CENTRAL DIVISION STANDINGS Thursday, November 2 Vs. Carolina
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AVALANCHE NOTES CENTRAL DIVISION STANDINGS SPECIAL TEAMS AT HOME: The Avs scored two power-play goals against Team GP W L OT PTS the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night, bringing their man-advantage St. Louis Blues 13 10 2 1 21 success rate at Pepsi Center to 26.1 percent, which is the sixth-ranked Dallas Stars 12 7 5 0 14 home power play in the league. Colorado is also 15-for-16 (93.8 percent) on Winnipeg Jets 10 5 3 2 12 the penalty kill in Denver, the fourth-best home penalty kill in the NHL. The only power-play goal the Avs have allowed at home this season came Colorado Avalanche 11 6 5 0 12 Nashville Predators 11 5 4 2 12 against the Boston Bruins on Oct. 11. Chicago Blackhawks 12 5 5 2 12 MOVING UP IN THE RECORD BOOKS: Last Tuesday against the Dallas Minnesota Wild 9 4 3 2 10 Stars, Matt Duchene notched his 249th career assist, surpassing Valeri Kamensky to take sole possession of 10th place on the franchise’s all-time AVALANCHE LEADERS assist list. Category Player No. UPCOMING GAMES Goals Sven Andrighetto 4 Thursday, November 2 vs. Carolina Hurricanes Assists Mikko Rantanen 7 Pepsi Center, 7 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 950 AM Tyson Barrie 7 Colorado begins a stretch of six consecutive games against the Points Mikko Rantanen 10 Eastern Conference on Thursday, hosting the Carolina Hurricanes at Power-Play Goals Nathan MacKinnon 1 Pepsi Center. It’s also the Avs’ annual Hockey Fights Cancer night, Mikko Rantanen 1 as the hockey community unites in support of cancer patients and Penalty Minutes A.J. Greer 16 their families. Time on Ice/Game Erik Johnson 25:44 GWG Tyson Barrie 2 Saturday, November 4 at Philadelphia Flyers SHG J.T. Compher 1 Wells Fargo Center, 5 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude 2, Radio: 950 AM Goals Against Avg. Semyon Varlamov 3.01 The Avalanche begins its road trip in the City of Brotherly Love, Save Percentage Jonathan Bernier .906 taking on the Flyers at Wells Fargo Center. Colorado dropped both contests against Philly in 2016-17 and is 7-6-1 on the road in the all- time series between the teams. PLAYER SPOTLIGHT Tyson Barrie Sunday, November 5 at New York Islanders Position: Defense Barclays Center, 4 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 950 AM Height: 5’10 The Avs take on the New York Islanders before embarking on a six- Weight: 190 lbs. day trip to Sweden for the NHL’s Global Series. Colorado split a two- Shoots: Right game series against the Isles last season with each team winning at Born: July 26, 1991 home. New York will visit Pepsi Center on New Year’s Eve. Birthplace: Victoria, BC AVS IN THE COMMUNITY On Monday afternoon, Sven Andrighetto Barrie recorded his 200th NHL point against the and Mark Barberio joined Avalanche Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday, becoming Strength and Conditioning coach Casey the sixth defenseman in franchise history to Bond to provide 50 students from Kemp reach the milestone. He leads all Avalanche Elementary School with principles of healthy defensemen in points (9) and assists (7) and is eating and overall wellness. The students tied for ninth among NHL blueliners in points. also participated in a fitness session with He also had a career-high six game point streak the players, including a variety of agility, from Oct. 11-24, the longest by an Avalanche cardio, and biometric stations. defenseman since Kevin Shattenkirk’s nine- game run from Nov. 17 to Dec. 4, 2010. PRACTICE SCHEDULE QUOTABLE Day Date Location Time Tuesday Oct. 31 Family Sports 11 a.m. “We have to take the home-ice advantage. We Wednesday Nov. 1 Family Sports 11 a.m. know how to play here. The fans are coming Thursday Nov. 2 Pepsi Center 10:30 a.m. out here, so we have to play for them too. I Game #12 vs. Carolina Hurricanes 7 p.m. think we have done well so far, and now we Friday Nov. 3 TBD TBD just have to keep playing like that.” Saturday Nov. 4 Wells Fargo Center TBD —Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen on Game #13 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 p.m. Colorado’s strong performance at home Sunday Nov. 5 Game #14 at New York Islanders 4 p.m. this season *All practice dates/times are subject to change, all times Mountain .