AVALANCHE NOTES CENTRAL DIVISION/WILD CARD STANDINGS ROAD, SWEET ROAD: The Avs have won a franchise-record nine straight TEAM GP W L OT PTS road games, tied for the longest road winning streak in the NHL this season. St. Louis Blues 66 39 17 10 88 Colorado leads all teams in road points (48) and wins (23) this year. 65 40 18 7 87 FINE FEBRUARY: The Avs finished 11-3-1 in February, equaling their most Stars 65 37 21 7 81 wins in a single month in franchise history. The 11 wins tied for first in the NHL WILD CARD last month while their 23 points led all teams in February. The Avs allowed a 65 34 25 6 74 league-low 29 goals (1.93 per game) during the month of February. 65 32 25 8 72 BUSY STRETCH: The Avs will play 16 games in March, matching a franchise Jets 67 33 28 6 72 record for the most contests in any month. The Avs are finishing the season 67 32 27 8 72 with 21 games over the final 39 days, not going more than a day between games for the rest of the year. 65 32 26 7 71 Blackhawks 65 29 28 8 66 “Guys are stepping in and they are playing hard. They are playing hard for one another, and they want to keep this thing going. It’s the next man up attitude and mentality that our team has. The points are AVALANCHE LEADERS valuable and we want them, and we’re finding a way.” Category Player No. ­-Avalanche head coach on getting contributions Goals Nathan MacKinnon 33 throughout the roster during the team’s seven-game winning streak Assists Nathan MacKinnon 53 Points Nathan MacKinnon 86 UPCOMING GAMES Power-Play Goals Nathan MacKinnon 10 Wednesday, March 4 vs. Shorthanded Goals Matt Calvert 3 Pepsi Center, 7:30 p.m. MT, TV: NBCSN, Radio: 92.5 FM Penalty Minutes Nazem Kadri 97 The Avalanche returns to Pepsi Center to wrap up its three-game season series against the Ducks. Colorado is 1-1-0 against Ana- Plus/Minus Ryan Graves +44 heim this season. Time on Ice/Game Nathan MacKinnon 21:20 Game-Winning Goals Andre Burakovsky 6 Friday, March 6 at Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena, 8 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 950 AM Goals-Against Average Pavel Francouz 2.24 The Avs embark on another three-game road trip, closing out a stretch Save Percentage Pavel Francouz .929 that sees Colorado play eight-of-10 games away from Pepsi Center. It’s the second of three contests between the Avs and Canucks.

Sunday, March 8 at PLAYER SPOTLIGHT SAP Center, 8 p.m. MT, TV: NBCSN, Radio: 92.5 FM Erik Johnson Colorado begins its 12th and final back-to-back set of the season Position: Defense against San Jose. The clubs will meet one more time just over a week Height: 6’4” later, as the Sharks visit Pepsi Center on March 17. Weight: 225 lbs. Shoots: Right Monday, March 9 at Born: March 21, 1988 Staples Center, 8:30 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude 2, Radio: 950 AM Birthplace: Bloomington, Minn. Colorado finishes up its road swing against the Kings, the last of three meetings between the clubs. The Avalanche is 6-4-1 in the second game of consecutive-night sets this season. Erik Johnson recorded his 300th career point on Saturday in Nashville, becoming the first defenseman from the 2006 NHL UPCOMING SCHEDULE Draft and the 37th U.S.-born defenseman in NHL history to hit the mark. Johnson has recorded 209 points (59g/150a) Day Date Location Time Wednesday March 4 Morning skate at Pepsi Center 10:30 a.m. MT as a member of the Avalanche, surpassing Rob Blake (208 Game #66 vs. Anaheim Ducks 7:30 p.m. MT points) to take sole possession of fifth place among Avs blue- Thursday March 5 Practice at Family Sports 11 a.m. MT liners in scoring since the club moved to . Team flight to Vancouver Friday March 6 Morning skate at Rogers Arena 11:30 a.m. PT Game #67 at Vancouver Canucks 7 p.m. PT Saturday March 7 Team flight to San Jose Sunday March 8 Morning skate at SAP Center 11:30 a.m. PT Game #68 at San Jose Sharks 7 p.m. PT Monday March 9 Game #69 at Los Angeles Kings 7:30 p.m. PT *All practice dates/times are subject to change