Avalanche Game 7 at Utah Mammoth: Lines, Notes & How To Watch

Looking to extend their season-opening point streak to seven games, the Colorado Avalanche (5-0-1) are back on the road to take on the Utah Mammoth (4-2-0). Puck drop is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. MT, as it is a nationally televised broadcast on ESPN.

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Key Stories to Watch

• Once again, Scott Wedgewood is likely in goal, looking to build on his league-leading five wins among goaltenders.
• Wedgewood leads the NHL with five games allowing one or fewer goals.
• The Mammoth lost to the Avs 2-1 at Ball Arena on Oct. 9. This is the first time the division rivals will meet at Delta Center.
• Utah is 3-0-0 at home, having not yet lost a game in its new black ‘Mammoth’ home sweaters.
• Colorado is 3-0-0 on the road, letting in just one goal in each of the three games while scoring 11 goals.

Season Series

• Oct. 9 vs Utah Mammoth (W, 2-1)
• 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)
• Samuel Girard (upper body, week-to-week)
• Joel Kiviranta (lower body, indefinitely)

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Projected Avalanche Lines (Subject to Change)

Artturi Lehkonen — Nathan MacKinnon — Martin Necas
Gabriel Landeskog — Brock Nelson — Valeri Nichushkin
Ross Colton — Jack Drury — Victor Olofsson
Parker Kelly — Zakhar Bardakov — Gavin Brindley

Devon Toews — Cale Makar
Josh Manson — Brent Burns
Ilya Solovyov — Sam Malinski

Scott Wedgewood
Trent Miner

Projected Starters (Subject to Change)

• Unconfirmed: Scott Wedgewood (COL)
• Expected: Karel Vejmelka (UTA)

Upcoming Milestones

• Gabriel Landeskog — needs 2 goals for 250
• Artturi Lehkonen — needs 4 games for 600, needs 5 points for 300
• Jack Drury — needs 9 games for 200

How to Watch

• TV: ESPN
• Radio: 92.5 FM