Looking to extend their season-opening point streak to nine games, the Colorado Avalanche (5-0-3) will take on the Boston Bruins (3-6-0) for the second and final time this season. Puck drop is scheduled for 1:08 p.m. MT.
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Key Stories to Watch
- The Avalanche are winless in their last two games, both of which ended after regulation.
- Boston started the season 3-0-0 but has since lost six straight games in regulation. One of those came against the Avs a week ago at Ball Arena.
- Colorado’s power play finally got one in late in the third period on Thursday. With Valeri Nichushkin on the top unit, the talented PP looks to turn things around after a brutal start to the season.
- Neither team will have a morning skate given the early start, but there’s a chance we’ll see Trent Miner between the pipes after his perfect relief appearance for Scott Wedgewood. We won’t get any confirmation of this until closer to puck drop.
Season Series
- Oct. 18 vs Boston Bruins (W, 4-1)
- Oct. 25 at Boston Bruins
Avalanche Injuries
- Mackenzie Blackwood (undisclosed, week-to-week)
- Logan O’Connor (hip, early November return)
- Samuel Girard (upper body, week-to-week)
- Joel Kiviranta (lower body, indefinitely)
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Projected Avalanche Lines (Subject to Change)
Artturi Lehkonen — Nathan MacKinnon — Martin Necas
Gabriel Landeskog — Brock Nelson — Valeri Nichushkin
Ross Colton — Jack Drury — Victor Olofsson
Parker Kelly — Zakhar Bardakov — Gavin Brindley
Devon Toews — Cale Makar
Josh Manson — Brent Burns
Ilya Solovyov — Sam Malinski
Scott Wedgewood
Trent Miner
Projected Starters (Subject to Change)
- Unconfirmed: Trent Miner (COL)
- Unconfirmed: Jeremy Swayman (BOS)
Upcoming Milestones
- Gabriel Landeskog — needs 2 goals for 250
- Artturi Lehkonen — needs 2 games for 600, needs 5 points for 300
- Jack Drury — needs 7 games for 200
How to Watch
- TV: NHL Network, Altitude TV
- Radio: 92.5 FM
