Avalanche Pregame Notes
Avalanche Game 2 vs Utah Mammoth: Home Opener! Lines, Notes & How To Watch
The Colorado Avalanche (1-0-0) open their 2025-26 home schedule against the Utah Mammoth. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:13 p.m. MT.
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Key Stories to Watch
- The Avalanche look to build on their exceptional performance on Tuesday with an opportunity to start the season 2-0-0. They’ll have the chance to do so with the same lineup they used in L.A.
- Scott Wedgewood started the season opener for Nashville last season, but he didn’t play the second game. Can the veteran goalie, who has often been a backup, hold the fort down in consecutive games? There’s a chance they’ll need him again on Saturday, too.
- J.J. Peterka debuts for the Mammoth, who also play their first game under the new name and logo.
- Can the Mammoth take that next step and, starting today, build towards a playoff spot in 2026? Their back end is a lot healthier, at least right now, than it was for most of the 2024-25 season.
Season Series
- Oct. 9 vs Utah Mammoth
- Oct. 21 at Utah Mammoth
- Dec. 23 vs Utah Mammoth
- Feb. 25 at Utah Mammoth
Avalanche Injuries
- Mackenzie Blackwood (undisclosed, week-to-week)
- Logan O’Connor (hip, early November return)
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
Samuel Girard — Josh Manson
Sam Malinski — Brent Burns
Scott Wedgewood
Trent Miner
Projected Starters (Subject to Change)
- Confirmed: Scott Wedgewood (COL)
- Expected: Karel Vejmelka (UTA)
Upcoming Milestones
- Joel Kiviranta — needs 1 game for 300
- Gabriel Landeskog — needs 2 goals for 250
- Brent Burns — needs 2 games for 1,500
- Cale Makar — needs 4 games for 400
- Artturi Lehkonen — needs 9 games for 600
How to Watch
- TV: Altitude TV
- Radio: 92.5 FM
