Avalanche Game 1 at Vegas Golden Knights, Lines, Notes & How to Watch

The Colorado Avalanche (0-0-0) are on the road at T-Mobile Arena to take on the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2024-25 regular-season opener.

It’s been a crazy preseason for the Avs, who enter the season with three rookies ready to make their regular-season debut — Nikolai Kovalenko, Ivan Ivan, and 19-year-old Calum Ritchie.

Read More: Calum Ritchie Prepares for NHL Debut: ‘It Still Hasn’t Really Hit me’

Season Series

– Oct. 9 at Vegas

– Nov. 27 vs. Vegas

– April 8 vs. Vegas

Avalanche Injuries

Artturi Lehkonen (out until at least late October), Gabriel Landeskog (knee, no timetable), Valeri Nichushkin (suspended)

Avalanche Lines

Jonathan Drouin — Nathan MacKinnon — Mikko Rantanen
Nikolai Kovalenko — Casey Mittelstadt — Calum Ritchie
Miles Wood – Ross Colton – Logan O’Connor
Ivan Ivan — Parker Kelly — Joel Kiviranta

Devon Toews — Cale Makar
Samuel Girard — Josh Manson
Calvin de Haan — Sam Malinski

Alexandar Georgiev
Justus Annunen

Projected Starters

Upcoming Milestones

Nathan MacKinnon – needs 1 point for 900, 9 games for 800

Casey Mittelstadt – needs 4 points for 200

Mikko Rantanen – needs 8 power-play goals for 100

Samuel Girard – needs 1 point for 200

Jonathan Drouin – needs 4 goals for 100

Devon Toews – needs 3 games for 400, 8 assists for 200

How to Watch