Avalanche Game 5 vs Anaheim Ducks, Lines, Notes, & How to Watch

The Colorado Avalanche (0-4-0) are set to host the Anaheim Ducks (2-1-0) and are looking to avoid starting the season 0-5 for the first time in team history. The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. MT.

The Ducks have been sound defensively to start the season, allowing just seven goals in three games while scoring eight. However, with a younger and less experienced roster coming to town, Colorado has the chance to pounce and finally get in the winning column. In the final 25 minutes of Wednesday’s loss to Boston, the Avs started to build chemistry in their top six and those lines will remain the same against Anaheim.

Ross Colton is on the wing and playing on the first line with Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen. Casey Mittelstadt will center Nikolai Kovalenko and Logan O’Connor on the second line.

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Season Series

– Oct. 18 vs. Anaheim Ducks

– Dec. 20 at Anaheim Ducks

– April 13 at Anaheim Ducks

Avalanche Injuries

Devon Toews (lower body, day to day), Jonathan Drouin (upper body, TBD), Artturi Lehkonen (shoulder, out until at least late October), Gabriel Landeskog (knee, no timetable), Valeri Nichushkin (suspended until at least Nov. 13)

Projected Avalanche Lines (subject to change)

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

Oliver Kylington — Cale Makar
Samuel Girard — Josh Manson
Calvin de Haan — Sam Malinski

Alexandar Georgiev
Justus Annunen

Projected Starters (subject to change)

Upcoming Milestones

Nathan MacKinnon — needs 5 games for 800

Casey Mittelstadt – needs 1 point for 200

Mikko Rantanen – needs 6 power-play goals for 100

Devon Toews – needs 1 game for 400

How to Watch