NHL action on Thursday features the Colorado Avalanche (19-1-6) visiting the New York Islanders (14-10-3) at UBS Arena, starting at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Avalanche rank first in the Western Conference with 44 points and the Islanders are eighth in the Eastern Conference with 31 points.
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Injury reportsAvalanche
Gavin Brindley: Out (Lower Body),
Logan O’Connor: Out (Hip),
Scott Wedgewood: Day-To-Day (Back)
Islanders
Semyon Varlamov: Out (Knee),
Ethan Bear: Out (Undisclosed),
Alexander Romanov: Out (Upper Body),
Jean-Gabriel Pageau: Out (Upper Body),
Pierre Engvall: Out (Ankle),
Kyle Palmieri: Out (Knee)
Stats to know
Nathan MacKinnon has put up 46 points in 26 games (22 goals and 24 assists).
Scott Wedgewood has a goals-against average of 2.1, and a .920 save percentage (seventh-best in the league).
Bo Horvat has 16 goals and 11 assists for 27 total points this season.
Ilya Sorokin has 437 saves while giving up 46 goals (2.6 goals-against average) with a .905 save percentage (26th in the league).
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