Avalanche Game 4 at Buffalo Sabres: Morning Hockey! Lines, Notes & How To Watch

The Colorado Avalanche (2-0-1) head East for a local matinée puck drop against the Buffalo Sabres (0-2-0). Puck drop is scheduled for 10:38 a.m. MT.

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Key Stories to Watch

• The Avalanche enter this game with little rest. By the time the puck drops in Buffalo, it’ll barely have been 36 hours since the conclusion of the shootout against Dallas.
• Scott Wedgewood wasn’t as much of a factor against the Stars as he was in the first two games. He’ll likely get the nod again in goal.
• Could this be the game the second line takes over on the scoresheet?
• The Sabres are already ravaged with injuries, and lost another key forward in Josh Norris.
• Last year, Alexandar Georgiev got lit up in Buffalo and Wedgewood made his Avalanche debut by entering the game in relief. Coincidentally, Georgiev now plays for the Sabres organization, but he’s not with the NHL club.

Season Series

• Oct. 13 at Buffalo Sabres
• Nov. 13 vs Buffalo Sabres

Avalanche Injuries

• Mackenzie Blackwood (undisclosed, week-to-week)
• Logan O’Connor (hip, early November return)
• Samuel Girard (upper body, week-to-week)

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
Josh Manson — Brent Burns
Ilya Solovyov — Sam Malinski

Scott Wedgewood
Trent Miner

Projected Starters (Subject to Change)

• Expected: Scott Wedgewood (COL)
• Unconfirmed: Alex Lyon (BUF)

Upcoming Milestones

• Gabriel Landeskog — needs 2 goals for 250
• Cale Makar — needs 2 games for 400
• Artturi Lehkonen — needs 7 games for 600

How to Watch

• TV: Altitude TV
• Radio: 92.5 FM