Avalanche Notes Central Division Standings IGGY REACHES MILESTONE: Jarome Iginla skated in his 1,500th game Team GP W L OT PTS against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night, becoming just the 16th player in NHL history to reach the milestone. Iginla is now 14 games Chicago Blackhawks 30 18 8 4 40 from tying Steve Yzerman for 15th place on the NHL’s all-time games St. Louis Blues 29 16 9 4 36 played list. Minnesota Wild 27 15 8 4 34 Winnipeg Jets 32 13 16 3 29 MacKINNON ON A ROLL: Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon is riding a four-game point streak into Wednesday’s game against Philadelphia. Nashville Predators 27 12 11 4 28 MacKinnon totaled five points (three goals, two assists) through Colorado’s Dallas Stars 30 11 13 6 28 four-game road trip. Colorado Avalanche 27 11 15 1 23 Upcoming Games Avalanche Leaders Wednesday, December 14 vs. Philadelphia Flyers Category Player Number Pepsi Center, 8 p.m. MT, TV: NBCSN, Radio: 92.5 The Wolf Goals Matt Duchene 10 The Avs and the Flyers meet for the first of two games this season. Colorado will play in Philadelphia on Feb. 28. The Flyers enter Assists Nathan MacKinnon 12 Wednesday’s game on a nine-game winning streak, while the Points Nathan MacKinnon 20 Avalanche is coming off a four-game road swing in which it Power-Play Goals Joe Colborne 2 finished 2-2-0. Gabriel Landeskog 2 Rene Bourque 2 Friday, December 16 vs. Florida Panthers Pepsi Center, 7 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 950 AM Blake Comeau 2 Colorado closes out a two-game season series with the Florida Matt Duchene 2 Panthers on Friday night. The Avs took an early lead but fell to the Mikko Rantanen 2 Panthers 5-2 in the first meeting on Oct. 22. Colorado has won Penalty Minutes Jarome Iginla 35 four of the last six meetings at Pepsi Center. Time on Ice/Game Tyson Barrie 22:53 Sunday, December 18 at Winnipeg Jets GWG Matt Duchene 3 MTS Centre, 1 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 950 AM Goals Against Avg. Calvin Pickard 2.72 The Avalanche travels to Winnipeg for the first time this season Save Percentage Calvin Pickard .913 and the third of five games against their Central Division opponent. It’s the third of six afternoon games for the Avs this season and the second of three that will be played on the road. Colorado is 1-1-0 Prospect Spotlight in day games this season and 0-1-0 on the road. Goaltender Spencer Martin pitched a 27-save shutout to lead the San Antonio Rampage to a Community Highlights 1-0 win over the Iowa Wild on Friday night in On Tuesday, December 13, the Colorado Des Moines. Martin’s 11 wins lead the Avalanche will bring smiles and holiday American Hockey League, and his 483 saves cheer to some very special children when rank second among the league’s goaltenders. they make their annual holiday hospital He is 11-7-0 with a 2.31 goals against visit. Each December, the players, average and a .924 save percentage this coaches, mascot Bernie and Ram Trucks season. Ice Girls visit pediatric patients in an effort to lift their spirits during the holiday Travis Barron registered four points (two goals, season. The group will visit patient rooms, two assists) in three games this week for the distribute Bernie plush animals, sign Ottawa 67’s. Barron tallied two assists in the autographs, take pictures with the 67’s 5-3 loss to the Peterborough Petes on c hildren and their families and, most importantly, spend time with the Thursday and scored two goals to lead Ottawa kids and their parents to brighten their day. to a 4-1 win over the Oshawa Generals two days later, earning the First Star of the Game. Practice Schedule Day Date Location Time Avs Better Halves Christmas Tree Auction Tuesday December 13 Family Sports 11:00 a.m. The Avs Better Halves are hosting their annual Christmas Tree sale at Friday’s game against the Wednesday December 14 Pepsi Center 10:30 a.m. Florida Panthers. Each tree has been Game #28 vs. Philadelphia 8:00 p.m. individually decorated by the Avs Better Halves Thursday December 15 TBD TBD and features a different theme from Star Wars to Friday December 16 Pepsi Center 10:30 a.m. favorite holiday candies, and many include Game #29 vs. Florida 7:00 p.m. autographed items and game-used equipment. Fans can bid on these unique trees outside Saturday December 17 TBD TBD section 140 during Friday’s game. Proceeds Sunday December 18 Game #30 at Winnipeg 1:00 p.m. benefit the community projects of the Avs Better *All practice dates/times are subject to change, all times Mountain Halves. .