The Colorado Avalanche (48-27-4) plays its last home game of the regular season this evening against the Vancouver Canucks (36-29-13). Puck Drop is scheduled for 7:08 p.m. Mt.
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The home final of the regular season of the avalanche could be in a way the second most important game that the organization will host this week. All eyes are on the Eagles of the AHL Colorado, which may have Gabriel Landeskog in the alignment on Friday against the Henderson Silver Knights in Loveland.
Landeskog has not played since match 6 of the Stanley Cup final in 2022 and was loaned to the Eagles during a packaging assignment. His status for the match could only be announced after Friday’s skate for the Eagles.
In Ball Arena, the AVS are looking for their 27th home victory to close the regular season. And they will play it without Nathan Mackinnon.
Head coach Jared Bednar said that the Superstar center faced a minor injury and would not play. He could also miss the weekend, which closes the regular season.
The AVS won a 3-2 victory over the Golden Knights of Vegas two nights ago in a match where they abandoned the first two goals before putting a return.
Valeri Nichushkin and Jimmy Vesey had the goals in regulation and Charlie Coyle scored the only shotout count. Scott Wedgewood stopped the three shooters for the knights. Coyle also collected two assists to extend its three -game points sequence (goal, 5 assists).
Mackenzie Blackwood gets the green light tonight. The avalanche also welcomes Martin Necas and Samuel Girard in alignment. The plan is for them to replace Mackinnon, and defender Ryan Lindgren, who is absent by an upper body injury he suffered on Tuesday.
Ross Colton, Jonathan Drouin and Josh Manson are still absent.
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Vancouver won an incredibly historic victory over Dallas stars on Tuesday. The cannucks gave an empty net with less than three minutes to make and dragged 5-2. But they scored at 7:00 p.m., 7:30 p.m. And 19:53 of the third period to set up a miraculous return and force.
In the additional context, Mikko Rantanen was called to a minor penalty, but the cannucks failed to score. After Rantanen left the box, the two teams playing 4 against 4, the Canucks obtained the winning statement of Kiefer Sherwood to become the first team in NHL history to follow three goals in the last minute and return to win.
Canucks are already eliminated from affirmations in the playoffs. But a victory like this could trigger a hot sequence to end the season. Kevin Lankinen obtains the headlessness in the aim of Vancouver. This is his first departure against Colorado this year.
Their other goalkeeper, Thatcher Demko, had trouble this season with injuries. And when it was played, it was not at its level. It is 10-8-3 with a percentage of stops of .889.
However, against the AVS, Demko looked like the guy who finished second place in the Vezina trophy voted last year. Demko has a 2-0-0 sheet against Colorado and has obtained its only laundering this season against the Bednar club. Demko stopped 55 of the 56 shots against the AVS.
If Lankinen can beat the AVS, they will sweep the series of the season.
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Season series
- December 16 in Vancouver Canucks (L, 3-1)
- February 4 in Vancouver Canucks (L, 3-0)
- April 10 vs Vancouver Canucks
Avalanche injuries
- Gabriel Landeskog (knee, Ahl packaging assignment)
- Josh Manson (upper body, daily)
- Jonathan Drouin (Bas-Corps, Daily)
- Ross Colton (upper body, daily)
- Nathan Mackinnon (not disclosed)
- Ryan Lindgren (upper body, daily)
Projected avalanche lines (subject to change)
Artturi Lehkonen – Brock Nelson – Martin Necas
Miles Wood – Charlie Coyle – Valeri Nichushkin
Joel Kiviranta – Parker Kelly – Logan O’Connor
Jimmy Vesey – Jack Drury – Chris Wagner
Devon TOEWS – MAKAR Cale
Samuel Girard – Sam Malinski
Keaton Middleton – Erik Johnson
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scott Wedgewood
* Note: These line combinations are a prediction. The AVS do not run the streams during morning skates, so it is not clear where everyone is going to compete until the warm -ups start.
Projected start (subject to change)
- Confirmed: Mackenzie Blackwood (col)
- Confirmed: Kevin Lankinen (Van)
Upcoming steps
- Brock Nelson – needs 1 lens for 300
How to look
- TV: Altitude TV
- Radio: 92.5 FM
