The Colorado Avalanche (2-0-0) take on the team that eliminated them last May, the Dallas Stars (1-0-0), for the first time this season. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:08 p.m. MT.
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Key Stories to Watch
- Scott Wedgewood makes his third consecutive start and Jared Bednar isn’t afraid to ride him as long as he needs to until Mackenzie Blackwood is healthy. Can Wedgewood defeat his former team like he did last season?
- Without Samuel Girard available due to an upper-body injury, the Avs will turn to Ilya Solovyov. Will they be able to put Brent Burns and Josh Manson together to have a more effective top four?
- Burns is set to appear in his 1,500th regular season game. He becomes just the eighth defenseman and 23rd skater to ever reach that mark.
- Mikko Rantanen faces the Avs for the first time since scoring a historic third-period hat trick in Game 7 last May to defeat his former team.
- The Stars need to clean up their defense following an almost epic collapse in the third period against the Winnipeg Jets.
Season Series
- Oct. 11 vs Dallas Stars
- March 6 at Dallas Stars
- March 18 vs Dallas Stars
- April 4 at Dallas Stars
Avalanche Injuries
- Mackenzie Blackwood (undisclosed, week-to-week)
- Logan O’Connor (hip, early November return)
- Samuel Girard (upper body, week-to-week)
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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
Joel Kiviranta — Parker Kelly — Gavin Brindley
Devon Toews — Cale Makar
Josh Manson — Brent Burns
Ilya Solovyov — Sam Malinski
Scott Wedgewood
Trent Miner
Projected Starters (Subject to Change)
- Confirmed: Scott Wedgewood (COL)
- Confirmed: Jake Oettinger (DAL)
Upcoming Milestones
- Brent Burns — needs 1 game for 1,500
- Gabriel Landeskog — needs 2 goals for 250
- Cale Makar — needs 3 games for 400
- Artturi Lehkonen — needs 8 games for 600
How to Watch
- TV: Altitude TV & My20 KTVD
- Radio: 92.5 FM
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