Avalanche Game 17 vs Anaheim Ducks: Heavyweight Battle, Lines, Notes & How To Watch

The Colorado Avalanche (10-1-5) open a four-game homestand against the Anaheim Ducks (11-3-1). 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

• The Avalanche are the No. 1-ranked team, with 25 points in 16 games. Anaheim, which is tied for the league lead in wins, is in second place with 23 points in 15 games.
• The Ducks are riding a seven-game winning streak, while the Avs have won three straight.
• Ducks 20-year-old centerman Leo Carlsson is tied for second in the league in points with Connor Bedard. The 2023 No. 2 overall pick has 25 points in 15 games, trailing only Nathan MacKinnon, who leads the league with 29. MacKinnon also has an NHL-best 14 goals. Anaheim’s Cutter Gauthier (11) and Carlsson (10) are both among the top 10.
• Colorado is riding with Scott Wedgewood again, who will make his fifth start in seven games since Mackenzie Blackwood returned from an offseason injury. Wedgewood is 9-1-2 this season, while Blackwood is 1-0-1. Wedgewood is the only goalie with more wins than Ducks starter Lukas Dostal (8-3-1).

Season Series

• Nov. 11 vs Anaheim Ducks
• Jan. 21 vs Anaheim Ducks
• March 3 at Anaheim Ducks

Avalanche Injuries

• Logan O’Connor (hip, week-to-week)
• Samuel Girard (upper body, day-to-day)
• Joel Kiviranta (lower body, indefinitely)

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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 — Gavin Brindley

Devon Toews — Cale Makar
Josh Manson — Brent Burns
Jack Ahcan — Sam Malinski

Scott Wedgewood
Mackenzie Blackwood

Projected Starters (Subject to Change)

• Confirmed: Scott Wedgewood (COL)
• Expected: Lukas Dostal (ANA)

Upcoming Milestones

• Gabriel Landeskog — needs 2 goals for 250
• Brock Nelson — needs 8 points for 600

How to Watch

• TV: TNT, HBO Max, truTV
• Radio: 950 AM