Avalanche Pregame Notes
Avalanche Game 52 at Montreal Canadiens: Lines, Notes & How To Watch
The Colorado Avalanche (35-7-9) continue a four-game East Coast road trip against the Montreal Canadiens (29-17-7). Puck drop is scheduled for 5:08 p.m. MT.
READ MORE: Postgame Wrap: Avalanche Sleepwalk Through 5-2 Loss in Ottawa
Key Stories to Watch
- The Avs are coming off a 5-2 loss in Ottawa on Wednesday, where they had just eight shots in the first two periods and 17 overall. Colorado did not get a power play the entire night.
- Scott Wedgewood will likely get the nod in goal, as Blackwood played in Ottawa. He’ll go up against Jakub Dobes, who is confirmed as Montreal’s starter.
- Ross Colton returns, and will replace Taylor Makar in the lineup.
- Like the Sens, the Habs enter their matchup against Colorado after defeating the Vegas Golden Knights. Montreal is 5-4-1 in its last 10 and can become the ninth team to reach 30 wins.
Season Series
- Nov. 29 vs Montreal Canadiens (W, 7-2)
- Jan. 29 at Montreal Canadiens
Avalanche Injuries
- Logan O’Connor (undisclosed, TBD)
- Ross Colton (lower body, day-to-day)
- Devon Toews (upper body, week-to-week)
- Gabriel Landeskog (upper body, “weeks”)
READ MORE: Toews, Colton, and Landeskog Join Avalanche’s Practice
Projected Avalanche Lines (Subject to Change)
Victor Olofsson — Nathan MacKinnon — Martin Necas
Artturi Lehkonen — Brock Nelson — Valeri Nichushkin
Ross Colton — Jack Drury — Gavin Brindley
Zakhar Bardakov — Parker Kelly — Joel Kiviranta
Sam Malinski — Cale Makar
Josh Manson — Brent Burns
Samuel Girard — Keaton Middleton
Scott Wedgewood
Mackenzie Blackwood
READ MORE: Deen’s View: Malinski’s Extension Could Signal Change on Avalanche Blueline (+)
Projected Starters (Subject to Change)
- Expected: Scott Wedgewood (COL)
- Confirmed: Jakub Dobes (MTL)
Upcoming Milestones
- Nathan MacKinnon — needs 2 assists for 700
- Samuel Girard — needs 3 assists for 200
- Valeri Nichushkin — needs 3 games for 600
- Gabriel Landeskog — needs 7 points for 600
- Martin Necas — needs 8 games for 500
- Devon Toews — needs 9 points for 300
How to Watch
- TV: Altitude TV
- Radio: 92.5 FM
Can we please get Olofsson off the top line? And they need to get a defenseman, because Middleton and Ahcan aren’t cutting it.
Amen.
We also need to start fining Necas for low percent shots.
Or passing up open shots to try to make the perfect pass. A lot of them have been guilty of that lately.
Agreed. I wish they’d give Aamodt, Gagne , or Kempf a try…
Yeah good job bednar. Keep putting effin olofsson on top line. Ever since olofsson got elevated the avs been worse.
I really hope they go back to Lehkonen on the top line, Colton on the 2nd, and Olofsson back on the 3rd line.