The Colorado Avalanche (52-16-11) begin their last regular-season trip against the Edmonton Oilers (40-30-10). Puck drop is scheduled for 7:38 p.m. MT.
Key Stories to Watch
- The Avalanche will play two games on the road without Jared Bednar behind the bench. The team’s head coach took a puck to the side of the face on Saturday at Ball Arena and sustained facial fractures and a corneal abrasion. Assistant coaches Dave Hakstol and Nolan Pratt will share coaching duties, with Hakstol, who has head coaching experience, calling line changes.
- The expectation is for Colorado to start resting players in this game, but we won’t know until they take the ice for warm ups. The team is still without injured Cale Makar, Nazem Kadri, and Josh Manson, all of which are recovering from upper-body injuries. Makar skated with the team in a regular sweater at morning skate, while Kadri donned a red non contact.
- After two straight games with Mackenzie Blackwood in goal, it’s likely we’ll see Scott Wedgewood back in goal, as he tries to win his 30th of the season.
- The Oilers are still fighting for the top seed in the Central Division. They’re currently a point back of the Vegas Golden Knights, who defeated the Avs in overtime on Saturday. Connor Ingram starts for Edmonton
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Season Series
- Nov. 8 at Edmonton Oilers (W, 9-1)
- March 10 vs Edmonton Oilers (L, 4-3)
- April 13 at Edmonton Oilers
Avalanche Injuries
- Cale Makar (upper body)
- Nazem Kadri (upper body)
- Josh Manson (upper body)
Projected Avalanche Lines (Subject to Change)
Artturi Lehkonen — Nathan MacKinnon — Martin Necas
Gabriel Landeskog — Brock Nelson — Valeri Nichushkin
Ross Colton — Nicolas Roy — Joel Kiviranta
Parker Kelly — Jack Drury — Logan O’Connor
Devon Toews— Sam Malinski
Brett Kulak — Brent Burns
Jack Ahcan — Nick Blankenburg
Scott Wedgewood
Mackenzie Blackwood
Projected Starters (Subject to Change)
- Unconfirmed: Scott Wedgewood (COL)
- Confirmed: Connor Ingram (EDM)
Upcoming Milestones
- Brock Nelson — needs 1 game for 1000
- Scott Wedgewood — needs 4 games for 200
- Gabriel Landeskog — needs 4 games for 800
How to Watch
- TV: Altitude TV
- Radio: 92.5 FM
