Avalanche Hopeful To Have Manson and Injured Forwards Back This Week
What is the Connection Between Miles Wood and Charlie Coyle?
Gabriel Landeskog Takes Next Step in Recovery, Joins AHL Eagles for Morning Skate
Good & Bad: Avs Clinch Playoff Spot with Quick Turnaround Win
Martin Necas, Jonathan Drouin Out For Avalanche vs Columbus Blue Jackets
Deen’s Daily: Could Gabriel Landeskog Get An AHL Conditioning Assignment Soon?
Deen’s Daily: 895 Goals! Alex Ovechkin Makes History
Deen’s Daily: Good News — Drouin and Necas Injuries Deemed Minor
Deen’s Daily: The Gr8 Chase Catches The Great One; Latest Landeskog Update
Deen’s Daily: Gretzky Set To Travel for the GR8 Chase; Another Epic Habs Performance; Avs on the Road
Fearless, Fierce, and Playoff-Bound: Parker Kelly’s New Role With the Avalanche (+)
10 Observations: Avalanche Need Something, Anything, To Play For Before Playoffs (+)
10 Observations: It’s All Business For the Avalanche These Days — The Kings Had No Chance (+)
10 Observations: It’s Been Two Months Since the Avalanche Have Lost At Ball Arena (+)
Avs Know Blueprint for a Successful Playoff Run (+)
Published
on
By
The Colorado Avalanche (47-27-4) open their final week of the regular season against the Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights (47-22-8). Puck drop is scheduled for 7:45 p.m. MT on ESPN.
Read More: MacKinnon’s MVP Bid vs. Makar’s Norris Pursuit — Who Has The Better Shot?
Colorado is coming off a 5-4 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. During that game, the Avs trailed 4-0 before scoring three times to pull within a goal. The Blues added an empty-netter in the final minute, which was followed by a late tally from Sam Malinski.
The Avs are 14-4-2 in their last 20 games and 0-3-0 against Jordan Binnington and the St. Louis Blues during that stretch. They’re looking to get back in the winning column in their second-to-last home game of the season.
They’ll continue to play without four of their starters. Head coach Jared Bednar said on Monday that he’s hoping to have Jonathan Drouin, Martin Necas, Samuel Girard, and Josh Manson back before the end of the regular season this Sunday. But none of them are ready to return tonight.
Given the chemistry on the third line between Charlie Coyle and wingers Miles Wood and Joel Kiviranta, expect Bednar to roll the same lineup as he did over the past two games. That means Jimmy Vesey and Ross Colton will slot into the top six.
Read More: What is the Connection Between Miles Wood and Charlie Coyle?
Vegas defeated the Avalanche on opening night before falling in a shootout in November in Alexandar Georgiev’s final home game before being traded to San Jose. This is the first meeting between two of the Western Conference’s top juggernauts since Colorado’s roster turnover.
It could also perhaps be a preview for the Western Conference Final, albeit neither team is going to have an easy route getting there.
No. 2 center Tomas Hertl has been out for the past two weeks. He’ll sit again for the Golden Knights, who have won two straight games and eight of their last 10.
Akira Schmid gets the nod in goal for Vegas, making his second start of the season. He’ll go head-to-head with Colorado’s Scott Wedgewood.
Subscribe to CHN+ using promo code Deen10 for 25% off an annual subscription.
Read More: Fearless, Fierce, and Playoff-Bound: Parker Kelly’s New Role With the Avalanche (+)
Artturi Lehkonen — Nathan MacKinnon — Valeri Nichushkin
Jimmy Vesey — Brock Nelson — Ross Colton
Miles Wood – Charlie Coyle — Joel Kiviranta
Parker Kelly — Jack Drury — Logan O’Connor
Devon Toews — Cale Makar
Ryan Lindgren — Sam Malinski
Keaton Middleton — Erik Johnson
Scott Wedgewood
Mackenzie Blackwood
Avalanche Game 78 at St. Louis Blues: Redemption Incoming? Lines, Notes & How To Watch
Enter your email address to get all of our posts in your inbox!
Colorado’s premier coverage of the Avalanche from professional hockey people. Evan Rawal, Editor-in-Chief. Part of the National Hockey Now family.
This site is in no way associated with the Colorado Avalanche or the NHL. Copyright © 2023 National Hockey Now.
