Avalanche Game 36 vs Utah Mammoth: Last One Before Holiday Break, Lines, Notes & How To Watch

The Colorado Avalanche (26-2-7) are back home to take on the Utah Mammoth (18-17-3). Puck drop is scheduled for 7:08 p.m. MT.

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Key Stories to Watch

• Utah is the first team to make a second visit to Ball Arena this season, as the Avs hosted the Mammoth in their home opener on Oct. 9. They also currently hold the second wildcard spot in the Western Conference.
• The Avs are 1-0-1 against the Mammoth, winning their home opener 2-1 before falling in OT just over a week later on the road. The Mammoth can become the first team to defeat the Avalanche twice in any fashion after Minnesota failed to reach that mark on Sunday.
• Colorado is 14-0-2 and is on a 12-game winning streak at home. The franchise record is 18 games during the 2021-22 season, which eventually led to a Stanley Cup championship.
• Scott Wedgewood is expected to be back between the pipes as head coach Jared Bednar continues to alternate his goalies on a game-to-game basis when they’re both healthy. Wedgewood will likely face Utah’s Karel Vejmelka. Both of them, along with Jake Oettinger in Dallas, were the first three goalies to reach 15 wins this season. They all play in the Central Division.
• The Avs are expected to run the same lineup, which keeps Gabe Landeskog on the top line with Nathan MacKinnon and Martin Necas.

Season Series

• Oct. 9 vs Utah Mammoth (W, 2-1)
• Oct. 21 at Utah Mammoth (L, 4-3 OT)
• Dec. 23 vs Utah Mammoth
• Feb. 25 at Utah Mammoth

Avalanche Injuries

• Logan O’Connor (undisclosed, TBD)

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Projected Avalanche Lines (Subject to Change)

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

Devon Toews — Cale Makar
Josh Manson — Brent Burns
Samuel Girard — Sam Malinski

Mackenzie Blackwood
Scott Wedgewood

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Projected Starters (Subject to Change)

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

Upcoming Milestones

• Brock Nelson — needs 3 assists for 300
• Nathan MacKinnon — needs 3 goals for 400
• Parker Kelly — needs 8 games for 300
• Devon Toews — needs 10 points for 300

How to Watch

• TV: Altitude TV
• Radio: 92.5 FM