AVALANCHE NOTES CENTRAL DIVISION STANDINGS HIGH-SCORING ATTACK: The Avalanche ranks second in the NHL in TEAM GP W L OT PTS goals scored (127), goals-per-game (3.53) and goal differential (+27), trail- St. Louis Blues 37 23 8 6 52 ing only the Washington Capitals in all three categories (131 goals / 3.55 goals per game / +30). Colorado Avalanche 36 22 11 3 47 Winnipeg Jets 36 21 13 2 44 ROAD, SWEET ROAD: Colorado is 12-6-1 on the road, tied with Carolina Dallas Stars 38 20 14 4 44 for the third-most away wins. The Avs are 5-1-0 in their last six road con- Nashville Predators 35 17 12 6 40 tests and 7-2-0 in their last nine. Minnesota Wild 37 17 15 5 39 IN WITH THE NEW: Offseason additions Joonas Donskoi (13 goals), An- Chicago Blackhawks 37 15 16 6 36 dre Burakovsky (13) and Nazem Kadri (11) all rank among the Avalanche’s top-four goal scorers, combining for 37 (or 29%) of the club’s 127 total markers. All three forwards rank among the Avalanche’s top-six point pro- AVALANCHE LEADERS ducers as well, as they’ve picked up 74 points (37g/37a) between them in 36 games. Category Player No. Goals Nathan MacKinnon 21 MacKINNON NAMED ALL-STAR CAPTAIN Assists Nathan MacKinnon 32 Nathan MacKinnon was named the Central Division’s captain for the 2020 NHL All-Star Game, the league announced on Saturday. MacK- Points Nathan MacKinnon 53 innon will make his fourth straight appearance at the mid-season Power-Play Goals Nathan MacKinnon 7 classic when the 2020 Honda NHL All-Star Game is held on Jan. 25 Shorthanded Goals Matt Calvert 2 in St. Louis. MacKinnon is the first Avalanche player to be named Penalty Minutes Nazem Kadri 46 All-Star captain twice (Joe Sakic wore the ‘C’ once) and the first Av- Time on Ice/Game Erik Johnson 22:07 alanche player to be selected to four straight All-Star Games since Peter Forsberg was selected to six straight from 1996-2001. Game-Winning Goals Andre Burakovsky 3 Cale Makar 3 UPCOMING GAMES Mikko Rantanen 3 Monday, Dec. 23 at Vegas Golden Knights Goals-Against Average Pavel Francouz 2.16 T-Mobile Arena, 8 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 950 AM Save Percentage Pavel Francouz .934 Colorado plays its last game before the NHL’s Holiday Break in Ve- gas, its second of three contests against the Golden Knights. The Avs won the first matchup, 6-1, in Vegas on Oct. 25. The teams will PLAYER SPOTLIGHT close out the season series on March 15 in Denver. Gabriel Landeskog Position: Left Wing Friday, Dec. 27 vs. Minnesota Wild Height: 6’1” Pepsi Center, 6 p.m. MT, TV: NBCSN, Radio: 92.5 FM Weight: 215 lbs. The Avalanche hosts Central Division-rival the Minnesota Wild on Shoots: Left Friday. It’s the second and final home contest of the five-game sea- Born: November 23, 1992 son series, as the remaining two outings will take place in St. Paul. Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden Friday’s game begins a stretch of four straight games against Cen- tral Division opponents for the Avalanche.
Saturday, Dec. 28 at Dallas Stars Gabriel Landeskog scored his 48th career power-play goal American Airlines Center, 7 p.m. MT, TV: Alt. 2, Radio: 950 AM on Thursday night against Carolina, passing Paul Stastny The Avs head to Dallas for their third meeting with the Stars on Sat- (47) for sole possession of 10th place in franchise history and urday night. It’s the second half of a back-to-back set for Colorado, fifth place in Avalanche history. He is expected to play in his its seventh such set of the season. The Avalanche is 3-3-0 in the 600th career game Monday night against Vegas, becoming second half of consecutive-night sets in 2019-20. the 10th player in franchise history and fifth in Avalanche his- tory to reach 600 career games. The second overall pick in UPCOMING SCHEDULE the 2011 NHL Draft, Landeskog will become the second player from his draft class to reach 600 games, joining Phila- Day Date Location Time Monday Dec. 23 Morning skate at T-Mobile Arena 11:30 a.m. PT delphia’s Sean Couturier (614). Game #37 at Vegas Golden Knights 7 p.m. PT Tuesday Dec. 24 NHL Holiday Break Wednesday Dec. 25 NHL Holiday Break Thursday Dec. 26 NHL Holiday Break Friday Dec. 27 Morning skate at Pepsi Center 10:30 a.m. MT Game #38 vs. Minnesota Wild 6 p.m. MT Saturday Dec. 28 Game #39 at Dallas Stars 6 p.m. CT *All practice dates/times are subject to change