Avalanche Weekly Update - April 12

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MacKINNON IN THE POSTSEASON: Nathan MacKinnon shared the team lead in scoring when the Avs last competed in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2014, tallying 10 points (2g, 8a) in seven contests in Colorado's first-round matchup against the Minnesota Wild. His 10 points were the third-most by an 18-year old in one playoff year behind only Jaromir Jagr (13, 1991) and Ed Olczyk (11, 1985).
POSTSEASON DEBUTS: Of the 28 players on Colorado's active roster, 14 would be making their Stanley Cup Playoff debut.

First Round vs. Nashville Predators

The Avalanche and the Predators will square off in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the first-ever postseason meeting for the clubs.
The Avs were 0-3-1 against Nashville in the four-game regular-season series between the teams, including an 0-2-0 mark on the road.
Nathan MacKinnon (2g, 1a), Mikko Rantanen (1g, 2a) and Tyson Barrie (0g, 3a) each notched three points against Nashville during the 2017-18 series, tied for the team lead in scoring against the Predators. MacKinnon leads all current Avs players in career scoring against Nashville with 15 points (4g, 11a) in 20 career contests. Gabriel Landeskog has 14 points (10g, 4a) in 25 total outings against the Preds, his 10 goals tied for third in Avalanche history (Joe Sakic) against Nashville.

Player Spotlight: Colin Wilson

Wilson has been a part of six postseason runs in his career, all with the Nashville Predators. He's totaled 24 points (13g, 11a) in 47 career playoff contests and led the Predators in playoff scoring in 2016 with 13 points (5g, 8a) in 14 games, his 13 points equaling a franchise record for points in a single postseason at the time.

Quotable

"I think in the modern game now, it's just getting into the playoffs. Doesn't matter which seed you get as long as you get in. There's so much parity in the league, you know, there's big teams that aren't making the playoffs. Once you get in, anything can happen. Eighth seeds have had some success, and if you look at what Nashville did last season when they got all the way to the finals. And a few years back, the L.A. Kings managed to win the cup as the last seed in the Western Conference. It's definitely things we can take some inspiration from."
-Avalanche defenseman Mark Barberio following the team's last practice in Denver before traveling to Nashville

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