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Colorado Avalanche (3-0-1) at Columbus Blue Jackets (1-2-0, 2 pts)
Venue: Nationwide Arena
Date: Thursday, October 16
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN +/ALT/FDSO
Radio: KKSE 950 AM/WBNS The Fan 97.1 FM
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Colorado Avalanche News & Notes:
The Avalanche have gotten off to a hot start, recording a point in their first four games. They most recently won over the Sabres on Monday, 3-1. They’re averaging 3.3 goals per game while allowing two goals per game.
Columbus Blue Jackets News & Notes:
The Blue Jackets suffered a 3-2 loss to the Devils on Monday. They’re averaging 3.3 goals per game while allowing three goals per game.
Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines
Lehkonen-MacKinnon-Necas
Landeskog-Nelson-Nichushkin
Colton-Drury-Olofsson
Kiviranta-Kelly-Brindley
Toews-Makar
Manson-Burns
Solovyov-Malinski
Wedgewood
Miner
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Columbus Blue Jackets Projected Lines:
Voronkov-Monahan-Marchenko
Jenner-Fantilli-Sillinger
Johnson-Coyle-Olivier
Aston Reese-Lundestrom-Wood
Werenski-Fabbro
Provorov-Severson
Christiansen-Mateychuk
Merzlikins
Greaves
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Players To Watch:
Colorado Avalanche
Nathan MacKinnon has eight points on four goals and four assists. He has faced the Blue Jackets 21 times in his career, recording 26 points on seven goals and 19 assists. In two games last season, he had five points, including two goals and three assists.
Columbus Blue Jackets
Kirill Marchenko has scored four goals this season. In four career games against the Avalanche, he has five points on two goals and three assists; in two games against them last season, he scored a goal and added two assists.
Injury Report:
Colorado Avalanche
RW Logan O’Connor – OUT
G MacKenzie Blackwood – DTD
D Samuel Girard – OUT
C Brock Nelson – DTD
Columbus Blue Jackets
D Erik Gudbranson – DTD
F Miles Wood – DTD
Next Game:
Colorado – October 18 vs. Boston Bruins
Columbus – October 18 vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
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