Avalanche vs. Golden Knights, Game 36: Lines, Notes & How to Watch

The end of 2022 was not very kind to the Colorado Avalanche.

They hope 2023 starts better.

Coming off a tough 6-2 defeat to the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Avalanche hope to bounce back in the last game of their three game home stand.

Although they lost, Saturday night marked the return of superstar Nathan MacKinnon. He didn’t factor into the scoring at all, but his presence in the lineup helped spread things out for the Avalanche and will no doubt improve their chances moving forward.

On Monday night, they’ll look to end their three game losing streak.

They will get a lineup boost, as veteran Darren Helm will make his season debut and Martin Kaut will return

The Vegas Golden Knights are coming off a 5-4 overtime win on New Years Eve over the Nashville Predators. They’re currently dealing with injuries of their own, much like the Avalanche, but sit atop the Pacific Division with 52 points.

This is the second matchup between the two teams this season.

Expected Colorado Avalanche Lines

Artturi Lehkonen – Nathan MacKinnon – Mikko Rantanen

Logan O’Connor – J.T. Compher – Evan Rodrigues

Andrew Cogliano – Ben Meyers – Denis Malgin

Darren Helm – Alexander Newhook – Martin Kaut

Defense

Devon Toews – Cale Makar

Samuel Girard – Erik Johnson

Andreas Englund – Brad Hunt

Goalies

Alexandar Georgiev

Jonas Johansson

Expected Vegas Golden Knights lineup, per VegasHockeyNow.com

Michael Amadio- Chandler Stephenson- Mark Stone (c)

Reilly Smith- William Karlsson- Phil Kessel

Jonas Rondbjerg- Jake Leschyshyn- Sheldon Rempal

Will Carrier- Nicolas Roy- Keegan Kolesar

Defense:

Nicolas Hague- Alex Pietrangelo

Brayden McNabb- Daniil Miromanov

Ben Hutton- Brayden Pachal

Goalies:

Logan Thompson

Adin Hill

Special Teams

Colorado Avalanche Power Play: 26.3%, 7th in NHL

Colorado Avalanche Penalty Kill: 75.4%, 20th in NHL

Vegas Golden Knights Power Play: 25.2%, 8th in NHL

Vegas Golden Knights Penalty Kill: 77%, 19th in NHL

How to Watch

TV: Altitude2 TV, ESPN+, TVAS

Radio: 92.5 FM Altitude Sports Radio

Game Time: 7 PM MST