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Lines and D pairs for Avalanche against Kings
Hello from Ball Arena, where the Avalanche hosts the Los Angeles Kings in the fifth game of a homestand in which Colorado is 2-1-1 so far. Let’s hope the game gets fully in before all the snow hits.
At the morning skate here, the only new player on the ice was J.T. Compher, but he was in the non-contact red jersey and won’t play tonight. Bo Byram was out there again, too, but still in the red sweater himself. Cale Makar? No, he wasn’t at the skate. But Bednar said Makar did skate in the morning, so that’s a good thing I guess.
I think this will be a tough game tonight, even though the Avs are solid -220 favorites to win at SuperBook Colorado. (Check out the lines and other prop bets and boosted bets here).
Tonight’s Forward Lines:
Landeskog-MacKinnon-Rantanen
Saad-Kadri-Burakovsky
Nichushkin-Jost-Donskoi
Calvert-Bellemare-O’Connor
On Defense:
Graves-Girard
Toews-MacDonald
Renouf-Pateryn
Grubauer
Los Angeles (11-8-6) is tied with the Arizona Coyotes for the fifth spot in the West Division with 28 points, just two points behind the Avalanche. The Kings have won two of their last three games, and they have points in four straight (2-0-2) and in five of their last six (2-1-3). On the road, the club owns a 7-5-2 mark, including a 5-1-2 record in it is last eight outings away from home.
Through 25 games, forward Anze Kopitar (seven goals, 24 assists) and defenseman Drew Doughty (six goals, 16 assists) have led the way offensively for the squad with 31 points and 22 points, respectively. Goaltender Jonathan Quick holds a 6-4-2 mark with a .898 save percentage and 2.87 goals-against average, but he is currently out with an upper-body injury. With backup Cal Peterson also out and in COVID protocol, Troy Grosenick could start in his second straight game and the third of his NHL career. Kopitar’s 19 points on the man advantage (three goals, 16 assists) rank second in the NHL and his 24 helpers overall are the fifth-most in the NHL.
Here’s some video of Compher skating:
