Avalanche Game 37 at Vegas Golden Knights: Division Leaders Go Head-to-Head, Lines, Notes & How To Watch

The Colorado Avalanche (27-2-7) are back on the road after the holiday break to take on the Vegas Golden Knights (17-8-10). Puck drop is scheduled for 8:08 p.m. MT.

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Key Stories to Watch

• The Avalanche traveled to Vegas early Saturday morning, as they were unable to leave Friday because of the CBA-negotiated and league-mandated holiday break from Dec. 24-26. Colorado still had a morning skate despite flying in the same day.
• Jared Bednar’s club enters this matchup riding a high from before Christmas. After securing their fourth shutout of the season, defeating Utah 1-0 on Tuesday, the Avs are on a six-game winning streak and 8-0-1 in their last nine games.
• Vegas leads the Pacific Division, which means this is a matchup of No. 1 seeds in the Western Conference. The Golden Knights are having a strange season. They haven’t even won half their games, but they have a league-high 10 overtime losses in just 35 games. They are 6-2-2 in their last 10.
• Carter Hart gets the nod in goal for the Knights. Hart is making his eighth start in 11 games since being eligible to return on Dec. 1. His backup Akira Schmid has started the other three, as Adin Hill is still injured. Hart will go up against Colorado’s Scott Wedgewood, who is tied for the league lead with 16 wins. Wedgewood was in goal when the Avs defeated the Knights 4-2 on Oct. 31.
• The Knights are expected to be without Shea Theodore, Jack Eichel, and William Karlsson.

Lines remain the same from the Sharks beatdown.

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— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) December 27, 2025

Season Series

• Oct. 31 at Vegas Golden Knights (W, 4-2)
• Dec. 27 at Vegas Golden Knights
• April 11 vs Vegas Golden Knights

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

Projected Starters (Subject to Change)

• Expected: Scott Wedgewood (COL)
• Expected: Carter Hart (VGK)

Should be Wedgewood for the Avs tonight in Vegas

— Jesse Montano (@jessemontano_) December 27, 2025

Upcoming Milestones

• Brock Nelson — needs 3 assists for 300
• Nathan MacKinnon — needs 3 goals for 400
• Samuel Girard — needs 5 assists for 200
• Parker Kelly — needs 7 games for 300
• Devon Toews — needs 10 points for 300

How to Watch

• TV: Altitude TV
• Radio: 92.5 FM