Looking to extend their season-opening point streak to nine games, the Colorado Avalanche (5-0-3) will take on the Boston Bruins (3-6-0) for the second and final time this season. Puck drop is scheduled for 1:08 p.m. MT.
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Key Stories to Watch
The Avalanche are winless in their last two games, both of which ended after regulation.
Boston started the season 3-0-0 but has since lost six straight games in regulation. One of those came against the Avs a week ago at Ball Arena.
Colorado’s power play finally got one in late in the third period on Thursday. With Valeri Nichushkin on the top unit, the talented PP looks to turn things around after a brutal start to the season.
Neither team will have a morning skate given the early start, but there’s a chance we’ll see Trent Miner between the pipes after his perfect relief appearance for Scott Wedgewood. We won’t get any confirmation of this until closer to puck drop.
Season Series
Oct. 18 vs Boston Bruins (W, 4-1)
Oct. 25 at Boston Bruins
Avalanche Injuries
Mackenzie Blackwood (undisclosed, week-to-week)
Logan O’Connor (hip, early November return)
Samuel Girard (upper body, week-to-week)
Joel Kiviranta (lower body, indefinitely)
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Projected Avalanche Lines (Subject to Change)
Artturi Lehkonen — Nathan MacKinnon — Martin Necas
Gabriel Landeskog — Brock Nelson — Valeri Nichushkin
Ross Colton — Jack Drury — Victor Olofsson
Parker Kelly — Zakhar Bardakov — Gavin Brindley
Devon Toews — Cale Makar
Josh Manson — Brent Burns
Ilya Solovyov — Sam Malinski
Scott Wedgewood
Trent Miner
Projected Starters (Subject to Change)
Unconfirmed: Trent Miner (COL)
Unconfirmed: Jeremy Swayman (BOS)
Upcoming Milestones
Gabriel Landeskog — needs 2 goals for 250
Artturi Lehkonen — needs 2 games for 600, needs 5 points for 300
Jack Drury — needs 7 games for 200
How to Watch
TV: NHL Network, Altitude TV
Radio: 92.5 FM
