Avalanche Game 10 at New Jersey Devils: Bounce Back Needed, Lines, Notes & How To Watch

Looking to get back in the winning column, the Colorado Avalanche (5-1-3) will take on the Eastern Conference’s best team, the New Jersey Devils (7-1-0), in the first of a home-and-home between the two clubs. Puck drop is scheduled for 11:08 a.m. MT to cap off the first back-to-back of the season.

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Key Stories to Watch

• This is the first of two straight meetings between the cross-conference rivals. Colorado hosts the Devils on Tuesday at Ball Arena to close out their season series.
• The Devils have won seven straight and sit atop the NHL standings in points percentage.
• What started as an eight-game undefeated streak for the Avs is suddenly a three-game slide. Colorado suffered its first regulation loss of the season on Saturday in Boston. This comes after consecutive losses in overtime and the shootout.
• Brock Nelson and Gabe Landeskog continue to struggle with offensive production. Nelson has a goal and an assist in nine games, while Landeskog has two assists. To say the Avalanche need more from both of them is an understatement.

Season Series

• Oct. 26 at New Jersey Devils
• Oct. 28 vs New Jersey Devils

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)

READ MORE: Avalanche Recall 2 Players Ahead of Road Trip

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)
• Unconfirmed: Jake Allen (NJD)

Upcoming Milestones

• Gabriel Landeskog — needs 2 goals for 250
• Artturi Lehkonen — needs 1 game for 600, needs 4 points for 300
• Jack Drury — needs 6 games for 200

How to Watch

• TV: NHL Network, Altitude TV
• Radio: 92.5 FM