Game Preview: Avalanche vs. Golden Knights

COLORADO AVALANCHE (31-19-5) VS. VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS (35-21-1)
7 PM MT | BALL ARENAWATCH: ALTITUDELISTEN: 92.5FM/950 AM
The Colorado Avalanche are set to take on the Vegas Golden Knights for the second of a three-game homestand.

LAST TIME OUT

The Avalanche extended their winning streak to five games by besting the Calgary Flames 4-1 Saturday night. Four different Avs players scored - centers Denis Malgin, Nathan MacKinnon and Alex Newhook and forward Mikko Rantanen. Goaltender Alexandar Georgiev turned away 28 of the 29 shots he faced.
The Golden Knights fell to Avalanche and Central division rival, the Dallas Stars, 3-2 in shootout. Forward Michael Amadio and center Jack Eichel both scored for Vegas. Goalie Laurent Brossoit stopped 41 of the 43 shots that came his way.

HISTORY

Colorado is 12-8-1 against Vegas all-time, including a 5-3-1 record at home.

SCOUTING THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS

Center Chandler Stephenson paces the Golden Knights in both points (50) and assists (38) in 59 games played.

LINEUP UPDATES

Avalanche

Pavel Francouz Lower body
Darren HelmLower body
Erik Johnson Lower body
Gabriel LandeskogLower body
Cale MakarUpper body

Golden Knights

Adin HillLower body
Robin Lehner Upper body
Nolan PatrickUpper body
Nicolas RoyLower body
Mark StoneUpper body
Logan ThompsonLower body

DOING THE MOST

Center Nathan MacKinnon remains the team's active leader in career points against Vegas, with 20 (6g/14a) in 21 outings. Forward Mikko Rantanen is second with 10 (3g/7a) in 18 appearances.

BEHIND ENEMY LINES

Forward Jonathan Marchessault paces the Golden Knights with 13 (8g/5a) in 20 games played. Captain Mark Stone is second with 11 points (1g/10a) in 13 contests.

STATS FOR KEEPS

Name | GP | GS | Record (W-L-OT) | GAA
Colorado
Pavel Francouz | 15 | 15 | 7-7-1 | 2.53
Alexandar Georgiev | 41 | 41 | 25-12-4 | 2.63
Vegas
Laurent Brossoit | 3 | 3 | 1-0-2 | 2.20
Adin Hill | 23 | 21 | 14-5-1 | 2.55
Logan Thompson | 36 | 35 | 20-13-3 | 2.66

NUMBERS GAME

500

Defenseman Josh Manson skated in his 500th career game on Saturday, becoming the second defenseman and 10th player drafted in the 6th round to appear in at least 500 games.

70 and counting

MacKinnon reached the 70-point mark for the fifth time in his career, the sixth-most 70-point campaigns with the franchise. Only five players in franchise player have as many or more: Joe Sakic (14), Peter Stastny (9), Michel Goulet (8), Anton Stastny (6) and Peter Forsberg (6).

13-2-2

The Avalanche are 13-2-2 in their last 17 games, including a 6-1-1 in its last eight games at home.

QUOTE(S) THAT LEFT A MARK

"Doing these back-to-backs obviously, hats off to him. It's not easy work and a lot of times goalies aren't expected to do that. He's been stepping up big for us, he's been making the saves we need him to make and keeping us in the games. All night he made the big ones and kept the game close for us where we could have a chance to run away with it." - Defenseman Josh Manson on G Alexandar Georgiev's play of late