Colorado Continues Four-Game Set against Vegas

The Colorado Avalanche sees the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday for the 2nd competition of the group’s four-game set.

The Avs dropped 1-0 to the Knights on Sunday to open up the collection, transferring to 7-4-1 on the project. It was the very first time in over a year that Colorado had actually been nothing in a video game, going back toJan 6, 2020 when the club shed 1-0 at theNew York Islanders Goaltender Philipp Grubauer quit 23-of-24 shots while defenseman Devon Toews led the Avalanche in ice time, playing a season-high 25:56.

Max Pacioretty damaged the connection early in the 2nd duration, shooting a wrist shot under the handwear cover of Grubauer, gaining the Golden Knights (10-2-1) their 2nd straight success. Marc-Andre Fleury proceeded his warm beginning to the period by gathering his 2nd nothing of the project and also enhancing to 7-1-0 on the year, rejecting all 30 shots.

The clubs fulfill at T-Mobile Arena for the 2nd match straight prior to heading to the Edgewood Tahoe Resort in Stateline, Nevada, for the NHL Outdoors at Lake Tahoe video game. The collection wraps up on Monday at Ball Arena in Denver.

Avalanche at Golden Knights

T-Mobile Arena|Las Vegas, Nev.

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Pierre-Edouard Bellemare played 2 periods with Vegas after the Golden Knights chose him in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft … Nick Holden played 3 periods with Colorado from 2013-2016.

BACKGROUND

The Avalanche takes on against the Golden Knights for the 10th time in franchise business background, playing its 7th all-time competition at T-Mobile Arena After Sunday’s conference, the Avs have a 5-4-0 document versus Vegas, consisting of a 2-4-0 mark when driving.

Through the initial 9 competitions in between the groups, Nathan MacKinnon leads Colorado with one objective and also 7 aids, while Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (3 objectives, 2 aids in 3 video games) and also J.T. Compher (one objective, 4 aids in 8 video games) are connected for 2nd in racking up with 5 factors each. For Vegas, Jonathan Marchessault is the franchise-leading marker when dealing with the Avs, tallying 3 objectives and also 4 aids. William Karlsson’s 5 factors (2 objectives, 3 aids) rates 2nd all-time and also Alex Tuch’s 4 factors (2 objectives, 2 aid) is connected for 3rd with Paul Stastny and also Nate Schmidt, currently with the Winnipeg Jets and also Vancouver Canucks, specifically.

Tuesday’s conference is the 4th straight, regular-season competition at T-Mobile Arena in between both clubs.

LINEUP RECORD

Cale Makar might go back to the schedule after missing out on Sunday’s video game with an upper-body injury, according to head trainJared Bednar Colorado held an optional technique on Monday, so its schedule most likely will not be understood till after early morning skate. Philipp Grubauer is anticipated to make his third-straight beginning in internet.

INJURY UPDATE

Matt Calvert (top body), Pavel Francouz (reduced body) and also Erik Johnson (top body) are all on hurt get, however Calvert has actually begun skating once more back inDenver Tyson Jost, Gabriel Landeskog and also Samuel Girard will certainly miss their 2nd straight video games as a result of remaining in the organization’s COVID-19 method, however Bednar claimed they might be readily available for Saturday’s outside competition. Goaltender Hunter Miska went into the NHL’s COVID method on Monday.

SEARCHING THE GOLD KNIGHTS

Allowing simply 2.08 objectives per video game, the Golden Knights are connected with the Avalanche for the most affordable objectives-against standard in the NHL. Vegas’ solid protection has actually placed the club right into starting point of the West Division with 21 factors (10-2-1), which is connected for the third-most factors in the organization with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

When racking up initially, Vegas has a 7-0-1 document however is 3-2-0 document when surrendering the initial tally. The Golden Knights have actually racked up 14 objectives in the initial structure, which is connected for the 12th most in the initial duration.

( OPPOSING) GAMER TO ENJOY: Max Pacioretty

The Vegas ahead tallied his team-leading 7th objective of the period on Sunday against Colorado, the only pen of the video game.

Since debuting with the Golden Knights in the 2018-19 period, Pacioretty has actually led the group with 61 regular-season objectives, and also he’s additionally included 57 aids for 118 factors in 150 video games. He’s videotaped 287 objectives and also 279 aids for 566 factors throughout his 13-season job (776 video games) with Vegas and also the Montreal Canadiens.

NUMBERS VIDEO GAME

5

The Avalanche is 5-2-0 this year when outshooting a challenger. It had a 30-24 side in shots in the initial conference against the Knights.

6

Colorado has actually enabled simply 6 objectives in the initial duration in 2020-21, the second-fewest in the organization behind the New Jersey Devils (5), that have actually played just 9 video games.

90.5

The Avalanche leads the NHL on the charge kill, snuffing out 38 of its 42 undermanned chances this period (90.5 percent).

NOTE PAD

The Avs set period highs in hits (33) and also obstructed shots (19) in Sunday’s video game at Vegas … Valeri Nichushkin (300) and also Brandon Saad (600) skated in landmark competitions last video game … Samuel Girard’s touch of 231 successive regular-season video games played involved an upright Sunday as a result of a COVID protocol-related lack. His touch was the second-longest ever before by an Avalanche defenseman … The Avs rates 12th in objectives per video game (3.17) a 8th in faceoff-win portion (52.2 )… Andre Burakovsky requires 2 even more factors for 200 in his job.