AVALANCHE NOTES CENTRAL DIVISION STANDINGS WILSON REACHES 600: Colin Wilson skated in his 600th NHL contest on TEAM GP W L OT PTS Saturday night against the Vancouver Canucks, becoming the 13th mem- Winnipeg Jets 52 34 16 2 70 ber of the 2008 NHL Draft class to reach 600 games. 54 31 19 4 66 ON THE OFFENSIVE: Colorado ranks seventh in the NHL in scoring, av- Dallas Stars 53 28 21 4 60 eraging 3.33 goals-per-game. The Avs have scored six or more goals on 10 occasions this season, trailing only Tampa Bay (12) and Calgary (11) 52 26 22 4 56 for the most such efforts. Only two other teams in Avalanche history have 51 22 21 8 52 had double-digit games with at least six goals, 1995-96 (18) and 1996-97 St. Louis Blues 50 23 22 5 51 (12). The Avs rank third in the NHL with 67 third-period goals, trailing only Calgary (82) and Winnipeg (71). Mikko Rantanen is tied with Patrick Kane Chicago Blackhawks 53 20 24 9 49 for the NHL lead with 31 points (7g/24a) in the third period, while Gabriel Landeskog leads the league with 17 third-period goals. “As a group, we have to be better defensively. We’ve talked about it, AVALANCHE LEADERS and Bedsy has talked about it. It starts there. We know we’re going to Category Player No. create offense and get chances. That is kind of our mindset, and we get Goals Gabriel Landeskog 29 another crack at it [Tuesday].” Assists Mikko Rantanen 51 — Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog on Tuesday’s matchup Points Mikko Rantanen 74 against the Power-Play Goals Mikko Rantanen 11 UPCOMING GAMES Shorthanded Goals J.T. Compher 2 Carl Soderberg 2 Tuesday, February 5 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets Pepsi Center, 7 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 92.5 FM Minutes Ian Cole 70 The Avalanche wraps up its season-long, five-game homestand Time on Ice/Game Nathan MacKinnon 21:58 against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night. It’s also the Game-Winning Goals Gabriel Landeskog 8 conclusion of a two-game season series between the clubs. The Blue Jackets won 5-2 on Oct. 9 in Columbus. Goals-Against Average Semyon Varlamov 2.89 Save Percentage Semyon Varlamov .905 Thursday, February 7 at Capital One Arena, 5 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 92.5 FM Colorado embarks on a three-game road trip beginning with the de- fending Stanley Cup champions. Gabriel Landeskog (5g, 7a) and Na- PLAYER SPOTLIGHT than MacKinnon (4g, 8a) each have 12 points in 12 and 10 career Tyson Barrie games, respectively, against the Capitals. Position: Defense Height: 5’10 Saturday, February 9 at New York Islanders Weight: 190 lbs. Barclays Center, 11 a.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 92.5 FM Shoots: Right The Avs continue their road swing against the Islanders on Saturday, Born: July 26, 1991 the first game of a back-to-back set for Colorado, its eighth of 11 Birthplace: Victoria, British Columbia such sets in 2018-19. The Avalanche is 3-3-1 in the opening contest of a back-to-back this season. Barrie led the Avalanche with 13 points (2g, 11a) in 10 games Sunday, February 10 at Boston Bruins during the month of January. Only San Jose’s Brent Burns TD Garden, 1 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 92.5 FM The Avalanche wraps up its three-game road trip and plays its sec- and Calgary’s Mark Giordano (both 15) tallied more points ond matinee contest in as many games on Sunday afternoon, taking last month among NHL defensemen. Barrie is currently tied on Boston at TD Garden. It’s also the final game of the season series for seventh among NHL defenders in scoring with 39 points between the teams. Colorado won 6-3 on Nov. 14 at Pepsi Center. (6g, 33a). He became the highest-scoring defenseman in franchise history with his 276th career point on Jan. 4 against UPCOMING SCHEDULE the New York Rangers, passing John-Michael Liles (275). Day Date Location Time Tuesday Feb. 5 Morning skate at Pepsi Center 10:30 a.m. Game #52 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets 7 p.m. Wednesday Feb. 6 Team flight to Washington Thursday Feb. 7 Morning skate at Capital One Arena 9:30 a.m. Game #53 at Washington Capitals 5 p.m. Friday Feb. 8 Practice at MedStar Capitals Iceplex 10:15 a.m. Saturday Feb. 9 Game #54 at New York Islanders 11 a.m. Sunday Feb. 10 Game #55 at Boston Bruins 1 p.m. Monday Feb. 11 No practice *All practice dates/times are subject to change, all times mountain