The Colorado Avalanche (31-2-7) take the ice against the Florida Panthers (21-16-3) in NHL action on Sunday, starting at 5 p.m. ET at Amerant Bank Arena and broadcast on ESPN+. The Avalanche sit in first place in the Western Conference. The Panthers rank 10th in the Eastern Conference.

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Avalanche vs. Panthers Top Players

Avalanche

A leading offensive player this season for Colorado, Nathan MacKinnon has put up 74 points.
Martin Necas has 19 goals and 33 assists for Colorado to compile 52 total points (1.3 per game).
With 47 points through 40 games (12 goals and 35 assists), Cale Makar has been an important part of Colorado’s offense this season.
Across 25 games played, Scott Wedgewood has a goaltending record of 18-1-4. During those games, he’s allowed 52 goals while recording 576 saves.
Panthers

Brad Marchand has racked up 46 points (1.2 per game) for Florida, with 23 goals and 23 assists in 39 games (playing 18:18 per game).
Sam Reinhart has racked up 44 points this season, with 23 goals and 21 assists.
Anton Lundell is a top player on offense for Florida with 13 goals and 18 assists.
Sergei Bobrovsky has an .884 save percentage (54th in the league), with 597 total saves, conceding 78 goals (2.8 goals against average). He has put together a 17-10-1 record this season.
Avalanche vs. Panthers Injury Report

Avalanche

Gavin Brindley: Day-To-Day (Upper Body),

Logan O’Connor: Out (Hip),

Mackenzie Blackwood: Out (Undisclosed),

Joel Kiviranta: Day-To-Day (Lower Body)

Panthers

Tomas Nosek: Out (Knee),

Matthew Tkachuk: Out (Groin),

Cole Schwindt: Out (Arm),

Seth Jones: Day-To-Day (Upper Body),

Dmitry Kulikov: Out (Upper Body),

Aleksander Barkov Jr.: Out (Knee),

Jonah Gadjovich: Out (Upper Body)

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