Avalanche Game 12 at Vegas Golden Knights: Early Friday Puck Drop, Lines, Notes & How To Watch

The Colorado Avalanche (6-1-4) begins a back-to-back West Coast swing against the Vegas Golden Knights (6-1-3). Puck drop is scheduled for 2:08 p.m. MT.

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Key Stories to Watch

• These are the last two remaining teams with only one regulation loss since Colorado defeated the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday to hand them their second loss.
• Mackenzie Blackwood is expected to start one of the two Avs games on Friday and Saturday. Without a morning skate, we likely won’t have word on who’s in goal until closer to puck drop.
• Golden Knights center Jack Eichel is the only player in the league with more points than Nathan MacKinnon. He’s got a 19-to-17-point advantage, and he’s played one fewer game than Colorado’s No. 1 center.
• Vegas’ last game was on Tuesday, where it defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3. The Avs enter this matchup also with two days’ rest after beating the Devils 8-4.
• Jack Ahcan was reassigned to the AHL Eagles following the game on Tuesday. The Avs called up Wyatt Aamodt ahead of the trip, meaning he’ll likely slot in on the third pair, unless they decide to go back to Ilya Solovyov instead.

Season Series

• Oct. 31 at Vegas Golden Knights
• Dec. 27 at Vegas Golden Knights
• April 11 vs Vegas Golden Knights

Avalanche Injuries

• 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
Ross Colton — Brock Nelson — Valeri Nichushkin
Gabriel Landeskog — Jack Drury — Victor Olofsson
Parker Kelly — Zakhar Bardakov — Gavin Brindley

Devon Toews — Cale Makar
Josh Manson — Brent Burns
Wyatt Aamodt — Sam Malinski

Scott Wedgewood
Mackenzie Blackwood

Projected Starters (Subject to Change)

• Unconfirmed: Scott Wedgewood (COL)
• Unconfirmed: Adin Hill (VGK)

Upcoming Milestones

• Gabriel Landeskog — needs 2 goals for 250
• Artturi Lehkonen — needs 1 points for 300
• Jack Drury — needs 4 games for 200

How to Watch

• TV: Altitude TV
• Radio: 92.5 FM