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Colorado Avalanche (35-6-9, 79 pts) at Ottawa Senators (24-21-7, 55 pts) 

Venue: Canada Tire Centre
Date: Wednesday, January 28
Time: 7:30 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+/ALT/SN/TVAS
Radio: 92.5 ALT/1200 TSN

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Colorado Avalanche News & Notes:

The Avalanche picked up a 4-1 win on Wednesday to snap a two-game skid. They’re 2-2-1 in their last five games, averaging 3.2 goals per game while allowing 3.8 goals per game.

Ottawa Senators News & Notes:

The Senators picked up a 7-1 win over the Golden Knights on Sunday to snap a two-game skid of their own. They’re 2-2-1 as well in their last five games, averaging 3.6 goals per game while allowing three goals per game.

Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines:

Olofsson-MacKinnon-Necas
Lehkonen-Nelson-Nichushkin
T.Makar-Drury-Brindley
Bardakov-Kelly-Kiviranta

Malinski-C.Makar
Manson-Burns
Ahcan-Girard

Blackwood
Wedgewood

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Ottawa Senators Projected Lines

Batherson-Stutzle-Giroux
Tkachuk-Cozens-Greig
Cousins-Pinto-Amadio
Halliday-Eller-Zetterlund

Sanderson-Zub
Chabot-Jensen
Kleven-Spence

Ullmark
Sogaard

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Players To Watch:

Colorado Avalanche

Josh Manson scored two goals and added two assists in Colorado’s win over Ottawa earlier this month.

Ottawa Senators

Brady Tkachuk scored a goal in Ottawa’s loss to Colorado just 20 days ago.

Injury Report:

Colorado Avalanche

F Logan O’Connor – Out
F Ross Colton – DTD
D Devon Toews – Out
F Gabriel Landeskog – Out

Ottawa Senators

F David Perron – Out

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