Avalanche Game 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets: Lines, Notes & How To Watch

The Colorado Avalanche (3-0-1) close out a two-game road trip against the Columbus Blue Jackets (1-2-0). Puck drop is scheduled for 5:12 p.m. MT.

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Key Stories to Watch

• The Avalanche look to extend their season-opening point streak to five games.
• Charlie Coyle and Miles Wood will take on their former teammates, while Gavin Brindley gets a chance to play against the team that drafted him in 2023.
• Nathan MacKinnon and Martin Necas have dominated through four games, posting eight points, each, trailing only a point behind Kirill Kaprizov and Jack Eichel.
• Both Kirill Marchenko and Dmitri Voronkov have picked up where their left off last season. The duo has four points, each, in three games to lead the Blue Jackets offense.

Season Series

• Oct. 16 at Columbus Blue Jackets
• Jan. 10 vs Columbus Blue Jackets

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)

• Confirmed: Scott Wedgewood (COL)
• Confirmed: Elvis Merzlikins (CJ)

Upcoming Milestones

• Cale Makar — needs 1 game for 400
• Gabriel Landeskog — needs 2 goals for 250
• Artturi Lehkonen — needs 6 games for 600

How to Watch

• TV: Altitude TV
• Radio: 92.5 FM