AVALANCHE PLAYOFF NOTES CENTRAL DIVISION/WILD CARD STANDINGS ALL-TIME IN PLAYOFFS: The Avalanche is 25-20 in 45 all-time TEAM GP W L OT PTS playoff series as a franchise and 19-11 since relocating to Denver. p- 82 53 18 11 117 OFF TO A FAST START: The Avs are 16-10 all-time when winning x- Winnipeg Jets 82 52 20 10 114 the first game of a best-of-seven playoff series and 15-5 since the x- 82 45 26 11 101 team moved to Colorado. WILD CARD x- Los Angeles 82 45 29 8 98 MacKINNON IN THE POSTSEASON: Nathan MacKinnon shared the team lead in scoring when the Avs last competed in the Stanley x- 82 43 30 9 95 Cup Playoffs in 2014, tallying 10 points (2g, 8a) in seven contests St. Louis Blues 82 44 32 6 94 in Colorado’s first-round matchup against the Minnesota Wild. His 82 42 32 8 92 10 points were the third-most by an 18-year old in one playoff year behind only Jaromir Jagr (13, 1991) and Ed Olczyk (11, 1985). 82 37 35 10 84 Edmonton Oilers 82 36 40 6 78 POSTSEASON DEBUTS: Of the 28 players on Colorado’s active 82 33 39 10 76 roster, 14 would be making their Stanley Cup Playoff debut.

“I think in the modern game now, it’s just getting into the playoffs. Doesn’t matter which seed you get as long as you get in. There’s so much parity in the league, you know, there’s big teams that aren’t making the playoffs. Once you get in, anything can happen. Eighth seeds have had some success, and if you look at what Nashville did last season when they got all the way to the finals. And a few years back, the L.A. Kings managed to win the cup as the last seed in the Western Conference. It’s definitely things we can take some inspiration from.” —Avalanche defenseman Mark Barberio following the team’s last practice in Denver before traveling to Nashville

FIRST ROUND VS. NASHVILLE PREDATORS AVALANCHE REGULAR-SEASON LEADERS Category Player No. VS Goals Nathan MacKinnon 38 Assists Nathan MacKinnon 56 The Avalanche and the Predators will square off in the first round Points Nathan MacKinnon 94 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the first-ever postseason meeting for Power-Play Goals Nathan MacKinnon 12 the clubs. Minutes Nikita Zadorov 103 The Avs were 0-3-1 against Nashville in the four-game regular-sea- Time on Ice/Game Erik Johnson 25:26 son series between the teams, including an 0-2-0 mark on the GWG Nathan MacKinnon 11 road. SHG Blake Comeau 3 Nathan MacKinnon (2g, 1a), Mikko Rantanen (1g, 2a) and Tyson Goals Against Avg. Semyon Varlamov 2.68 Barrie (0g, 3a) each notched three points against Nashville during Save Percentage Semyon Varlamov 0.92 the 2017-18 series, tied for the team lead in scoring against the Predators. MacKinnon leads all current Avs players in career scor- ing against Nashville with 15 points (4g, 11a) in 20 career con- PLAYER SPOTLIGHT tests. Gabriel Landeskog has 14 points (10g, 4a) in 25 total outings against the Preds, his 10 goals tied for third in Avalanche history Colin Wilson (Joe Sakic) against Nashville. Position: Center Height: 6’1 SCHEDULE Weight: 221 lbs. Day Date Location Time Thursday Apr. 12 Morning skate at Bridgestone Arena 12 p.m. CT Shoots: Left Game 1 at Nashville Predators 8:30 p.m. CT Born: October 20, 1989 Friday Apr. 13 Practice at Bridgestone Arena TBD Birthplace: Greenwich, CT Saturday Apr. 14 Game 2 at Nashville Predators 2 p.m. CT Sunday Apr. 15 TBD TBD Wilson has been a part of six postseason runs in his career, all with Monday Apr. 16 Morning skate at Pepsi Center 10:30 a.m. MT Game 3 vs. Nashville Predators 8 p.m. MT the Nashville Predators. He’s totaled 24 points (13g, 11a) in 47 Tuesday Apr. 17 TBD TBD career playoff contests and led the Predators in playoff scoring in Wednesday Apr. 18 Morning skate at Pepsi Center 10:30 a.m. MT 2016 with 13 points (5g, 8a) in 14 games, his 13 points equaling a Game 4 vs. Nashville Predators 8 p.m. franchise record for points in a single postseason at the time. *All practice dates/times are subject to change, all times local