AVALANCHE NOTES CENTRAL DIVISION STANDINGS THE STREAK CONTINUES: With a 4-0 win over the Boston Bruins on Team GP W L OT PTS Monday afternoon, Colorado extended its unbeaten streak at TD Garden to St. Louis Blues 3 3 0 0 6 12 games, including a current 10-game winning streak. The Avs' record in 3 2 0 1 5 Boston in its past 12 visits includes 11 wins and one tie. The last time the 3 2 1 0 4 Avalanche lost in the city was March 30, 1998. Winnipeg Jets 3 1 2 0 2 A FIRST FOR JOST: Tyson Jost picked up his first NHL assist against New 2 0 1 1 1 Jersey on Saturday afternoon. Jost, whose helper came on Carl Soderberg’s 2 0 2 0 0 second-period tally, now has two points (1g, 1a) in nine NHL contests. 2 0 2 0 0

STRONG IN OPENERS: With Thursday night's victory over the Rangers, the AVALANCHE LEADERS Avs improved to 21-10-7 all-time on Opening Night (.645), the second-best Category Player No. record in the NHL. Tampa Bay owns the best mark at 16-7-2 (.680). Goals Nail Yakupov 2 Assists Matt Duchene 2 UPCOMING GAMES Nathan MacKinnon 2 Patrik Nemeth 2 Wednesday, October 11 vs. Boston Bruins Points Matt Duchene 3 Pepsi Center, 7:30 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 950 AM Nail Yakupov 3 After starting the 2017-18 with a three-game road trip, the Power-Play Goals Mikko Rantanen 1 Avalanche returns to Pepsi Center for its home opener on Minutes Matt Nieto 6 Wednesday. The Avs take on the Boston Bruins in the second half of Time on Ice/Game Erik Johnson 26:14 a home-and-home series with the B’s. Colorado took the first GWG Sven Andrighetto 1 meeting 4-0 on Monday afternoon at TD Garden. Tyson Barrie 1

Friday, October 13 vs. SHG J.T. Compher 1 Pepsi Center, 7 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 950 AM Goals Against Avg. Semyon Varlamov 1.00 The Avalanche hosts Anaheim on Friday, the first of three games Save Percentage Semyon Varlamov .971 against the Ducks this season and the first of two that will be played in the Mile High City. Friday’s game is the first half of a back-to-back PLAYER SPOTLIGHT for the Avs, who will play 11 such sets during the 2017-18 season. Semyon Varlamov Position: Goaltender Saturday, October 14 at Dallas Stars Height: 6’2 American Airlines Center, 6 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 950 AM Weight: 209 lbs. Colorado plays its first Central Division opponent on Saturday, taking Catches: Left on the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center. It’s the first of five Born: April 27, 1988 total games against the Stars this season, two of which will be played Birthplace: Samara, Russia on the road. Colorado was 1-3-1 against Dallas in 2016-17, including an 0-2-1 record as the road team. Varlamov has posted a 1.00 goals-against

AFFILIATION NEWS average and a .971 save percentage through two starts so far this season. He finished with 39 The Colorado Avalanche, the and the Colorado saves in Colorado’s 4-2 opening night win over Eagles announced today that the Eagles will serve as the Avalanche’s AHL the and pitched a 29-save affiliate beginning with the 2018-19 season. The will shutout to lead the Avs past Boston 4-0 on remain Colorado’s AHL affiliate for the upcoming 2017-18 campaign, while Monday. the Eagles will spend one more year as the Avalanche’s ECHL affiliate. QUOTABLE PRACTICE SCHEDULE "I read a text from a buddy before the game that Day Date Location Time said that we're 10-0-1 or something against Tuesday Oct. 10 No Practice these guys the last handful of years, and I Wednesday Oct. 11 Morning Skate – Pepsi Center 10:30 a.m. almost texted him back and said, 'you jinxed Game #4 vs. Boston Bruins 7:30 p.m. us.' I don't know if I believe in that, so I didn't. It Thursday Oct. 12 Practice at Family Sports 11 a.m. feels good to come in here. For whatever Friday Oct. 13 Morning Skate – Pepsi Center 10:30 a.m. reason, we're successful." Game #5 vs. Anaheim Ducks 7 p.m. —Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson Saturday Oct. 14 Game #6 at Dallas 6 p.m. following Colorado’s 4-0 win over the Boston *All practice dates/times are subject to change, all times Mountain Bruins on Monday