Avalanche Pregame Notes
Avalanche Game 14 vs Tampa Bay Lightning: Another NHL Debut, Lines, Notes & How To Watch
The Colorado Avalanche (7-1-5) are back at home to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning (6-4-2). Puck drop is scheduled for 7:52 p.m. MT, as it is a nationally televised game on TNT.
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Key Stories to Watch
- Scott Wedgewood gets the nod in goal. His tandem teammate Mackenzie Blackwood made his season debut in San Jose on Saturday, when the Avs lost 3-2 in overtime to the young, high-flying Sharks.
- Colorado called up forward Tristen Nielsen on Monday, one week after he was signed to an NHL deal. Nielsen will make his NHL debut on the fourth line, filling in the spot that Taylor Makar held in Saturday’s loss.
- The Tampa Bay Lightning started the season alarmingly slow, going 1-4-2 in their first seven games. They followed it up with five consecutive wins, which gives them the longest active winning streak in the league.
- This is the first time Gabe Landeskog will play against the Tampa Bay Lightning since winning the Stanley Cup in 2022.
Season Series
- Nov. 3 vs Tampa Bay Lightning
- Jan. 6 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Avalanche Injuries
- Logan O’Connor (hip, nearing a return)
- Samuel Girard (upper body, day-to-day)
- Joel Kiviranta (lower body, indefinitely)
- Gavin Brindley (concussion protocol, TBD)
READ MORE: O’Connor, Brindley, and More — The Latest Avalanche Injury Updates
Projected Avalanche Lines (Subject to Change)
Artturi Lehkonen — Nathan MacKinnon — Martin Necas
Ross Colton — Brock Nelson — Valeri Nichushkin
Gabriel Landeskog — Jack Drury — Victor Olofsson
Parker Kelly — Zakhar Bardakov — Tristen Nielsen
Devon Toews — Cale Makar
Josh Manson — Brent Burns
Ilya Solovyov — Sam Malinski
Scott Wedgewood
Mackenzie Blackwood
Projected Starters (Subject to Change)
- Confirmed: Scott Wedgewood (COL)
- Expected: Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL)
Upcoming Milestones
- Jack Drury — needs 1 game for 200
- Gabriel Landeskog — needs 2 goals for 250
- Brock Nelson — needs 9 points for 600
How to Watch
- TV: TNT, truTV & HBO Max
- Radio: 92.5 FM
Is there a reason 4th line keeps juggling?
doesn’t matter if they aren’t going to get much ice time
Brindley in concussion protocol
I think Taylor wasca gift to the Makar family. Guschkin was interesting call up but wasn’t used. Nielsen gets his shot because he flat out earned it. I honestly see Nielsen as a Swiss army knife that could stick around. He could potentially play on any of the 4 lines. Guschkin has top 6 upside but probably needs to spend majority of this season in minors. Back to Nielsen, he has been around a few years and won’t be hurt by lack of ice time or games spent in the press box.