NHL Game Preview: Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights with Line Combinations 12/27/2025

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Colorado Avalanche (27-2-7, 61 pts) at Vegas Golden Knights (17-8-10, 44 pts)

Venue: T-Mobile Arena
Date: Saturday, December 27
Time: 10:00 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+/ALT/SCRIPPS
Radio: Altitude Sports Radio 950 AM/1290 AM KPAY

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Colorado Avalanche News and Notes:

The Avalanche are on a nine game point streak after picking up a 1-0 win over the Mammoth on Tuesday. During their streak they’re averaging 3.7 goals per game while allowing two goals per game.

Vegas Golden Knights News & Notes:

The Golden Knights snapped a three-game skid with a 7-2 win over the Sharks on Tuesday. They’re 2-2-1 in their last five games, averaging 3.4 goals per game while allowing 3.2 goals per game.

Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines:

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

Toews-Makar
Manson-Burns
Girard-Malinski

Blackwood
Wedgewood

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Vegas Golden Knights Projected Lines:

Barbashev-Marner-Stone
Holtz-Hertl-Dorofeyev
Smith-Howden-Bowman
Saad-Sissons-Kolesar

McNabb-Korczak
Hanifin-Hutton
Lauzon-Whitecloud

Hart
Schmid

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Players To Watch:

Colorado Avalanche

Martin Necas had a goal and two assists in the Avalanche’s win over the Golden Knights in October.

Vegas Golden Knights

Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist in the Golden Knights 4-2 loss to Colorado on October 31st.

Injury Report:

Colorado Avalanche:

RW Logan O’Connor – Out

Vegas Golden Knights

D Alex Pietrangelo – IR
G Adin Hill – IR
F William Karlsson – IR
D Shea Theodore – DTD
F Jack Eichel – DTD

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