After a resounding 9–1 victory against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night, the Avalanche arrive in Vancouver for a Sunday-night battle against the Canucks. This will be the first time that the Avalanche will battle against former Avalanche defenseman Adam Foote as a head Coach. The Avalanche called up Danil Gushchin from the Eagles to fill out the fourth line. Over the previous four seasons, Guschin competed in 18 games for the San Jose Sharks, achieving two goals and three assists. This year, he has nine goals with the Eagles and is the AHL’s top scorer. Mackenzie Blackwood will probably start in net.

Colorado Avalanche (9–1–5)

The Avalanche are coming off a spectacular 9–1 victory in Edmonton. Nathan MacKinnon had a four-point night, scoring two goals and two assists. Cale Makar, Parker Kelly, and Jack Drury also had two goals apiece. Devon Toews had three assists. Scott Wedgewood saved 23 of 24 shots for the win. Gabe Landeskog also scored a goal only to once again have it overturned on an offside review. On the bright side, MacKinnon’s second goal was a true thing of beauty.

Projected Lines

Artturi Lehkonen – Nathan MacKinnon – Martin Necas
Ross Colton – Brock Nelson – Valeri Nichushkin
Gabriel Landeskog – Jack Drury – Victor Olofsson
Parker Kelly – Zakhar Bardakov – Danil Gushchin

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

Mackenzie Blackwood
Scott Wedgewood

Vancouver Canucks (8–8–0)

The Vancouver Canucks’ season is off to a rough start with injuries to several key players. Goaltender Thatcher Demko is out, with Kevin Lankinen taking over. A concussion has also sidelined forward Filip Chytil for several weeks. They pulled off an exciting victory on Saturday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Drew O’Connor led the way with a goal and an assist, and Brock Boeser scored the game-winner late in the third period. Despite the injuries, the still manage to maintain a .500 win percentage.

Projected Lines

Evander Kane – Elias Pettersson – Conor Garland
Jake DeBrusk – Lukas Reichel – Drew O’Connor
Brock Boeser – Aatu Raty – Kiefer Sherwood
Arshdeep Bains – Max Sasson – Linus Karlsson

Quinn Hughes – Filip Hronek
Marcus Pettersson – Tyler Myers
Elias Nils Pettersson – Tom Willander

Kevin Lankinen
Jiri Patera

Game Details

Time: 8:00 pm. MT

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