AVALANCHE NOTES CENTRAL DIVISION/WILD CARD STANDINGS HOME SWEET HOME: Colorado is 21-8-1 on home ice this season and TEAM GP W L OT PTS winners of 11 of its last 12 outings at Pepsi Center, outscoring opponents Nashville Predators 61 38 14 9 85 43-19 during that stretch. The Avs are averaging 3.5 goals per game inside Winnipeg Jets 62 37 16 9 83 the friendly confines, which ranks fifth in the league in scoring at home. Minnesota Wild 62 35 20 7 77

WILD CARD MacKINNON SOARING: Nathan MacKinnon has totaled 49 points (20g, Dallas Stars 62 35 23 4 74 29a) on home ice this season, which leads the league in home scoring. MacKinnon notched his ninth game-winning of the season on Monday, Los Angeles Kings 63 34 24 5 73 which is tied with Tampa Bay’s Brayden for second in the NHL and the Flames 63 32 22 9 73 most by an Avalanche player in a single campaign since Marek Svatos St. Louis Blues 63 34 25 4 72 recorded nine in 2005-06. Colorado Avalanche 62 33 24 5 71 Chicago Blackhawks 63 27 28 8 62 BARRIE'S RECORD NIGHT: Tyson Barrie became the first defenseman in Avalanche/Nordiques franchise history to record five points in a game with a AVALANCHE LEADERS goal and four assists on Feb. 20 at Vancouver. His four assists tied a Category Player No. franchise mark for a rearguard. All five of Barrie's points came with the man Goals Nathan MacKinnon 28 advantage, the first NHL defenseman to tally five power-play points in a Assists Nathan MacKinnon 41 game since Tomas Kaberle for Toronto on Oct. 26, 2009 at Anaheim. Points Nathan MacKinnon 69 UPCOMING GAMES Power-Play Goals Nathan MacKinnon 9 Mikko Rantanen 9 Wednesday, February 28 vs. Calgary Flames Minutes Nikita Zadorov 62 Pepsi Center, 7:30 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 950 AM Time on Ice/Game Erik Johnson 25:43 Just four days removed from their last matchup, the Avalanche GWG Nathan MacKinnon 9 and Flames clash again, the third and final meeting of a three- SHG Blake Comeau 3 game season series. The Flames took the first two contests, winning 3-2 at Pepsi Center back on Nov. 25 and 5-1 on Goals Against Avg. Jonathan Bernier 2.82 Saturday afternoon at the Saddledome. Save Percentage Jonathan Bernier .914

Friday, March 2 vs. Minnesota Wild PLAYER SPOTLIGHT Pepsi Center, 7 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 92.5 The Wolf Mikko Rantanen Colorado hosts Central Division-rival Minnesota on Friday night, Position: Right Wing the third of four total meetings this season and the last time the Height: 6’4 Wild will visit Denver in 2017-18. The Avs are 1-0-1 against Weight: 211 lbs. Minnesota, falling in a shootout on the road on Nov. 24 and Shoots: Left winning 7-2 at home on Jan. 6. Born: October 29, 1996 Birthplace: Nousaianen, FIN Sunday, March 4 vs. Nashville Predators Pepsi Center, 1 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 950 AM Rantanen notched his 20th goal of the season in The Avalanche wraps up a four-game homestand on Sunday, as Monday night’s win over the Canucks, marking the the Central Division-leaders make their first of two trips to Pepsi second consecutive season he’s reached the 20- goal mark. The tally was also Rantanen’s team- Center. Colorado has already played two games at Nashville, leading 24th power-play point of the season, and and the Predators will return on March 16 to close out the four- with nine man-advantage goals, he’s now tied with game season series. Nathan MacKinnon for the club lead.

PRACTICE SCHEDULE QUOTABLE Day Date Location Time Wednesday Feb. 28 Morning skate at Pepsi Center 10:30 a.m. "I liked the way our whole team played actually tonight. I thought we had four lines going and did a Game #63 vs. Calgary Flames 7:30 p.m. lot of good things. We were better defensively than Thursday Mar. 1 Practice at Family Sports 11 a.m. we have been in some of the recent games on the Friday Mar. 2 Morning skate at Pepsi Center 10:30 a.m. road.” Game #64 vs. Minnesota Wild 7 p.m. —Avalanche Head Coach Jared Bednar Saturday Mar. 3 Practice at Family Sports 11 a.m. following the team’s 3-1 win over the Vancouver Sunday Mar. 4 Game #65 vs. Nashville Predators 1 p.m. Canucks Monday Monday Mar. 5 Practice at Family Sports 11 a.m. *All practice dates/times are subject to change, all times Mountain