TORONTO, ON — The Colorado Avalanche head out East to play in the first of three games away from Ball Arena. First up is a Wednesday night matchup on national TV against the always-pertinent Toronto Maple Leafs.
Both teams are chasing others in their respective playoff races. A win for either will help their case while also affecting the other. Who will influence the other this evening?
Last Time Out for Colorado
Colorado (41-24-3) is on an incredible pace at the moment. They are 8-1-1 in their last 10 games and running a hot streak. The last game might’ve been the most important win of the season, coming 4-3 in overtime against the Dallas Stars.
Last Time Out for Toronto
Toronto (40-24-3) has taken a step back from where they were, but they are still a great team. Their last game came on Monday Night in Hockey Canada on Prime Video, where they took down the Calgary Flames 6-2, despite the hot play by Dustin Wolf early on.
Colorado Avalanche Lines
Artturi Lehkonen (62) – Nathan MacKinnon (29) – Martin Necas (88)
Jonathan Drouin (27) – Brock Nelson (11) – Valeri Nichushkin (13)
Joel Kiviranta (94) – Charlie Coyle (10) – Ross Colton (20)
Parker Kelly (17) – Jack Drury (18) – Logan O’Connor (25)
Devon Toews (7) – Cale Makar (8)
Ryan Lindgren (55) – Sam Malinski (70)
Sam Girard (49) – Erik Johnson (6)
Mackenzie Blackwood (39)
Scott Wedgewood (41)
Toronto Maple Leafs Lines
Matthew Knies (23) – Auston Matthews (34) – Mitch Marner (16)
Pontus Holmberg (29) – John Taveres (91) – William Nylander (88)
Bobby McMann (74) – Max Domi (11) – Nicholas Robertson (89)
Steven Lorentz (18) – Scott Laughton (24) – Calle Jarnkrok (19)
Morgan Reilly (44) – Brandon Carlo (25)
Jake McCabe (22) – Chris Tanev (8)
Simon Benoit (2) – Oliver Ekman-Larsson (95)
Joseph Woll (60)
Anthony Stolarz (41)
Game Details
Time: 5:00 p.m. MT
Watch: TNT, MAX, SN, TVAS
Listen: Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM
