AVALANCHE NOTES CENTRAL DIVISION STANDINGS MAKAR CLIMBS UP THE CHARTS: Cale Makar is tied (Buffalo’s Vic- TEAM GP W L OT PTS tor Ofofsson and Toronto’s Ilya Mikheyev) for first in rookie scoring with 11 8 2 1 17 10 points. His nine assists rank first among all first-year players and are 11 7 3 1 15 tied for fifth (Anaheim’s Hampus Lindholm and Buffalo’s Rasmus Dahlin) among NHL blueliners. Makar’s nine assists in October are the most by an St. Louis Blues 12 6 3 3 15 Avalanche rookie defenseman (since 1995-96) in a single month, surpass- Jets 12 6 6 0 12 ing John-Michael Liles (eight assists in March 2004). Makar’s 10 points are Dallas Stars 13 4 8 1 9 the third-most by an Avalanche rookie blueliner in a month, trailing Liles (11 points in March 2004) and Kevin Shattenkirk (11 points in Nov. 2010). Chicago Blackhawks 10 3 5 2 8 11 4 7 0 8 MacKINNON STREAKING: Nathan MacKinnon has tallied at least a in every game so far this season, the longest to begin a campaign in Av- alanche history and the fifth-longest in franchise history. MacKinnon has AVALANCHE LEADERS notched 15 points (6g, 9a) through Colorado’s first 11 games and is the Category Player No. only player in the league to register a point in every game this season. Goals Nathan MacKinnon 6 “I’ve never really had that before, so I don’t know how to compare Assists Nathan MacKinnon 9 it to anything, but it felt good. Thank God the video wasn’t too long Cale Makar 9 because I would have had a hard time focusing on the [] kill Points Nathan MacKinnon 15 right after that.” Power-Play Goals Nathan MacKinnon 3 — Avalanche forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare on the tribute video Vegas played for him during the Avs’ Oct. 25 game against 3 the Golden Knights Penalty Minutes 21 Time on Ice/Game Erik Johnson 22:49 UPCOMING GAMES Wednesday, Oct. 30 vs. Florida Panthers Game-Winning Goals Andre Burakovsky 2 Pepsi Center, 8 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 92.5 FM 2 The Avalanche wraps up its two-game season series against Flor- Mikko Rantanen 2 ida on Wednesday. Colorado twice overcame a two- deficit to defeat the Panthers 5-4 in overtime on Oct. 18, with Nathan Goals-Against Average Philipp Grubauer 2.59 MacKinnon registering the game winner. The Avs are 4-0-1 against Save Percentage Pavel Francouz .926 Eastern Conference teams so far this season.

Friday, Nov. 1 vs. Dallas Stars COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT Pepsi Center, 7 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 92.5 FM Colorado closes out its three-game homestand against the Dallas Stars on Friday night. It’s the first of four meetings between the Central Division opponents, who will clash again in Dallas four days later. The Avs will wear their third jerseys as part of Division Rivalry Night at Pepsi Center.

Saturday, Nov. 2 at Arizona Coyotes Gila River Arena, 7 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude 2, Radio: 92.5 FM The Avs open a two-game road trip against the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday, the second game of a back-to-back set for Colorado. Avalanche goaltender Pavel Francouz and forward Vla- This is the second of three meetings between the clubs, as the dislav Kamenev participated in Colorado’s TeamFit pro- Avalanche beat Arizona 3-2 in overtime on Oct. 12 at Pepsi Center. gram at Sagebrush Elementary School last Wednesday. The last matchup of the season series will be March 31 in . The players, along with strength and conditioning coach Casey Bond, led a group of 60 kids through a fitness ses- UPCOMING SCHEDULE sion with elements similar to team training exercises. The Day Date Location Time TeamFit program encourages and promotes fitness and Wednesday Oct. 30 Morning skate at Pepsi Center 10:30 a.m nutrition basics through a series of interactive sessions Game #12 vs. Florida Panthers 8 p.m. for students. Thursday Oct. 31 Practice at Family Sports 12 p.m. Friday Nov. 1 Morning skate at Pepsi Center 10:30 a.m. Game #13 vs. Dallas Stars 7 p.m. Saturday Nov. 2 Game #14 at Arizona Coyotes 7 p.m Sunday Nov. 3 No practice Monday Nov. 4 Practice at the Ice Den 10:30 a.m. Team flight to Dallas *All practice dates/times are subject to change, all times mountain