AVALANCHE NOTES CENTRAL DIVISION STANDINGS MILESTONE WATCH: Gabriel Landeskog (398) needs two points to reach TEAM GP W L OT PTS 400 for his career, while Mikko Rantanen (197) needs three points to reach Winnipeg Jets 56 35 18 3 73 200. Landeskog would join Nikita Kucherov (418) as the only members of the 2011 NHL Draft to reach 400 points, while Rantanen would join Con- 58 33 20 5 71 nor McDavid (337) and Jack Eichel (236) as the only players from the 2015 55 28 22 5 61 draft class to hit 200. St. Louis Blues 54 27 22 5 59 BARRIE AMONG NHL’S TOP DEFENSEMEN: Tyson Barrie is tied for 56 27 24 5 59 10th among NHL defensemen in scoring with 40 points (6g/34a) in 51 games. He led the Avalanche with 13 points (2g/11a) in 10 games during 55 22 22 11 55 the month of January. 56 23 24 9 55 “I think [Varlamov] got better every game. Not just Varly, but we have been talking about cleaning up our checking and our commitment to AVALANCHE LEADERS defend and our awareness as a team and certainly over the last couple Category Player No. games have been a lot better in that area. It is leading to points. We Goals Gabriel Landeskog 29 were struggling when we came out on the road. We were coming into three really tough buildings, against three really good teams, and we just Nathan MacKinnon 29 got points in all three. To me, that is a huge step forward. Now we got to Assists Mikko Rantanen 51 get over the hump and go get a win.” Points Mikko Rantanen 75 — Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar following the team’s three- Power-Play Goals Mikko Rantanen 11 game, Eastern Conference road trip. Shorthanded Goals J.T. Compher 2 UPCOMING GAMES Carl Soderberg 2 Tuesday, February 12 vs. Minutes Ian Cole 94 Pepsi Center, 7 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 92.5 FM Time on Ice/Game Nathan MacKinnon 21:58 The Avalanche returns home to host the Toronto Maple Leafs and Game-Winning Goals Gabriel Landeskog 8 close out the season series between the clubs. Colorado won the first meeting 6-3 on Jan. 14 in Toronto. Goals-Against Average Semyon Varlamov 2.91 Save Percentage Semyon Varlamov .906 Thursday, February 14 at Winnipeg Jets Bell MTS Place, 6 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 92.5 FM Colorado heads to Winnipeg for a Valentine’s Day matcup against its COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT Central Division rival, the Jets. The teams will see each other less than a week later when Winnipeg visits the Mile High City on Feb. 20.

Saturday, February 16 vs. St. Louis Blues Pepsi Center, 1 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 92.5 FM The Avs return home for a Saturday matinee against another division opponent. It’s the start of a three-game homestand for Colorado, which plays six-of-nine contests at Pepsi Center to wrap up the month. The 22nd annual Colorado Avalanche Charity Brunch, pre- sented by Cigna and hosted by the Avs Better Halves, will be Monday, February 18 vs. held on Sunday, Feb. 17, at the Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Pepsi Center, 7 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 92.5 FM Colorado and Vegas clash in the second of three matchups between Center. The event includes brunch served by current players the clubs in 2018-19 on Monday. The Golden Knights won the first and alumni and a fashion show featuring Avalanche players game 2-1 on Dec. 27. escorting children who have overcome medical challenges. A silent auction will feature baskets of the Avalanche players UPCOMING SCHEDULE and coaches’ “favorite things.” Day Date Location Time Tuesday Feb. 12 Morning skate at Pepsi Center 10:30 a.m. The Avalanche players will partner with children referred by Game #56 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 7 p.m. three organizations: Children’s Hospital Colorado Founda- Wednesday Feb. 13 Practice at Family Sports 11 a.m. tion, Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation and Spe- Team flight to Winnipeg after practice cial Olympics Colorado. Thursday Feb. 14 Morning skate at Bell MTS Place 10:30 a.m. Game #57 at Winnipeg Jets 6 p.m. Friday Feb. 15 Practice at Family Sports 11:30 a.m. Saturday Feb. 16 Game #58 vs. St. Louis Blues 1 p.m. Sunday Feb. 17 Colorado Avalanche Charity Brunch 12:00 p.m. Monday Feb. 18 Morning skate at Pepsi Center 10:30 a.m. Game #59 vs. Vegas Golden Knights 7 p.m. *All practice dates/times are subject to change, all times mountain