 95-142-237 37 124 Last Goal: MAR 7, 2017 @ ANAHEIM (15) Last Assist: APR 4, 2017 vs NY ISLANDERS (2) Career vs. Opp 10 3-1-4 3 4 Career Shootouts: 1/7 (14%), 1 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 13:51 6 1 +0 2 times 2 times 2 times 2 times 10/5 vs NYR 10/7 vs NJD 2 times 2 times
- Begins his first season with the Avalanche after being acquired from Nashville on July 1. - Had spent his entire career with Nashville after being selected seventh overall in the first round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. - Appeared in 70 games for the Predators during the 2016-17 season, tallying 35 points (12g/23a) with a +7 plus/minus rating. - Also dressed in 14 playoff contests, notching four points (2g/2a). - Has 237 points (95g/142a) in 502 NHL games and 24 points (13g/11a) in 47 postseason contests. - Played two seasons at Boston University, where he was named to the 2009 Frozen Four All-Tournament Team after helping BU win the national championship as a sophomore. - Was named the Hockey East Rookie of the Year as a freshman in 2007-08 and selected to the Hockey East First All-Star Team and NCAA East First All-Star Team in 2008-09. - Has represented Team USA at one world championship (2009), two world juniors (2008-09) and two under-18 world championships (2006-07).
#29: Nathan MacKinnon (C) 6' 0", 205 lbs. / Sep 1, 1995 (22 years and 1 month)
Drafted: Colorado's 1st selection (1st round, 1st overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: MAR 29, 2017 vs WASHINGTON (8) Season 2 0-1-1 1 2 Last Assist: OCT 5, 2017 @ NY RANGERS (1) Career 302 75-132-207 -4 98 Career Shootouts: 9/18 (50%), 3 GDG Career vs. Opp 8 1-1-2 0 0 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 1 1 2 19:37 2 1 +1 2 times 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 10/7 vs NJD 10/5 vs NYR
- Beginning his fifth NHL season. - Led the Avalanche this preseason with four goals and six points (4g/2a) in four exhibition games. - In 2016-17, MacKinnon paced the Avalanche in points (53), assists (37), shots (251), game-winning goals (4) and short-handed tallies (2). - Was the only Colorado player to appear in all 82 games. - His 251 shots were a career high and the most by an Avalanche player since Gabriel Landeskog had 270 in 2011-12. - Represented the Avalanche at the 2017 NHL All-Star Game in Los Angeles, his first career All-Star Game selection. - Was the youngest player to ever win the Calder Trophy in 2013-14 (18 years, 224 days). - Has played for Canada in three world championships (2014-15, 2017) and one world junior championship (2013), while also representing Team North America at the World Cup of Hockey in 2016. - Won a Memorial Cup with the Halifax Mooseheads in 2012-13. #34: Carl Soderberg (C) 6' 3", 210 lbs. / Oct 12, 1985 (31 years and 11 months)
Drafted: St. Louis' 2nd choice (2nd round, 49th overall) in the 2004 Entry Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Acquired from Boston in exchange for 6th round pick (previously acquired - Season 1 1-0-1 1 0 Boston selected Oskar Steen) in 2016 NHL Draft, June 25, 2015 Career 324 48-112-160 -20 122 Last Goal: OCT 7, 2017 @ NEW JERSEY Last Assist: MAR 21, 2017 vs ST. LOUIS (11) Career vs. Opp 4 2-0-2 -4 2 Career Shootouts: 0/4 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 0 1 0 12:14 1 0 +1 10/7 vs NJD 10/7 vs NJD 10/7 vs NJD 10/7 vs NJD 10/7 vs NJD 10/7 vs NJD 10/7 vs NJD 10/7 vs NJD - Scored the Avalanche's lone goal on Oct. 7 at New Jersey. - Is beginning his third season with the Avalanche, his sixth season in the NHL. - Ranked third on the Avalanche with 80 games played during his second season with Colorado in 2016-17. - Set career highs in points (51) and assists (39) in his first season with the Avs in 2015-16. - Represented Sweden at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey and the 2005 IIHF World Junior Championship.
#37: J.T. Compher (L) 6' 0", 193 lbs. / Apr 8, 1995 (22 years and 6 months)
Drafted: Buffalo's 2nd choice (2nd round, 35th overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Acquired from Buffalo, along with Mikhail Grigorenko, Nikita Zadorov and Season 2 0-1-1 1 2 2nd round pick (later traded to San Jose - Jeremy Roy) in the 2015 NHL Draft, in Career 23 3-3-6 1 6 exchange for Jamie McGinn and Ryan O’Reilly, June 26, 2015 Last Goal: MAR 31, 2017 vs ST. LOUIS (7) Career vs. Opp ------Last Assist: OCT 7, 2017 @ NEW JERSEY Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 1 1 2 16:04 2 2 +1 2 times 10/7 vs NJD 10/7 vs NJD 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 10/7 vs NJD 10/7 vs NJD
- Is making his first appearance on an NHL Opening Night roster. - Split his first professional season between San Antonio (AHL) and the Avalanche in 2016-17. - Spent the first half of the year with the Rampage, tallying 30 points (13g/17a) in 41 games. - Was recalled by the Avs on March 1 and appeared in each of Colorado’s final 21 games to end the year. - Recorded five points (3g/2a) in his 21 NHL games. - Prior to turning pro, spent three years at the University of Michigan. - Was one of 10 finalists for the 2016 Hobey Baker Award after tallying 63 points (16g/47a) in 38 games while captaining the Wolverines as a junior. - Named a Second-Team All-American (West) and earned All-Big Ten First Team honors. - Led the nation in assists and finished second in points-per-game (1.66). - Has represented Team USA at each of the last two world championships (2016-17) and one world junior championship (2015).
#44: Mark Barberio (D) 6' 1", 207 lbs. / Mar 23, 1990 (27 years and 6 months)
bahr-BAIR-ee-oh GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Tampa Bay's 5th pick (6th round, 152nd overall) in 2008 Entry Draft Season 1 0-0-0 0 0 Acquired: Claimed on waivers from Montreal, Feb. 2, 2017 Career 194 10-30-40 -1 64 Last Goal: MAR 21, 2017 vs ST. LOUIS (11) Last Assist: APR 4, 2017 vs CHICAGO (4) Career vs. Opp 8 2-3-5 3 4 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 18:09 1 2 +0 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR
- Appeared in 34 games for the Avalanche last season after being claimed on waivers from Montreal on Feb. 2, totaling nine points (2g/7a). - Skated in a career-high 60 games combined between Colorado and Montreal, and also set career bests in total points (13) and assists (11). - Prior to joining the Avs, he split time between the Canadiens and the St. John’s IceCaps (AHL). - Appeared in 26 games for Montreal, tallying four points (0g/4a), and skated in 20 games for St. John’s, recording 18 points. #54: Anton Lindholm (D) 5' 11", 191 lbs. / Nov 29, 1994 (22 years and 10 months)
Drafted: Colorado's 5th selection (5th round, 144th overall) in 2014 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: - Season 1 0-0-0 0 2 Last Assist: - Career 13 0-0-0 -8 4 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp ------Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 2 12:07 0 4 +0 10/7 vs NJD 10/7 vs NJD 10/7 vs NJD 10/7 vs NJD 10/7 vs NJD 10/7 vs NJD 10/7 vs NJD 10/7 vs NJD
- Was recalled from San Antonio (AHL) on Oct. 6. - Was reassigned to the Rampage just prior to the season on Oct. 3. - Joined the Avalanche in mid-March of last season after spending most of the year with San Antonio. - Appeared in 12 games for Colorado (0g/0a), averaging 14:45 of ice time per night. - Played in 62 games for the Rampage, totaling 13 points (2g/11a). - Made his NHL debut on March 15 vs. Detroit, posting a +1 rating and three hits in 14:22 of ice time. - Became the second Swedish-born defenseman to play a game for the Avalanche, joining Daniel Tjarnqvist (2008-09). - The 2016-17 campaign marked his first season in North America as he had spent his entire career in his native Sweden. - Represented his country at the 2016 IIHF World Championship held in Russia.
#64: Nail Yakupov (R) 5' 11", 195 lbs. / Oct 6, 1993 (24 years)
Drafted: Edmonton's 1st selection (1st round, 1st overall) in the 2012 Entry Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 4, 2017 Season 2 0-1-1 1 0 Last Goal: DEC 15, 2016 vs NEW JERSEY (23) Career 294 53-68-121 -90 116 Last Assist: OCT 5, 2017 @ NY RANGERS (1) Career Shootouts: 1/7 (14%), 1 GDG Career vs. Opp 6 1-2-3 -2 2
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 1 1 0 15:02 3 1 +2 2 times 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 2 times 10/7 vs NJD 10/7 vs NJD 10/7 vs NJD 10/5 vs NYR
- Had an assist and was +2 in his Avalanche debut on Oct. 5 at Madison Square Garden against the Rangers. - Is beginning his first season with Colorado, his sixth season in the NHL. - Prior to joining the Avs, Yakupov appeared in 292 career NHL games for the Oilers and St. Louis Blues, tallying 120 points (53g/67a). - Skated in 40 games for the Blues last season, collecting nine points (3g/6a). - Made his NHL debut in 2012-13 and went on to lead all NHL rookies in goals (17) and points (31-tied) in 48 games during that shortened season. - Spent four years in Edmonton before being acquired by St. Louis prior to the 2016-17 campaign on Oct. 7. - Played two seasons for the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League (2010-12). In 2010-11, he won the Emms Family Award as the OHL’s top rookie and was also named the Canadian Major Junior Rookie of the Year. - Represented Russia at the 2012 and 2013 IIHF World Junior Championships.
#83: Matt Nieto (L) 5' 11", 190 lbs. / Nov 5, 1992 (24 years and 11 months)
Drafted: San Jose's 1st choice (2nd round, 47th overall) in the 2011 Entry Draft. GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Claimed by Colorado on waivers from San Jose, Jan. 5, 2017. Season 1 0-0-0 0 6 Last Goal: APR 6, 2017 vs MINNESOTA (3) Career 265 35-46-81 -36 60 Last Assist: APR 4, 2017 vs CHICAGO (4) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 6 0-0-0 2 2
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 6 10:19 0 0 +0 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR
- Is beginning his fifth NHL season, his second with the Avalanche. - Signed a one-year deal for the 2017-18 season on July 25. - Was claimed off waivers by Colorado from San Jose on Jan. 5, 2017, and played in 43 of the Avalanche’s remaining 44 games. - Finished with 11 points (7g/4a) for the Avs and 13 points (7g/6a) in 59 combined games between Colorado and San Jose. - Had previously spent his entire professional career with the Sharks organization, accumulating 70 points (28g/42a) in 221 games with San Jose. - Played collegiate hockey at Boston University, where he totaled 102 points (44g/58a) in 115 career games. - Played for the U.S. National Team Development Program from 2008-10, winning back-to-back gold medals with Team USA at the 2009 and 2010 IIHF Under-18 World Championship. - Is the fourth California-born player to dress in a game for the Avalanche, joining Scott Parker, Ray Macias, Rocco Grimaldi. #92: Gabriel Landeskog (L) 6' 1", 215 lbs. / Nov 23, 1992 (24 years and 10 months)
Drafted: Colorado's 1st choice (1st round, 2nd overall) in 2011 Entry Draft. GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: OCT 5, 2017 @ NY RANGERS (1) Season 2 1-0-1 0 2 Last Assist: APR 6, 2017 vs MINNESOTA (4) Career 430 119-161-280 5 356 Career Shootouts: 4/12 (33%), 3 GDG Career vs. Opp 8 1-0-1 -1 21 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 0 1 2 19:59 5 5 +1 10/5 vs NYR 2 times 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR
- Had a goal, five hits and five shots in the season opener on Oct. 5 at Madison Square Garden. - Is beginning his seventh NHL season, his sixth as team captain. - In 2016-17, Landeskog finished tied for second on the Avalanche in goals (18) and led the team in power-play goals (5). - Ranked fifth on the club in points (33). - Led the Avs in takeaways (65) and was third in hits (143). - Was named captain on Sept. 4, 2012, becoming the youngest captain in NHL history at the time (19 years, 286 days). - Has since been surpassed by Connor McDavid (19 years, 266 days). Landeskog was 11 days younger than Sidney Crosby (19 years, 297 days). - Has represented Sweden in the Olympics (2014), the World Cup of Hockey (2016), three world championships (2012-13, 2017), a world junior championship (2011) and a world under-18 championship (2009). - Won a silver medal at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games and also helped Sweden capture the gold medal at the 2013 and 2017 IIHF World Championship.
#94: Andrei Mironov (D) 6' 3", 194 lbs. / Jul 29, 1994 (23 years and 2 months)
Drafted: Colorado's 5th selection (4th round, 101st overall) in the 2015 NHL Draft. GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: - Season 1 0-0-0 0 2 Last Assist: - Career 1 0-0-0 0 2 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp ------Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 2 11:24 0 2 +0 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR 10/5 vs NYR
- Made his NHL debut in the season opener at Madison Square Garden against the Rangers on Oct. 5. - Is making his first appearance on an NHL Opening Night roster in this his first season in North America. - Spent his fifth season with Dynamo Moscow in Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League in 2016-17. - Tallied four points (1g/3a) in 18 regular-season games and added three assists (0g/3a) in nine postseason contests. - Following the season, he helped Russia to a bronze medal at the 2017 IIHF World Championship in Germany/France. - Recorded one goal (1g/0a) in six games during that event. - Has competed for Russia at two world championships (2015, 2017) and two world junior championships (2013-14), winning medals at all four tournaments. - Signed an entry-level contract with the Avalanche on May 12, 2017.
#96: Mikko Rantanen (R) 6' 4", 211 lbs. / Oct 29, 1996 (20 years and 11 months)
RAN-ta-nehn GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Colorado's 1st selection (1st round, 10th overall) in 2015 NHL Draft Season 2 1-0-1 0 0 Last Goal: OCT 5, 2017 @ NY RANGERS (1) Career 86 21-18-39 -32 24 Last Assist: MAR 27, 2017 @ CALGARY (7) Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 3 0-0-0 -4 0
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 0 1 0 18:10 2 0 +0 10/5 vs NYR 2 times 10/5 vs NYR 2 times 10/7 vs NJD 2 times 2 times 2 times
- Scored a goal in the season opener at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 5. - Led the Avalanche with 20 goals during his rookie season in 2016-17. - Added 18 assists to tie for third on the team in scoring with 38 points in 75 games. - Rantanen’s 20 goals tied him for fifth among NHL rookies, while his 38 points placed him 10th. - Ranked eighth among league rookies in power-play goals (4-tied), sixth in even-strength tallies (16-tied) and fourth in shooting percentage (15.0%). - Became the eighth Avalanche rookie to score 20 goals in a season and the first since Nathan MacKinnon in 2013-14. - Co-winner of the Dudley (Red) Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding rookie with the San Antonio Rampage in 2015-16. - Has represented Finland at two world championships (2016-17) and two world junior championships (2015-16). - Won a gold medal for the host nation at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship and helped Finland win silver at the 2016 IIHF World Championship.