NHL Game Preview: Colorado Avalanche at New York Islanders with Line Combinations 12/4/2025

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Colorado Avalanche (19-1-6, 44 pts) at New York Islanders (14-10-3, 31 pts) 

Venue: UBS Arena
Date: Thursday, December 4
Time: 7:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/ALT/KTVD-TV/MSGSN
Radio: Altitude Sports Radio 950 AM/103.9 FM LI News

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Colorado Avalanche News and Notes:

The Avalanche picked up a 3-1 win over the Canucks on Tuesday. The win stretched their point streak to 17 straight. They are averaging 4.5 goals per game while allowing two goals per game. during their streak.

New York Islanders News & Notes:

The Islanders snapped their three-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the Lightning. They are 2-2-1 in their last five games, averaging 1.6 goals per game while allowing 2.4 goals per game.

Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines:

Lehkonen-MacKinnon-Necas
Landeskog-Nelson-Colton
Olofsson-Drury-Nichushkin
Kelly-Bardakov-Kiviranta

Toews-Makar
Manson-Burns
Girard-Malinski

Blackwood
Wedgewood

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New York Islanders Projected Lines:

Heineman-Horvat-Shabanov
Lee-Barzal-Drouin
Holmstrom-Ritchie-Duclair
Maclean-Cizikas-Tsyplakov

Schaefer-Pulock
Pelech-DeAngelo
Mitchell-Mayfield

Sorokin
Rittich

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Players To Watch:

Colorado Avalanche

Brock Nelson scored a goal and added an assist in his first game against his former team en route to Colorado’s win over the Islanders back in November.

New York Islanders

Emil Heineman scored the Islanders’ lone goal against the Avalanche this season in their 4-1 loss back on November 16th.

Injury Report:

Colorado Avalanche:

G Scott Wedgewood – DTD
RW Gavin Brindley – Out
RW Logan O’Connor – IR

New York Islanders

F Pierre Engvall – IR
G Semyon Varlamov – IR
D Alexander Romanov – IR
D Ethan Bear – IR
F Kyle Palmieri – IR
F Jean-Gabriel Pageau – Out

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