AVALANCHE NOTES CENTRAL DIVISION STANDINGS RANTANEN REACHES 100: Mikko Rantanen skated in his 100th NHL game Team GP W L OT PTS on Saturday night against the Ottawa Senators. Rantanen has notched 13 St. Louis Blues 19 13 5 1 27 points (5g, 8a) in 16 outings this season and has totaled 51 points (25g, 26a) Winnipeg Jets 16 9 4 3 21 in 100 career contests. Nashville Predators 16 9 5 2 20

Dallas Stars 17 9 8 0 18 ROOKIE RISING: Avalanche forward Alexander Kerfoot leads the team with seven goals this season, which is tied for second among league rookies. His Chicago Blackhawks 18 8 8 2 18 13 points is tied for fifth among all first-year players, and the , BC, 16 8 7 1 17 native is also among the top rookies in power-play goals (T-2nd) and shot Minnesota Wild 16 7 7 2 16 percentage, where he ranks first (35.0%) among rookies who have taken more than 10 shots. AVALANCHE LEADERS Category Player No. UPCOMING GAMES Goals Alexander Kerfoot 7 Thursday, November 16 vs. Washington Capitals Assists 12 Pepsi Center, 7 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 950 AM Points Nathan MacKinnon 15 The Avalanche returns to Pepsi Center for the first time since Nov. Power-Play Goals Mikko Rantanen 4 2, hosting the Washington Capitals for the first of two meetings this Minutes Nikita Zadorov 20 season. Thursday’s contest also wraps up a stretch of six-straight Time on Ice/Game Erik Johnson 26:38 games against Eastern Conference opponents. The Avs dropped GWG Tyson Barrie 2 both games against the Capitals in the 2016-17 campaign. SHG Blake Comeau 2 Goals Against Avg. Semyon Varlamov 3.18 Saturday, November 18 at Nashville Predators Save Percentage Semyon Varlamov .908 Bridgestone Arena, 6 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 950 AM Colorado travels to Music City for the second and final time this PLAYER SPOTLIGHT season in the second of four total games against the Predators. After this weekend, the Central Division foes won’t meet again until Erik Johnson March, where the Avs will host Nashville twice. The Preds took the Position: Defense first matchup 4-1 on Oct. 17. Height: 6’4 Weight: 225 lbs. Sunday, November 19 at Detroit Red Wings Shoots: Right Little Caesars Arena, 4 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 950 AM Born: March 21, 1988 The Avs make their first-ever visit to Little Caesars Arena when they Birthplace: Bloomington, MN take on the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday. It’s the second game of a back-to-back series for the Avalanche, the fifth of 11 such sets in Johnson recorded a season-high 30:02 of ice 2017-18. time against the Ottawa Senators in Sweden on Nov. 10, the second-highest total of his career AVS IN THE COMMUNITY (30:25, Nov. 15, 2014 at New Jersey). Johnson The annual Mile High Dreams Gala, a Toast to Our Teams, will take place ranks fifth in the league in average ice time on Nov. 15 and gives fans the opportunity to mix and mingle with Colorado (26:38), and his 32.94 shifts per game paces all Avalanche players, coaches, alumni, dancers and Mascot Bernie. The NHL skaters. event features food tastings from Denver's best restaurants, a variety of PROSPECT UPDATE libations, live music, photo stations, casino games and much more with Rampage goaltender Spencer Martin was proceeds benefitting the community programs supported by Kroenke named the CCM/AHL Player of the Week on Sports Charities. Monday. Martin stopped 73 of the 74 shots he faced over two starts last week, backstopping PRACTICE SCHEDULE the Rampage to back-to-back road wins with a Day Date Location Time 2-0-0 record, 0.50 goals-against average, and Wednesday Nov. 15 Practice at Family Sports 11 a.m. .986 save percentage. On Friday night in Thursday Nov. 16 Morning Skate at Pepsi Center 10:30 a.m. Rockford, Martin turned aside all 39 IceHogs Game #17 vs. Washington Capitals 7 p.m. shots for his first shutout of the season and Friday Nov. 17 Practice at Family Sports 11 a.m. earned first-star honors in San Antonio’s 6-0 Saturday Nov. 18 Game #18 at Nashville Predators 6 p.m. victory. Then on Saturday night, Martin made 34 Sunday Nov. 19 Game #19 at Detroit Red Wings 4 p.m. saves to help the Rampage to a 2-1 triumph in Monday Nov. 20 TBD TBD Chicago, giving San Antonio the second-best record in the entire Western Conference at week’s end. *All practice dates/times are subject to change, all times Mountain