Avs Return Home To Face Oilers

The Colorado Avalanche hosts the Edmonton Oilers in the second meeting between the clubs this season on Sunday in a matinee. This contest is the second in a back-to-back set for Edmonton, and is the only time the Oilers will play in the Mile High City this season.
The Avalanche owns a 63-42-10 record against the Oilers since 1995-96, including having gone 34-21-3 at home.
Colorado is 31-22-4 this campaign and has won its last 10 outings at Pepsi Center while Edmonton is 23-30-4 and has lost its last six contests.

Last Time They Met

Edmonton hosted Colorado on Feb. 1 and the Avalanche prevailed with a 4-3 victory in overtime. Defensemen Nikita Zadorov and Samuel Girard and forward Blake Comeau lit the lamp in the middle stanza for the Avs to take a 3-1 lead into the second intermission. Connor McDavid scored twice for the Oilers, who knotted the match and held Colorado scoreless through the final 20 minutes. J.T. Compher scored the game winner 2:28 into the extra frame.

Last Time Out

The Colorado Avalanche hit the road for one game and was outscored 6-1 by the Winnipeg Jets on Friday. The Jets scored six unanswered goals before Mikko Rantanen had an unassisted tally 14:04 into the final frame.
The Edmonton Oilers fell to the Arizona Coyotes 1-0 on Saturday afternoon. The Coyotes found the back of the net 3:26 into the match to net the contest's only tally. Edmonton had 40 shots on goal in the contest and went 4-for-4 on its penalty kill.

What To Watch

Going For 11
Colorado will strive to extend its home winning streak to 11 on Sunday, which would mark a new franchise record. The Avs haven't lost at home since Dec. 27 and has outscored its opponents 38-14 during the streak. Colorado has also been the first to score in every contest during the stretch.
Varly Varly
After missing a month due to a lower-body injury, Semyon Varlamov appeared in his first home game since Jan. 2 on Wednesday. The netminder made 44 saves in the match to earn his second shutout of the season and the first star of the game. The goaltender will be in net on Sunday and has earned a .913 save percentage and 2.83 goals-against average through 31 games this season.

Player To Watch

Colorado: Center Nathan MacKinnon
Nathan MacKinnon returns to the lineup for Colorado on Sunday after missing eight full contests with an upper-body injury. The forward remains first on the Avalanche in all three scoring categories with 24 goals and 37 assists for 61 points. MacKinnon has registered eight points (one goal, seven assists) in nine contests against Edmonton during his career.
Edmonton: Center Connor McDavid
Connor McDavid is tied for fifth in league scoring with 66 points (23 goals, 43 assists) in 57 matches. The forward has 13 points (eight goals, five assists) in his past nine games but has been held of the scoresheet for the past two.

Lineup Notes

Semyon Varlamov will make his 29th start in net for the Colorado Avalanche and Nathan MacKinnon will return to the lineup after missing eight full games with an upper-body injury.

The Details

Puck drop for Sunday's matinee is slated for 1 p.m. The game can be watched live locally on Altitude and the radio broadcast can be heard on Altitude Sports Radio AM 950.